{"id":6028,"date":"2017-05-10T07:38:49","date_gmt":"2017-05-10T15:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/westernjournal\/?p=6028"},"modified":"2017-05-10T07:38:49","modified_gmt":"2017-05-10T15:38:49","slug":"get-know-major-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/get-know-major-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Get to know a major"},"content":{"rendered":"
By: Paige Scofield\r\nCampus Life Editor<\/pre>\n
Western offers a wide variety of degrees that students can major in, many of which students don\u2019t know are offered, or know next to nothing about. This week, take a look at what receiving a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice entails, and the fields of work it can lead to.<\/p>\n
Anthony Preston is a senior at Western who is currently in the process of receiving a degree in criminal justice.<\/p>\n
When asked why he decided to become a criminal justice major Preston replied, \u201cI just grew up in an area where there is a lot of gang violence \u2026 so I thought \"\"going into criminal justice would give me great opportunity to give back to the community I grew up in, and help out.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI just finished my application for the Portland police bureau about a week ago. I plan on working with them for the first three years as just a regular police officer,\u201d explained Preston. \u201cThen hopefully staying there and then going into gang enforcement. After that I want to be a school resource officer in a high school.\u201d
\n\u201cBeing a criminal justice major you can go into a lot of fields,\u201d stated Preston. \u201cA lot of people only think you can be a police officer, but there are a number of different fields you can do just with a criminal justice degree.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Western\u2019s website those fields include: \u201cResidential Treatment Specialist, Investigators, Victim Advocates, Court Counselors, Youth Program Workers, Community Service Coordinators & Officers, Law Enforcement, Parole & Probation, Correctional Officers and Victim\/Offender Mediators.\u201d The criminal justice major also prepares students to enter law schools and graduate schools.<\/p>\n
Western\u2019s criminal justice page describes the major as a, \u201ccombination of a strong liberal arts curriculum with a rigorous set of core classes and specialized elective coursework in law enforcement, corrections and community crime prevention makes each criminal justice degree and certificate programs unique and exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n
The criminal justice department offers classes that lecture on homeland security and community preparedness, forensic anthropology, history of law enforcement, ethics, legal research, criminology and much more.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll the faculty members are great. The head of the criminal justice department, Vivian Djokotoe, she\u2019s probably one of my favorite people on this campus. She really just gets down on your level and gets to know you,\u201d explained Preston. \u201cI\u2019m a little biased, but it\u2019s my favorite department on campus, and I\u2019m proud to get my degree in criminal justice from here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Contact the author at journalcampuslife@wou.edu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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