| There are many different things you will be trained | | | | One of the jobs you might have as a homeland |
| on as a Homeland Security Specialist in the field of | | | | security agent is to catch coyotes at the border |
| criminal justice. These things include juvenile justice, | | | | trying to smuggle in illegal drugs and illegal aliens into |
| American legal systems, constitutional law, cultural | | | | the country. This is an ongoing problem in the United |
| diversity in criminal justice, techniques and | | | | States and the need for homeland security agents is |
| technologies, and countering terrorism. | | | | growing dramatically. |
| As a specialist in Homeland Security, you will need to | | | | Most of the jobs as homeland security agents reside |
| be educated and trained on juvenile justice. This is | | | | at the border of Mexico. The problems with illegal |
| because the theories cover the emergence of a | | | | drugs being brought into the United States are |
| terrorist's mindset. Terrorists are raised and learning | | | | astounding. The amount of dangerous criminals |
| the roots of the delinquency problems such as abuse | | | | crossing the borders illegally is even worse. There are |
| and neglect can help raise flags about certain | | | | hundreds of people dying each year from |
| individuals. | | | | dehydration and heat exhaustion trying to make it in |
| You will also need to have a clean understanding of | | | | the high temperatures. Homeland security agents are |
| the American legal systems as a homeland security | | | | needed to lower these numbers and provide safety |
| specialist. The conventional hierarchy of the legal | | | | for the citizens of the country. |
| system should be clearly understood because you will | | | | As a Homeland Security Specialist in the criminal |
| be an employee of this system. | | | | justice field you will be working closely with local law |
| The interests of society and the rights of individuals | | | | enforcements and you will be very savvy on the |
| are being weighed and are a primary concern of | | | | legal system and how it works. The primary needs |
| police officers today. As an agent of homeland | | | | today for agents is at the border of Mexico to stop |
| security you will deal with the constantly changing | | | | the heavy drug trafficking and the illegal aliens from |
| and evolving area of law enforcement working with | | | | crossing the border. |
| police and officers. | | | | As you can see, the homeland security agent plays |
| Cultural diversity is very important as a homeland | | | | many roles and duties in the criminal justice field. |
| security officer. You need to know the different | | | | There are a lot more roles and duties than I can |
| cultures of the people you are responsible for policing. | | | | cover in this short article. |
| Agents need to be able to narrow down the | | | | In you are interested in the homeland security career, |
| variables of the different cultures of individuals. This is | | | | I encourage you to do more research on the |
| not a risk an agent can afford taking if they don't | | | | internet. You can do this by visiting websites that |
| know the different backgrounds and cultures. Culture | | | | cover the profession in more detail. This will help you |
| norms change all of the time for people and it is | | | | decide if this career is indeed for you. |
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