Criminal Justice Personal Statement

y work and personal experiences have influenced my decision to go back to college and my degree choice greatly. I would like to attain my degree in Criminal Justice to further my goals in the career I have already begun. Having over 8 years of experience in the youth correctional field, I am confident in my decision to further my education in criminal justice. I started working for the Division of Youth Corrections (DYC) in 2007 as an Administrative Assistant and through training and dedication to the victims I served, became a Certified Victim Advocate through the Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance. Part of my responsibilities included assisting victims through the critical stages of the adjudication process. I attended court hearings,

Coming into Westfield I was convince that criminal justice was the major for me. Starting off my freshmen year I took an intro to criminal justice class and it was that class that made me realized criminal justice wasn’t for me. Once I dropped criminal justice I became undeclared I kept taking class in different area studies to see if I enjoyed any type of major. It was hard on me at first because I struggled so much trying to find a major that I truly thought was good for me.

I am a deputy for the Giles County Sheriffs Department. My initial exposure to law enforcement and the field of criminal justice originated during my 14 years in the Army. Through four deployments I gained various forms of experience over several disciplines, retaining useful knowledge from each. My deployments ranged from the role of a military police officer in Kaiserslautern, Germany to detainee operations in Camp Bucca, Iraq, and missions to train Jordanian and Bulgarian soldiers in tactical operations while in their countries. I was blessed in my military career to visit several countries, some allowing for more touristic opportunities than others.

With all of that being said, I am pursuing a Criminal Justice Major. However, this isn’t because I’ll be making extravagant money and be able to throw outrageous parties on yachts. No, it’s not like that at all. But, it will provide a secure income to provide for my future family. Yet, that’s still not the complete reason that I have chosen this major. I chose this major because for my entire 19 years of life I have loved helping anyone and everyone. I see people struggling everyday with all different aspects of life. Whether its money problems, they’re being harassed, they have problems with drugs, or anything else; I am always trying my hardest to turn their life around and just please them.

I want to become a Special Agent either in NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) or the FBI. My superiors such as the NCIS Director or FBI Director would be involved in my accomplishment of this goal. Other people would include my past superiors in law enforcement such as veteran officers, the watch commander, the police captain and chief. This would be once I reach that goal, not presently. I have interests of spies and criminal investigations from a young age and have taken a Law Enforcement ROP Class and JROTC for three years in high school. This accomplishment would take place in the NCIS Branch in LA or the FBI LA Facility.

The careers in the field of criminal justice include the positions in law enforcement, forensic departments, court and security. Each of these job positions needs working under the supervisions of the criminal justice system. This is to allow people attain peace, justice and order. There are various career choices in criminal justice career. One of the best career choices is of a criminal justice lawyer.

I didn't know what I planned to do with a Criminal Justice degree, but I knew that I wanted to help create a system designed to make children feel safe and

During the course of my undergraduate work I spent a good deal of time considering exactly what I wished to do after I received my Associate of Arts degree in Criminal Justice and my Bachelor of Science degree in Justice Studies. Ever since I was a child I have had an interest in law enforcement in some way or another. Having spent a good deal of my childhood fishing and hiking I was always interested in environmental conservation, so with that in mind I always had an interest in becoming a game warden or a forest ranger. As time has gone on I still hold on to the ideas and the ideals that I held when I was younger, but now I also would consider a career in a federal law enforcement organization such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), National Security Agency (NSA), or the like. Ultimately I

I am currently a senior at Lemoore High School and my goal is to attend CSU San Marcos and major in criminal justice when I graduate in June 2016. While attending Lemoore High School, I was unable to enroll in any classes for my goal of being involved in law enforcement. The reason for this is I changed my goal near the end of the first semester of my senior year and I was unable to take classes that would prepare me for my future because all the classes were completely full. However, I study during my free time after school and my mother offers any guidance she can. My inspiration for wanting to join law enforcement is my strong sense of justice.

As a child, I always wanted a career enforcing the law. Weather it was with the police department or criminal justice was undecided at that time. As I grew older I pulled more to the fence of criminal justice. Simply because I do not like the way the system is set up.

My interest in criminal justice goes back to when I was child. Growing up in the South Bronx seeing my people getting arrested for petty or serious crime, not only inspire me to help my community but to help make the criminal justice system better for everyone. I know that John Jay College will be the school to enhance my knowledge in justice and crime. I remember taking SAT pre classes in John Jay College when I was I high school. Looking at the classroom seeing the professor engage with the students and the diversity in the student body helped md understand that this is the environment I want to be a part of.

Originally I had planned to go to Waldorf University and major in criminal justice to become a police officer. I saw many two faced/unreasonable officers throughout my years of growing up that I wanted to do something different. I remember hearing about the cases on tv and thinking, hey, I can make a difference. I wanted to become a police officer to show people that not

When I was a kid I always loved the rush and adrenaline from doing something that counted on me to make the best decision. This is one of the reasons I would like to go into the Criminal Justice field. I’ve been watching shows like Criminal Minds, Lie to Me, Flash Point and many more. My mom is in that field so I ask her questions to see what it takes to be a part of it.

I became interested in the criminal justice system after taking a law course in high school. As a female within the context of my religious and cultural background; having career in the criminal justice system is considered a non-traditional role for women and is frowned upon. Nevertheless, I decided to enter the Honours Program in Criminal Justice at the University of Winnipeg. During my research field placement at the Winnipeg Police Service and my work as research assistant for Dr. Weinrath and Dr. Karen Harlos I developed an interest in conducting my own research. My honours thesis on white-collar crime generated a curiosity in investigating crime perceptions and provided the background for my proposed project topic.

In our lives, we have to make important choices, and sometimes our choices determine our happiness or sadness. As a Filipino, our families tell us to do well in school and to not make bad choices because they want us to be successful and to have ethical morals. Growing up as a Catholic, I was taught to be obedient and respectful to my family which has shaped who I am today. Yet, I too made some mistakes, and I learned from the consequences. From my failures, I learned to not belittle myself, but to grow.