Introduction and Alignment: Many people take courses that interest them. You may be heading into a career field where this course will be very relevant or you may be taking it as an elective and it can serve as a guide for how you may handle a situation within the criminal justice system. This assignment will allow you to reflect on why this course may be of interest to you and beneficial to you in your future endeavors. Upon completion of this assignment, you should be able to: reflect on your future career in relation to what you are learning in this course. Resources: 1.) Skim: The Textbook CRIMINAL JUSTICE A BRIEF INTRODUCTION BY FRANK SCHMALLEGERAssignment Instructions 2.) Locate: two additional resources online Your essay should meet the following requirements: 750-1000 words at least three sources (no more than 3 years old) to support your paper, one being your textbook and two being the outside sources section headings for each section required title page and reference page proper APA formatting for in-text citations and references Your essay should include the following sections, noted with APA formatted headings Introduction: Briefly introduce your future career goals and how this criminal justice course might be relevant to your future. Will you be dealing with delinquent people? Will you need to protect yourself from victimization? Will your place of occupation need target hardening? Importance of Criminal Justice: Discuss your future career goals in more detail and how this criminal justice course might be relevant to your current and/or future career. If your career goals aren’t in criminal justice, discuss how you could be affected by the criminal justice system. Speeding tickets? Freedom of speech? Career Opportunities: Identify at least two potential career paths in sociology that interest you and also include elements of the criminal justice field. Discuss the job responsibilities, educational requirements, and skills needed for each career path. You may use an internet search here, be sure you add the site to your reference page. Application of Course Material: Take some time to look ahead to each module and take note of topics that interest you. Identify at least two specific concepts or topics covered in the course that you believe will be useful in your future career. Discuss how those topics might be helpful to you in the future. Conclusion: Summarize your thoughts on how this criminal justice course might serve you in the future.
