I took my first criminal justice class in my junior year of high school; my teacher was the parent of a friend of mine from middle school. Walking into the class I thought it would be another elective that sounded interesting enough, but subsequently ended up becoming my favorite class and the start of my criminal justice career. It was in this class that I created my first set of long-term goals and discovered my true purpose. On the first day of class I had not considered any colleges, career paths, or majors, mainly because I was told I had time and partly because my dreams were not supported. By the first week of taking Coach Joes class, I was aware of his passion for teaching and criminal justice. The way he described his own accomplishments and what it took to achieve them revealed that he had an inspiring story to tell; for a student that had a similar upbringing to his, I was interested in what insights he had to share. One thing that was instilled in me and all his students early on was that we needed to do what we needed to do so we could do what we wanted to do. …show more content…
This project was treated as a college assignment, and we were told to find an object that describes who we are. For my project, I chose my necklace which was valuable to me, gave my speech, and finished in under a minute. I put effort into the assignment, but I knew I could do better, and I thought it would be easier for me to pick a quick object and talk about it to receive my grade and move on, but I was surprised to see the grade I got on that project. When I brought it up to Coach Joe, he told me he knew what I submitted was not my best work, and he graded me
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
In discussions of law enforcement one controversial issue has been whether liberal arts courses are necessary or should be required. In “The New Liberal Arts” Sanford J. Ungar believes that liberal arts are crucial to any professional career. Mike Rose however disagrees, and suggests that a college education in general is not necessarily a must. Although both articles make a good argument, I concur with Ungar. The liberal arts are the foundation in almost any professional field, and teach students how to adapt, especially in law enforcement.
Gaining an in-depth knowledge of the criminal justice system, throughout my Bachelors program has been exciting as much as an eye opener. Some of the subjects were ones that I did not expect. There were also, ones that had no idea how ignorant I was on the subject.
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 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 ...
There is an adage that says it takes a criminal to catch a criminal. For example having a convict criminologist teach criminology to students is like hearing it from the horse’s mouth. This can help the students make the right decision in the society. It is very difficult for someone without firsthand experience or knowledge about a certain issue to be able to portray it exactly the way it is.
As a child, I have always had an obsession for watching action movies with my father. We always had that bond with one another, action movies were typically the only movies we would watch. The longer I would watch the movies the more thoughts came across my head. Since then I always wondered if I should focus my career in Law Enforcement. I would always say “Mom, Dad, I am going to be a Policeman.” The more I continued to watch these movies the more I would convince myself to become a Policeman. At one point in time I realized that the crime scenes would catch my attention way more than Policeman. Then I realized that my obsession was not based on Law Enforcement it was based on Forensic Science. A thought occurred to me, what would it be
My passion for Criminal Studies started back to when I was still in middle school. One of my neighbors, a well-received cancer researcher from Wayne State University, was unfortunately assaulted by a juvenile criminal one cold winter night after recovering from a car accident while calling for help. He was later discovered and transferred to the nearest hospital; however he died shortly after from his injuries due to a major loss of blood. It was my first major experience to Criminal Justice and from then on I went to learn more
Something happened my sophomore year of high school that little did I know would change my perspective, not only of myself, but life in general. I was looking for something new and exciting to enhance my high school existence and decided to give the Criminal Justice Club a try. I was familiar with the advisor of the club, but knew that the club had astigmatism for attracting those students who were just looking for something easy to do. I knew about the criminal justice system, but only what they show on Law and Order. However, I immediately fell in love, not only with the club but the entire prospect of Criminal Justice. I stepped into the club as if it were a place I belonged and easily became a leader. I was able to learn things the TV shows
4. I hope to learn how to become a better person in general and how to succeed in the criminal justice field using the information I obtained from this class.
The second I stepped onto the campus, I knew that it was where I wanted to be and I felt like I was at home. The atmosphere felt friendly and family-like, the campus and the surrounding area was beautiful, academics are amazing, and the athletics and their facilities are great. The most appealing of these factors to me was the outstanding criminal justice program. This really caught my eye because my long-term goal after college is to work in the criminal justice field as a criminal investigator or a crime scene investigator. Not only does UNF have a great criminal justice program with outstanding professors that were, at one point, in the criminal justice field, but they also have great ties with the FBI and Jacksonville Sheriffs Office,
Schmalleger, Frank.(2008). Criminal Justice, a Brief Introduction. Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.
I was sitting in my Criminal Justice 110 when I was posed with the question “ If there was a 12 years old boy that stole a piece of candy from a gas a station would you take him to jail or take him home?” That question opened my eyes and made me realize the burning passion that I have for helping Juveniles. The reason I am a Criminal Justice major is, because I want to be the change that I want to see in our justice system. Criminal Justice has been a passion of mine, since I was a young child. My family has a history with criminal justice and I have always wanted to lend a hand.
Laurie paul believes that one cannot make a rational decision to start a family on the basis of what you think it would be like to have your own child because fact is one or a couple in consideration of the question has not done it before. In fact i think the real question one or a couple should be asking themselves is what is the chain reaction of either having a child or remaining childless. At that point their choice is decided which option is best fit for there current situation and future as possible new parents. Laurie feels that the way people go about making their decision follows the cultural norms of our society, where couples are encouraged to think carefully and clearly about what they want before deciding they want to start
Have you ever thought of going to the police academy and serving your community? That’s exactly what my father Jerald Perkett did. Jerald sat down with me at the kitchen and was in his regular work clothes, a quicksilver shirt and jeans. He looked very serious and ready for the interview because he was very familiar with interviews. I looked at him and slowly let out the words, “are you ready?” and the first question came.