#Criminal Justice is a college major that emphasizes “sensory” values. This is a vast field with many specializations. #Jobs in #police, detective work, social work, psychology fall under this classification.
Examples are: Correctional Officers Government Lawyers Judges Paralegals Police Officers Private Practice Lawyers Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
Criminal Justice is an interdisciplinary major, with studies in law, psychology, sociology, and public administration. Both associate and the bachelor’s degrees are available. Courses focus on the psychology of criminal behavior and how law enforcement agencies operate. Topics in the introductory courses include the causes of crime, policing styles, courts, and probation and parole. Upper level courses are more specific and incorporate statistics.
In #Ohio, #Baldwin-Wallace College, #Bowling Green State University, #Kent State University, #Akron University, #Ohio University are among the college that offer this major.
For further reading: http://www.bgsu.edu/departments/dhs/crju/page36270.html
Your Criminal Justice Career (2000) by the Justice Research Association, and Careers in Criminal Justice (1999) by W. Richard Stephens, Jr.
My mission is to empower youth with: - The knowledge about career possibilities, and the education and training needed to attain them - The creative-thinking and emotional skills that make for good career decisions and which employers prefer; - And the resilience needed to flourish in life.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Six Tips for Understanding Your Career Values
When picking a college major or a career training program, assess what's important to you in a job. But please, don't make your values assessment a stress-inducing process. Your values are apt to change over time, as you gain experience in college and in life. This is the very reason why so many students change college majors; a third of them change majors more than once! To edit a famous writer's expression, "when you know better, you CHOOSE better"!
When you know yourself well, your values will:
• Keep you focused and motivated
• Help you make good decisions based on a sense of purpose, and
• Bring you a sense of fulfillment
What are career values? Here are a few:
- Being needed and appreciated
- The location and environment where you want to work
- Gaining new skills and experience
- Working with people you respect and who you admire.
It can be difficult -- maybe impossible -- to have ALL your values met by a single job, but if you know which values are MOST important, you can feel more at peace and committed when you make career decisions. You will see clearly what you may have to trade-off, perhaps only temporarily, in order to get your most important needs met.
Here's how to assess your values. Don't rush this process. Like any creative techniques, it takes time. Complete a couple of steps, set your writing aside and come back to it several days later. Or, carry it with you, take it out when you have a little time to yourself and read it over. When you make a habit of reflecting like this, I think you'll be surprised at the ideas that will come to you naturally, as you go about your regular activities.
1. Make a list of all the things you love. Don't judge the list; just write as many things are you can come up with. Then:
2. List all the times you felt fulfilled and happy about something you did. Now:
3. Compare both lists. Do you see anything in common? So:
4. Make a list of the values and qualities that you see represented on both lists.
5. Carry these keywords with you. Take them out when you have a moment to yourself. Which ones really mean something to you? Do they make you feel like taking some sort of action?
6. And don’t judge yourself or let yourself become stressed, even by this exercise. This is your time. Your privacy. Your chance to learn about yourself, which is a key driver for success and happiness.
When you know yourself well, your values will:
• Keep you focused and motivated
• Help you make good decisions based on a sense of purpose, and
• Bring you a sense of fulfillment
What are career values? Here are a few:
- Being needed and appreciated
- The location and environment where you want to work
- Gaining new skills and experience
- Working with people you respect and who you admire.
It can be difficult -- maybe impossible -- to have ALL your values met by a single job, but if you know which values are MOST important, you can feel more at peace and committed when you make career decisions. You will see clearly what you may have to trade-off, perhaps only temporarily, in order to get your most important needs met.
Here's how to assess your values. Don't rush this process. Like any creative techniques, it takes time. Complete a couple of steps, set your writing aside and come back to it several days later. Or, carry it with you, take it out when you have a little time to yourself and read it over. When you make a habit of reflecting like this, I think you'll be surprised at the ideas that will come to you naturally, as you go about your regular activities.
1. Make a list of all the things you love. Don't judge the list; just write as many things are you can come up with. Then:
2. List all the times you felt fulfilled and happy about something you did. Now:
3. Compare both lists. Do you see anything in common? So:
4. Make a list of the values and qualities that you see represented on both lists.
5. Carry these keywords with you. Take them out when you have a moment to yourself. Which ones really mean something to you? Do they make you feel like taking some sort of action?
6. And don’t judge yourself or let yourself become stressed, even by this exercise. This is your time. Your privacy. Your chance to learn about yourself, which is a key driver for success and happiness.
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