Achieving academic excellence while obtaining my Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice is the first step towards becoming financially able to support my son by working as a law enforcement analyst. While working on my degree, I am determined to maintain my 4.0 GPA, a challenge that demonstrates my ability to learn and overcome obstacles, as well as. This commitment to maintaining my GPA requires me to work on having a positive attitude, as well as learn about discipline, self-management, and hard work, all which are beneficial to me in my field of work. I chose criminal justice because it requires thinking about and analyzing facts to solve crimes while helping and protecting people, something I have always felt strongly about. Since I was
The criminal justice field is made up of many facets. The court system includes many professions which include lawyers, judges, police officers and polygraph examiners. The federal justice system has numerous professions as well. Two highly recognizable organizations in the government criminal justice system are the CIA and the FBI. Two careers of interest worth future investigation are a polygraph examiner and a special agent in the FBI.
I was born to a mother name Kellie Edith .I lived in Akron Ohio my whole life. My mom always told me and my sibling’s education was importance to have if you want to be successful. Although my Father wasn’t around, I never wanted for anything. My mom made sure of that. That’s why I love her, she was always independent. For years I have prayed that God will find a way to put my missing pieces together. My parents tried to convince me to go to anger management for my behavior. I decided to go to Job Corps to better myself. My mother’s favor quotes to her kids was key to success is knowing that failing doesn’t make you a failure, so my child pickup your shoulder, never look back. I hold it in my mind all the time. My favorite movies are Love & Basketball, Beyond the Light. My favorite color is blue. My hobbies are basketball, playing video games.
I am interested in obtaining the position you have within the organization. This position is an excellent fit with my education, experience, and career interests. I am passionate about helping others and my career goal is to obtain a position within the Criminal Justice field. I have worked with victims of domestic violence, including women, men, and children. In addition, I have experience working with mentally ill individuals, and at-risk youths as a Therapeutic Support Staff (TSS) in school classrooms. I know that I bring compassion to the position that many may not have.
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.
In the process of getting my recommendation letters written, I stopped by my junior Physics teacher’s class. By this time, the full pressure of college application season had set in, and I began to doubt myself and my abilities. I showed my old teacher the list of everywhere I was applying to. He asked me what I wanted to major in and I said business. Not doubting me and knowing my potential by how I performed in the class, he recommended that I apply to UPenn. In fact, he himself was a Penn graduate, and said that in 30 years he had not recommended anyone else go. This encounter boosted my confidence in myself, and this is why I am applying and writing this essay today. He saw in me what I began to forget about myself. My whole life, people have been telling me how much potential I have: teachers and family members alike.
Why am I interested in a career in Law Enforcement? I am interested in becoming a police officer because I want to take down drug dealers and enforce the traffic laws that lots of drivers ignore. I feel that working for Birmingham Police Department will be a good career choice for me because I desire to make an impact in the community, I enjoy a active work environment that changes daily, and they offer a competitive pay / benefits package.
One of the main benefits of being an officer in the US Army is the ability to overcome challenging problems. upon graduating from West Point, I will be better equipped with well honed analytical and leadership skills that will enable me to produce high quality results and exceed expectations even in the face of adversity.
During this semester in University Studies, I have been able to gain several different aspects and information which I will be able to use not only in my current career in Law Enforcement but also in any future endeavors. These future goals are not only in my career and academic life but also in my personal life.
Applying to a Ph.D. program is a dream come true for me. Not knowing anyone in my family getting a college degree motivated me to achieve an academic degree from a university. My experience in my undergraduate years and masters program has been a great journey, but I am hungry for much more. As a criminology and criminal Justice major I feel a great need to get a graduate level education to become a figure in Criminology that can make a positive impact in our society and the world.
My purpose for seeking a Master Degree in Public Safety Administration is to expand my knowledge of theory and research methods as it pertains to criminal justice and to learn new theory and research methods. . I will like to increase my research skills and I feel that the importance of gaining research skills is imperative to becoming a lifelong learner and developing intellectual self-actualization as it prepare myself for a career in Criminal Justice field and the work place. I know that it is importance of gaining credibility among my future colleagues and people that I will be serving in the criminal justice field.
Some call me argumentative- I prefer the term dialectical. It is true, I enjoy debates more than the average person. Nothing compares to the thrill of triumphantly dispelling an opponent’s case and swaying an audience to my side. On top of that, I have a sincere appreciation and talent for writing, reading comprehension, and grammar. With these attributes, I feel destined for a career in law. Yet, it is more than just my personal tastes that have led to my interest in legal services. Growing up with a disorder, I have developed empathy for people with disabilities and a desire to help them by advocating for their rights. As a lawyer, I hope to take action to make the world a better place to live in for people with conditions similar- and maybe not so similar- to mine.
2. The institution I’d like to pick is my work environment (Community day hab center in Westbrook). My job has me bring my mentally disabled clients all around the southern maine community, so I see a lot of cops and people from different towns and cities. Based on my experience with observing and learning about crime, the most apparent and influential type of social control I witness is escalation. I’ve seen certain people get very insulted when a cop comes to the door and starts asking questions. People don’t even seem to be aware that they got a call from possibly a distressed neighbor and it’s the officer’s job to come check out the situation. Instead of calmly explaining why the house smells like weed or why the wife is crying, sometimes
What should we do in life? That always seems to be the question. Life is not guaranteed to be easy, never turning out the exact way that we want it to. A lot of people work hard to achieve their dreams of making a massive amount of money and having more than a seven percent return on their 401k plan. Truth is, life is not about the amount of money that we have saved up, it is about what we do to make a difference and how we will make our lifetime worth it. Something that people should set into place is a plan for their future. A plan that would help not only directs their path in life, but the paths of those around them too.
The day of the scheduled ride along which was on a Saturday, he called me at about 6:00pm and asked for the address where he would be picking me up. He showed up at my step-mothers apartment and before I knew it, I was on my way to the police station to sign paperwork. My first impression of him was that he had a funny looking mustache. He was very nice and polite. He asked me about school, such as what classes I was taking, and what I wanted to do in the criminal justice field. It wasn’t awkward or anything which was a huge relief. We kept the conversation flowing pretty well. When we got to the police station he gave me two sheets to sign, it was a liability waiver. After that was out of the way, we sat down in the briefing room and he signed
I want to be a lawyer, because I would like to help people who cannot defend for themselves, and I would like to learn how the law work as an attorney, counsel, or solicitor, and its responsibilities I would have to take in order to have become a successful lawyer.