Unit 7: Criminal Justice: The Right Job for You CJ100 – Preparing for a Career in Public Safety

What should I be doing this week? Discussion Board 30 pts What Chapter Should We be Reading? Who’s Alert Tonight?  Seminar 20 pts Quiz 20 pts Assignment 110 pts

Discussion Board Right Job For You Reflecting on personal management tools, strategies and university resources, describe how this will help you apply and find the right job for you.   How will you make an impact? When you achieve your promotion at your current job, or when you get that job you have been looking for, how will you impact the population you serve? 3

The Quiz Your quiz will cover Chapter 12 in the text, so you should read and take notes on this chapter before taking the Quiz. Also, you can re-take the Quiz as needed prior to the Unit end date. Please use this olive branch to your advantage.

Seminar (Overview) Seminar: Tools, Strategies, and Resources In this unit’s seminar, you will reflect on personal management tools, strategies, and university resources, which will help you achieve your goals as a student and as a criminal justice practitioner. How can you become that well-informed individual that the employer will be privileged to have on his/her staff? Do you have the confidence, knowledge and energy, which can help you reap the rewards you have been seeking? What are some job-search strategies? Why is networking important?

Seminar How can you become that well-informed individual that the employer will be privileged to have on his/her staff?

Seminar Do you have the confidence, knowledge and energy, which can help you reap the rewards you have been seeking?

Seminar What are some job-search strategies? Why is networking important?

Assignment #3 You have learned about the roles, responsibilities, and various career opportunities within the field, and as you explored each career opportunity, you discussed standards, strategies, and professional standards. For the Unit 7 Assignment, write a 2-3 page essay regarding the role of the criminal justice professional in serving individual and societal needs. In your paper address the following: What are the key social issues contributing to the need for CJ practitioners? List at least 3 key social issues and provide examples of each. Explain the role of the criminal justice professional in serving individual and societal needs. How do key social issues impact the role of the criminal justice professional? Provide 2-3 examples to support your position. Answer each question in paragraph form. Your responses should be double-spaced, using 12 pt. Arial font and Standard American English. NOTE: This assignment will require outside research (at least two outside resources). You may consult the Kaplan Online Library, the internet, the textbook and other course material, and any other outside resources in supporting your task.

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