Criminal Justice Reflection

My future career goal is to become a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Bethel University’s Master in Criminal Justice program is a perfect fit for me, as It allows me to continue my education while maintaining a full-time career. I sought a program that was flexible with my shift work, and I was impressed by the accreditations and educational philosophy. The courses offered in this program will help me grow as a professional and advance in my

The criminal justice field has careers that provide an individual with great rewards and significant opportunities to an extent that the profession is considered as one with the bright spots in employment. Even though education in this field has had a checkered history and past, it probably has a bright future because of the increased quest for quality in criminal justice education. In the past few years, the criminal justice field has been characterized with an agenda that seeks to ensure quality while significantly extending the scope and dept of education in this profession. Consequently, few people would disagree with the fact that solid education has become an important facet of any career in this field just like other professions. However, the importance of college education and the extent of needed schooling are huge concerns for people considering criminal justice careers.

Many people studying in the field of Criminal Justice should choose their career carefully. There are many interesting careers that are arising as the years pass by. To become a successful employee you need to be able to fulfill many requirements, qualifications, and trainings.

Before the days when I had a confident mind about what I wanted to achieve in life in order to fulfill lifelong goals, committing to a career in service to criminal justice and law had always intrigued me as a way to earn a living. In high school there was an extracurricular Criminal Justice class that I remember having a profound impact on my life. The lessons of how the structure of the system worked as well as the importance of an honest and honorable way to earn a living played to a keen and personal interest I had in the field. At the time it was a very new post-9/11 world, and departments such as Homeland Security and other federal sectors of government were on my radar as possible outlets for a potential career. The outset of my young,

When it comes to this course overall, I believe that is has so prepared me for the future because of the knowledge that I took in about what the justice administration truly is. Also all the information that I learned not only from the reading but also the discussion questions implanted a lot of new information in my head that I had no clue about. That is why this class on Criminal Justice Administration has taught me so much about the justice administration and I would recommend this class to anyone, point blank. Because not only do you learn something new every week in class, but I honestly feel like it is everyday that I learned something new.

Six years after graduating High School, I have finally decided to pursue a college education. Three, fairly common, factors played in to my decision to go back to school: learning new things, building confidence in myself and pursuing my desired career. I understand that graduating college is a difficult task, which is why I must make a plan for my success and stick to it. I must also rely on my personal strengths and my motivation to guide me through the tough times that I am sure to experience on my road to success to get my degree in Criminal Justice. I have always been a person who is eager to learn new things.

At the majors fair I visited a total of three different major tables. Those majors were Criminal Justice, Anthropology and Simulation and Game Design. The first major that I visited was the Criminal Justice table because I am taking intro to Criminal Justice and wanted more information about the major. At the table was Ms. Kusko the department chair and also my professor for my Criminal Justice Class. At the table I learned that students interested in the Criminal Justice field have to take the intro class and also a few psychology classes such as the intro class and the Psych and Law class. Additionally, I learned that there are very interesting jobs for graduates in the Criminal Justice major from working in local law enforcement all the

This field allows hands on interaction with all different situations and come across different people. I pride myself in being one of the few American-Indians interested in pursuing a career in law enforcement. I have done research on Rutgers, and it makes me content to know that Rutgers offers such programs that allow transfer students like me to relocate at ease. Also, I have learned that Rutgers is both energetic and prominent not only to the fabric of the nation, but worldwide as well. Due to the selection of courses and to the diversity of the student body and faculty, I know that I will be vastly enriched culturally, socially and educationally. I look forward to face the new challenges in my life after graduating Hudson County Community College to university and becoming a student at this highly accredited

The major I will be pursuing is Criminal Justice with Pre-Law classes. My main academic goal is to become the best in my class and to learn complex strategies that the justice field offers. The reason why I want to pursue these academic goals is that I seek change in this world and I believe that I can help make it a better place. I would be able to use these courses to impact other lives. Basically, I want to question the nature of authority and understand who and how someone might be chosen to be in a position of authority. I believe there should always be a system for redress, a way to appeal, within the court

Next, I decided to ask a question that is extremely important in todays criminal justice program; how is the criminal justice

My career plan is to go to college and study to pursue the fields of criminology, politics, the legal field, athletic training, and lobbying. Currently, I am undecided on what my future career will be, but I know that I would want to have a career in the social sciences because my goal is to have a career that would positively impact the community around me. These careers relate to my academy of human

Throughout an internship with the Apex Police Department, I am hoping to expand my knowledge, skills and interests that I will be able to apply once I graduate from Meredith College. Throughout my time at Meredith College thus far, I have deepened my knowledge of the motives behind crime and deviance along with social factors that create crime. I am very eager to expand my knowledge, interests, and skills with law enforcement and public safety.

Lieutenant (guest speaker) has worked 25 years in the criminal justice field and told us about himself, how does the police academy work, how psychology plays a big part in this field, why communication is important, responsibilities as a law enforcement, and love for the field. In the book (pg-17) what is criminal justice? Is the study of criminal behavior and the study of human behavior which involves with sociology and psychology. The Lieutenant mentions how we are going to deal with different types of people and we have to be empathy

Throughout life, people are influenced by others when it comes to career paths. For example, career paths can be directed by our backgrounds such as family and culture. The career path I chose has been influenced by family and those who support me and encourage me during school. The career path, I have chosen is to work with women survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. I will discuss how self-assessments helped me gain an understanding, which careers might be worth pursuing because of my interests.

As stated above, as a criminal justice major, academically, I have gained the ultimate development and background of the Criminal Justice System and its practices from my Intro to Criminal Justice and Criminal Law class; how they implement the laws and apply them to crimes, offenses, and offenders. The whole concept of the criminal justice system is to uphold social control, deterring and mitigating crime, or execute sanctions for people who violate the law. Throughout my Criminal Justice courses, I found certain concepts interesting; the concepts that I found most important surrounding the Criminal Justice System were Deterrence, Rehabilitation, and Punishment. These three major factors are substantially the main functions and focus in regards to offenders. Deterrence, rehabilitation, and punishment are elements that help offenders readapt back into society so they can reestablish all of the mechanisms they need to be successful. They prevent future crime, implement reconstruction, and issue consequences. They are significant and crucial factors that the criminal justice system used to promote safety, change, and justice. Deterrence focuses on future behavior by both individuals and society. As a result of offenders receiving punishment, people will deter or discourage from committing crimes in the future. The hedonistic calculus argued that harsher punishment for committing a crime will cause pain rather than pleasure and crime would be prevented (Seiter, 2017). It is basically the concept of making the punishment outweigh the reward or pleasure. I learned that they are two kinds of deterrence which are specific and general deterrence. Specific deterrence is preventing an individual offender from repeating the same crime over in the future while general deterrence focuses on society as a whole and prevent them from committing a crime in the future (Seiter, 2017). The criminal justice system also believes that it is important to focus on the offender's attitude and behavior and tries to improve them for the can reenter into society as law-abiding citizens (Seiter, 2016). Because of my Corrections class, I learned that correctional facilities have all sort of programs the deal with drug/alcohol abuse, mental