Criminal Justice Class Reflection

Before coming into this class I had never really formed an opinion on a lot of things regarding the criminal justice system, I simply never needed to. I didn’t have any prior knowledge about things like life without parole, or the emotional wellbeing of police officers. I will admit I was very naïve about a lot of it. This class has caused me to think about something that I may never have come in contact with otherwise. I have formed or changed a lot of opinions because of things discussed in class. I formed opinions about the death penalty, punishment for crimes being a deterrent for crime and zero tolerances in schools and the emotional wellbeing of police officers based on things that I learned in this class.
One particular subject that I had never formed much of an opinion on was the death penalty. I knew very little about it and it never really affected me. I once had to debate in …show more content…
My opinion has been shaped by a lot of facts and that were discussed in detail in this class. I will be the first to admit that some of my opinions and thoughts about some of these issues were wrong coming into this class. This class, along with other things I have been doing this semester have really opened my eyes to a lot of injustice and things around me that I need to be more aware of. It has been very good for me to step back and look at things from other peoples perspective rather than just my own and that is exactly what this class has helped me to do. I think I have realized some of my own biases and opened up my eyes to a lot of subjects. I have formed or changed a lot of opinions because of things discussed in class. I formed opinions about the death penalty, punishment for crimes being a deterrent for crime, zero tolerances in schools based on things that I learned in this class. I hope to not be apart of the problem anymore, but to be a part of the