A variety of reasons. Depending which career you choose (and there are many within criminal justice), you might need to know what you're talking about when prosecuting someone, how to diffuse a bomb, how to profile someone. My son is about to graduate with an associates in criminal justice and will continue his education to get a bachelors. He wants to do crime scene reconstruction. No matter which avenue you choose in cj, it will be a very lucrative career.
