Law Enforcement And Social Work

Working in the social services field was always my dream. Whether working with children, family, adults, elderly etc. this career path is so broad it instills the hope of a career opportunity. My first year working in this field was in 2010 when I interned as an intake specialist in an outpatient drug treatment facility, while completing my bachelor’s degree in human services. Thereafter, I was able to branch off in various areas such as a case manager at a domestic violence shelter, housing specialist, substance abuse counselor and now a family services specialist.

Human services organizations assist people in the community to find resources and social services that will meet their needs. Our society experiences suffering from different avenues such as healthcare, housing, education, etc., that causes us to go and ask for help at the offices of human services. Many people do not have the resources available so they need someone to turn to for the basic needs of life. Quite frequently a question is raised as to what has gone wrong with our society today, what has caused the problems people experience in their day to day lives, and what can be done to correct the problems or where can citizens go and look for services in the community to help them with their problems? The goals of human services are to cope and solve various issues in people’s lives.

Why I want to continue my career in the Law Enforcement profession. As a young man growing up in Hamilton, Ohio I always admired my uncle who served as a law enforcement officer that influenced me for my career choice. I know going to college at this time in my life was not a practical choice for me and I needed some structure in my life and experience to achieve this goal. However, serving my country would provide me the experience, tools, and mature me for this type of career. The opportunity to serve my country honorably for 20 years as a Military Policeman in the United States Armed Forces and continue this type of selfless service as a private contractor not only provided me the skill set for this type of career, but enable me to travel

Have you ever sat back and thought of the multiple different people that need the criminal justice professionals? A lot of people think that the police, child protection and probation officers are a waste of time but they actually save lives. Adolescents who can no longer live with their parents are placed in others home until it is safe to go back home, homeless people without homes are placed in shelters as well as women that are abused in domestic violence situations. People from every walk of life, race and culture experience these situations. People within the criminal justice profession protect these individuals and help them find a way out of the environment they are in.

In the world of corrections, parole officers have been described as being both the “cop” and the “social worker”. In my opinion, I feel these roles are more complex because supervising an individual that has been released from prison is a lot more complex than what police officers and social workers are dealt with. Police officers, once they have apprehended a person for committing a crime, they do their job required and pass them off onto the court and prison systems. Social workers, deal more along the lines with families and minors who are victims of actions committed by the adults in their lives. I may not be a parole officer, but from what I have read into being a parole officer is no walk in the park. They are dealt with hundreds

Contrary to popular belief the life of a criminal justice major is not all about being a hardboiled cop or a living a black and white noir film, there is actually quite a bit of disciplinary literacy in the background. People looking forward to a career in criminal justice should be able to write up investigation reports, reports to be used in trials, and documents relating to various types of criminal offenders.

Criminal justice field is growing every day. It grows with the help of technology and society. When the technology evolves and society grows the criminal justice has to evolve and grow to fit the society needs. Whether it is an easy or hard change the criminal justice system never fails us. With any state the criminal justice system is to protect and serve the community so the more it evolves the more the system has to. The following paper discusses the past and future trends that connect the societies and the criminal justice system. This paper also discusses how the influential the trends effect the surroundings society. It also talks about the recent and future

In the field of law enforcement there are countless controversial issues among the public and the government. The policies set in places are constantly being contested throughout communities across the United States. One of the most discussed issues would be that of gun ownership and possession, which holds importance for America today. This follows the adverse effect the issue has on both Americans and the outside world. This paper attempts to address the changes in the states and federal laws that regulate firearms, and to conceive a political strategy for putting these changes into place. The first part of this paper looks at the Federal laws relevant to gun ownership and use, as well as the consequences of the current rules in place. Furthermore, the second part of the paper identifies a set of policy changes designed to improve how Americans regulate firearms. The third part of this paper has considerations on common objections and concerns relevant to these policy changes, and develops talking points to use as part of an organization plan designed to put these policy changes into place. The fourth and final part of the paper develops the outlines of a political strategy necessary to effect the above changes. Here, there are considerations on what community partners are likely to support the changes, an analysis of driving and restraining forces in relation to this policy issue, and details of how advocates for these policy changes can get a better set of laws. In

Growing up in a low income neighborhood, with high crime rates has had a big influence on me to become a parole officer or social worker. In highschool I watched many of my classmates drop out of high school, do drugs, and even end up incarcerated. Seeing these people drop out made me realize I wanted to pursue a career that would engage in helping others especially those who grew up in neighborhoods like mine.

Private security officials greet/communicate with people that come around the company they were hired by. By them communicating with the people of that community, they are building a good rapport with them. This is one of the reasons why private security/law enforcement agency have a lot of knowledge and resources than public law enforce agencies. Private security/police agencies are looked down upon and are said to be not a real law enforcement agencies. What they know is that private law enforcement agencies doe’s similar work as public law enforcement agencies “Private security officers have more authority over private property than the police and constant patrol, monitoring, surveillance and gate control ensure that crimes are prevented

Mental illness has become one of the most rapidly growing diagnoses to date ranging from clinical depression to Schizophrenia. It has become a worldwide epidemic and has created a shortage of specialized workers. As the shortage of veteran mental health workers declines, the amount of recent college graduates increase. Additionally, as more individuals aim to obtain a Social Work degree many have been reluctant to enter the mental health field due to stigmas and negative attitudes surrounding mental health patients. This has brought up the question of whether or not students within social work department and students not in social work would be comfortable working with individuals who have been diagnosed with a mental illness. In order to successfully answer this question the University of Tennessee conducted a study which included three types of students: those who were actively in social work classes, those who had other majors but were still in Social Work and those who were not in social work classes. This study not only measured the student’s willingness to work with mentally ill individuals but also measured their attitudes regarding the concept of mental health.

The course provides has provided me with a great understanding and knowledge a social workers role and a families function, the

After going through many options the two majors that I chose are Criminal Justice and Social Work. As I further my education in at Cedar Crest College taking criminal justice classes and social work classes I know I want to work in these fields. I have also liked being around kids and keeping order. From the beginning, I have always wanted a degree in Criminal Justice to help people in need and stop them from breaking the law. Now with taking social worker classes I now want to work with kids in the juvenile system.

Social work at any level is working with people in an effort to understand the interaction between the individual and their environment. Once understood, social workers assume the role of providing accommodations on all three levels of interaction. The first step is to identify one’s own system and where we personal meet our environment. In examining my own ecological system, there is a micro, mezzo and macro level that seems to have always work congruently to shape my life and view of the world. The innermost system is the micro-level, which consists of my parents, brother and close friends. In living with my immediate family, I interact with them everyday. My parents through their parent style have shaped many of the values and the

On the first page of Keith-Lucas’s, So You Want to be a Social Worker he makes note of how Christianity and social work share a lot of the same values, because of this the practice of social work can be viewed as a form of ministry. For example, most social workers, no matter their religion believe that all people have worth, and see a great importance in the showing of understanding and kindness towards them. Through my studies in APS 101, at Redeemer University College, I have learned that social work was brought up by the Church; I never knew of this relationship. This new knowledge makes me eager to learn more about the field, and the ways in which I can use it to serve not only my neighbors, but God himself, through its missionary characteristics.