Attn: Graduate Admissions Committee
I am writing to inform you of my interest in the Master’s Degree program in Criminal Justice with a Behavior Management Concentration at Saint Joseph’s University. I have submitted my application along with applicable documentation.
I currently hold a Bachelor’s of Arts in Criminal Justice from the University of Alabama with a minor in Social Welfare, having graduated with a an overall GPA of 3.0, major GPA of 3.5 , and a minor GPA of 3.2. While attending the University of Alabama I was an active member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. where I served as president and an active participant in many volunteer and community service activities
I developed an interest for criminal justice and behavior analysis
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Sometimes I assist correctional counselors in their duties and with doing so I have become interested in criminal justice from a perspective other than corrections. Since entering corrections seven months ago I’ve heard various stories from different inmates blaming their life of crime on their childhood. Working in this capacity has also helped me see the good and bad within corrections, which is why I one day would like to become a prison administer which comes up with treatment plans and rules to govern convicted offenders.
Ultimately, my career goal is to become a warden. I’ve started my career as a basic correctional professional, and I would like to work in almost every capacity it takes to support a penal institution before reaching the top tier. Obtaining a Master’s in Criminal Justice with a Behavior Management Concentration would equip me with skills such as stress and crisis management, ethical issues in criminal justice, and legal aspects of mental health and its
The quest for knowledge and understanding drives individuals to explore the unknown and live out the thoughts that once consumed their minds. Experience and formed opinions are the end results of these journeys; assumptions are either reinforced or shattered, but either way the truth is a little bit closer than before. Dark and gray areas consume the field of criminal justice; only personal experience can serve as a light. Participating in the internship program offered through the College of Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University has become that light. Throughout this semester the knowledge acquired from SHSU criminal justice classes combined with the experiences gained from the Dallas County Adult Probation Department has produced an exceptional understanding of fact and theory pertaining to the field of criminal justice. Courses such as Criminology 262 and the Fundamentals of Criminal Law 264 contributed to the personal triumph gained from involvement in the internship program and allowed individual strengths and weaknesses to ...
Correctional ideologies have contributed greatly to the present correctional trends in the United States. With all of the correctional ideologies contributing in some way, some greater than others, the United States corrections has seen many problems. One such problem is the steady increase in incarceration rates. In result, the prison facilities have become overcrowded and hard to manage. As Dawe from New York City’s Department of Corrections said, “We are so understaffed and so overcrowded across our prisons, it’s miraculous that we can handle it,”(New Week Global, 2014). In fact, according to the American Federation of Government Employees, Federally-operated facilities have grown by 41% while correctional workers have only increased by 19% (New Week Global, 2014). The increase in the prison population rates is due to five contributing factors: (1) increased arrests and more likely incarceration, (2) tougher sentencing, (3) prison construction, (4) the war on drugs, and (5) state and local politics.
The mission of Franklin Pierce Universities Criminal Justice Program is to produce graduates who have demonstrated competency in administration of justice, corrections, criminological theory, and law enforcement the program provides students with essential knowledge in the areas of policing, courts and corrections within a solid liberal arts framework. Special attention is given to career roles, social interaction and social forces that contribute to so...
The criminal justice field is changing right before our eyes. The legal and corrections systems, ethical codes of behavior, philosophy of punishment and deterrence of crimes are changing every day. What I learned the pass 3 years could have slighting changed. Obtaining a Master degree in Criminal Justice it totally different from, obtaining an Undergrad degree in criminal justice. The range of opportunities is in list with a Master Degree. Pursuing a degree in criminal justice can help poise me for exciting and rewarding career opportunities. I love a challenges and I have the passion for what the criminal justice field. This degree will offer me a positive impact on
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I have always taken an interest in Criminal Justice and crime prevention ever since middle school and I set out to make my career goal to become a Criminal Justice professional. Thus, pursuing a Criminal Justice master’s degree has been a part of my plans for the future and will become one of my core focuses that I will set up in my graduate studies. It will also enable me to become a more competent working professional and encourage me to advance towards the doctoral program.
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