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Friday, November 4, 2011

One of the benefits of a college education in criminal justice is that it helps you, through reading, discussions with your Professors and discussions with other students to understand bias and prejudice that may ultimately keep you from doing your jobs well. A correctional counselor, for example, may be asked to manage the case of a predator. How would you handle that situation if you had not had the opportunity in an academic setting to think it through first?

We all bring our lives to the job, and over the years I have interviewed hundreds of police officers and correctional officers who admit that they had never examined their own bias against a group or class of criminals and that lack of self understanding kept them from doing their best for the community and their department.

Within the online classroom, and throughout all of your courses, you are able to ponder some of the tough issues that criminal justice professionals encounter every day. Whether you choose to be involved in corrections, a police department or as an advocate, you will be better prepared to understand the victims, the criminals, the crimes and yourself once you have completed your degree in Criminal Justice at Allied American University.

Patricia Drown, PhD is the Dean of Criminal Justice for Allied American University. She holds a PhD in Human Services and Criminal Justice as well as a Masters in Counseling Psychology.

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