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Criminal Justice Academic Statement

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Academic Statement:
I am passionate about Criminal Justice and have chosen it to be my undergraduate major. After three years college, I am keen on becoming better and to have a deeper understanding of the causes and consequences of crime and explore how crime affects our society and how to reduce and prevent unnecessary crimes. I also realized that the purpose of my life is to contribute myself to the maintenance of social order and the pursuit of a peaceful world. Thus, I hope to further my knowledge in Criminal Justice and study up to the most advanced level of graduate education. By attending graduate school, I know that I will have many classes and exams that require me to conduct a large amount of research.
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My current plan for graduate study is to acquire a Master’s degree focusing on the fields of “Corrections, Reentry, and Restorative Justice” and “Violence Prevention and Control.” The areas of
Criminal Justice program I am interested in are varied at this moment, but I expect to develop a deeper understanding of my options through the course of my continued education.
During my undergraduate years, I was able to vastly improve my leadership and interpersonal skills working with the help of a variety of excellent students. Besides a summer internship at the USA Treasury
Department (Washington DC, 2015 Summer) to fulfill a deeper understanding of the potential economic crimes, I also completed a few of fundamental and mid-level courses to enrich my professional knowledge which include
Introduction to Criminal Justice, Introduction to Sociology, Criminology,
Criminal Procedure, Policing, Juvenile Justice, Comparative and Historical
Criminal Justice, and Social Problems. Currently, I am taking three Criminal
Justice courses such as Corrections, Homeland Security, and Crime Mass Media
& Society. In the coming summer, I will consider enrolling and …show more content…

The major courses of the Criminal Justice curriculum that interest me most include CJ 801
(Crime Causation, Prevention, and Control), CJ 809 (Issues in Criminal
Justice), CJ 822 (Comparative Criminal Justice), CJ 823 (Globalization of
Crime), CJ 847 (Global Risks, Conservation, and Criminology), CJ 855
(Delinquency Prevention and Control), CJ 866 (Adult and Juvenile Corrections
Programs), and CJ 873 (Legal Issues in Criminal Justice). I will thoroughly enjoy all my subjects and apply myself fully to them with the analytical and empirical skills they require. In addition, I plan to take opportunities to be engaged in advanced Criminal Justice research, creative activities, and internships. To me, there has never been a more exciting or more important time to study the Criminal Justice program to maximize my graduate experience. My short-term career goal is to improve my education and develop my social and leadership skills so that I can apply for an internship at a
Criminal Justice department and be able to utilize and display my acquired skills to participate in the department’s meetings. My long-term goals involve finishing college with a doctoral degree, then entering a career

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