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It’s More Than Just a Job – It’s Your Future.
In addition to being placed at any of our nine main facilities throughout the State, NJDOC Correctional Police Officers can explore a variety of different career paths within the Department.
Check out any of the following career paths with NJDOC – the largest law enforcement department in the State of New Jersey!
Central Transportation
- Interstate Transport Unit
- Transportation Unit
- Central Medical Unit
Division of Training, Recruitment and Professional Development
- Ceremonial Unit / Honor Guard Teams
- Custody Recruitment Unit
- In-Service Training Unit
- Correctional Staff Training Academy
Special Investigations Division
- Drug Interdiction Unit
- Corrections Intelligence Center
- Fugitive Unit
- Technical Services Unit
- Professional Standards Unit
- Special Victims Unit
- Analytical Services Team
- Compliance Unit
- Training and Recruitment Unit
- Field Units
Special Operations Group
- Special Operations Response Team
- Office of Emergency Management
- Firearms Unit
- Chemical Ordinance Biological and Radiological Aid Unit (COBRA)
- Critical Incident Negotiation Team
- Canine Unit
- Designated Marksman Team
- Correctional Emergency Response Team
Division of Operations
- Central Transportation Unit
- Central Medical Unit
- County Services
- Community Advocate Liaison
- Early Warning Committee
- Budget Team
- Fleet Management Committee
- Strategic Planning Committee
- Health Services Unit
- Office of Substance Abuse and Addiction Services
- Special Operations Group (see below)
- Field Services Unit
- Infrastructure and Maintenance
- Capital Construction Unit
- Central Operations Desk
- Departmental Research Review Board
Have questions about any of the career paths above? Fill out our General Interest Questionnaire today and one of our Recruitment Officers will reach out to you directly.