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.

Last year I was belligerent on what my purpose was, and what major to study. I continued to take classes to try and determine what to study but still was not definite on what I wanted to do. There was a career counselor that I met with to assist me in knowing my strengths weaknesses as well as my interest. I then took a career test where it was revealed that my strengths was helping others and a being amongst others. I always knew that I loved assisting others and eventually in my life I wanted to somehow work with individuals who suffer from substance abuse. I desire to obtain both a bachelor in criminal justice and social work. In my heart I know that I can help people with both majors, by assisting people through law enforcement as well

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.

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

When I decided to attend law school to pursue my life’s mission of working as attorney providing representation to those who lack adequate representation and have been wrongfully accused or wrongfully convicted studying law, I compiled a list of qualities that I was seeking in a law school. These included the ability for me to continue my involvement in Mock Trial/Moot Court hand-on learning experience, working in a Criminal Defense or Innocence Project clinic, becoming a member of the law review, and taking courses that focused on criminal procedure and causes of wrongful convictions. West Virginia Law embodies each and every one of these qualities. I hopeful during my studies at West Virginia Law that I will have the opportunity to take the Crime Film Documentaries course taught this fall by Professor Elkins and the Psychology for Lawyers course taught by Professor Elkins this past spring. I am especially intrigued by the focus of the documentaries course on the “shadow” cast on our criminal justice system due to faulty police investigations,

Receiving a Master’s degree has always been on my list of goals and criminal justice has always been one of my peak interests. I am currently employed as a caseworker at the York County Assistance Office. I have been employed through state for the last three years and recently have been promoted to a caseworker position. While searching for a criminal justice online program, I came across different colleges and universities. Saint Joseph University has become my top pick.

When I started high school, I hadn't the slightest clue of what I wanted to study in university. It wasn't until eleventh grade that I found my deep interest in the field of criminal justice, through a criminal behaviour unit within my psychology and sociology class. I began watching documentaries revolving around high profile crime investigations, and I decided I wanted to study this all the time. I wanted to learn about cases, how evidence is recovered, how criminals are put behind bars and the aftershocks of their crimes. I want to go into the field of justice to make the world better, and safer.

That’s an interesting first name. Generally Bailey is a last name right? It looks like me and you have something in common, which is pursuing a Criminal Justice Counseling degree. You seem like a compassionate individual that is active among the career you’re trying to accomplish. I never heard of Students against Destructive Decision (SADD). I had to look it up once I read it. That’s great that the program focuses on teens. It’s important to make sure that the youth aren’t ignored. A troubled teen can lead to so many other problems, especially as they grow older. What is the occasional problem that you guys happen to deal with more often than others? I’m going to assume bullying or depression? Back during my high school years, we had a suicide

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.

I have been taking critical fundamental classes towards earning my bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice for four years now. During this time I have learned a great deal about criminal justice; based on the scientific study of crime by focusing on its history, causes and consequences of crime as well as the responses of the criminal justice system to crime, criminals, and the victim of theses crimes. Inside of the justice system I also have gotten acquainted with the substantive criminal law that defines criminal behavior by analyzing the general principles of criminal liability. Similarly, with examining American courts decisions to interpret the ruling and doctrines. Together with, many other informative courses such as, theories of crime

My goal for my undergraduate education is to graduate with a criminal justice degree in 4 years. With my degree, I want to help people accomplish living the most positive and productive lives with their given situation. Criminal justice and psychology have been my passion since I started high school. It is my perception that people who have committed felonies or other wrongdoings still have a good heart. Often criminals just haven’t had the resources or exposure to other situations that show them there are more options.

I would strongly recommend that there be ongoing ethical training to be utilized during my criminal justice career. I do not think this can be visited too often. I think coming up with new and realistic scenarios that are worked through as a group could help strengthen everyone’s knowledge on how to handle the issues that can come up at that agency.

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.

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.