Sitting in the conference room, the meeting was like any other at my internship with a sexual assault awareness group. My boss tells us about legal definitions of different crimes from stalking to domestic violence while I doodle on my notepad, having heard this all before. “Sexual assault,” she said, “states multiple acts that some people don’t realize count as sexual crimes.” Of course, forced sexual intercourse (rape), attempted rape, force into doing sexual acts, “and even fondling or unwanted sexual touching of any kind,” she said. Those words rang in my head over and over again. After the meeting, I approached my internship supervisor and asked her if let’s say, a boyfriend, engaged in touching that the girl made clear she did not want,
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I believed I could make real change by taking on sexual assault cases or working in international human rights. My mind was changed when I attended a speaker series put on by my department, where a law enforcement agent presented. Even after so many years watching Law and Order: SVU, law enforcement had never occurred to me as something I would do yet suddenly I found myself extremely excited about the career possibilities. As I researched, I found that not only are college graduates sought after, but even more so were those with graduate …show more content…
I currently find myself drawn to the criminal justice concentration for obvious reasons, and love the large selection of courses. Additionally, being able to continue my education at the University of Arizona would be an amazing opportunity I would not take lightly. Almost three years into my undergraduate studies, this school is still as beautiful and exciting to me as it was when I first took my campus tour in high school. Tucson has become my home and being able to take part in a respected program in one of the UA’s best departments would be an unmatched circumstance. The MLS degree would allow me to pursue a career in Special Victims Unit and many other law enforcement careers. The accelerated program would be an especially good opportunity, as it would allow me to jump into my career sooner and get graduate credit for my similar undergraduate
I believed I could make real change by taking on sexual assault cases or working in international human rights. My mind was changed when I attended a speaker series put on by my department, where a law enforcement agent presented. Even after so many years watching Law and Order: SVU, law enforcement had never occurred to me as something I would do yet suddenly I found myself extremely excited about the career possibilities. As I researched, I found that not only are college graduates sought after, but even more so were those with graduate …show more content…
I currently find myself drawn to the criminal justice concentration for obvious reasons, and love the large selection of courses. Additionally, being able to continue my education at the University of Arizona would be an amazing opportunity I would not take lightly. Almost three years into my undergraduate studies, this school is still as beautiful and exciting to me as it was when I first took my campus tour in high school. Tucson has become my home and being able to take part in a respected program in one of the UA’s best departments would be an unmatched circumstance. The MLS degree would allow me to pursue a career in Special Victims Unit and many other law enforcement careers. The accelerated program would be an especially good opportunity, as it would allow me to jump into my career sooner and get graduate credit for my similar undergraduate