Why I Want To Receive A Criminal Justice Degree

Receiving a degree can be a complicated process. It can also be very difficult depending on if you enjoy learning about the topic or not. But in most cases, students enjoy learning about the major they picked to pursue. However, the field I chose to study is Criminal Justice. Nevertheless, Criminal Justice degrees are very versatile and can open new career opportunities in a variety of related fields. A process that I am just learning about myself is the different steps to getting a Criminal Justice major. When I first started making my schedule, I wasn’t sure on what particular field I wanted to enter. My instructor first began by describing what criminal justice meant and what the other fields mean or do. “Criminal Justice program prepares students for a career in such areas as law enforcement, corrections, security and juvenile justice. It also is the system of practices and institutions of governments directed at upholding social control, deterring and mitigating crime, or sanctioning those who violate laws with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts,” my instructor said as she read it off of her computer, word for word, while adjusting her Coach glasses that slid to the bottom of her pointy nose. “You have the option to choose from an AAS degree and an AA degree.” To me, I
Agent, Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Special Agent, Borders Protection Agency, U.S. Marshall, or Postal Inspector for Criminal Justice. Correction job options are Correctional Counselor, Parole Officer, Correctional Treatment Specialist, Juvenile Correctional Case Manager, or Federal Correction Administrators. Criminal Investigation jobs offer Police Detective, Private Investigator, Crime Laboratory Analyst, Forensic Criminologist, and Evidence Collector. Law enforcement job options include a Police Officer, Sheriff, Cost Guard, Federal Air Marshal and Fraud Investigator”