A Career As A Law Enforcement Officer

My plans are to attend college and become a law enforcement officer. I am enrolled at Culver-Stockton College to earn a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a minor in Criminal Justice. On completion of my bachelor’s degree, I will attend the Police Academy training program. In October of 2016, I job shadowed with a Cottleville police officer, Sergeant Jon Araujo, who gave me valuable insight into the job and encouraged me to pursue a degree in criminal justice as well as business which will help me further my career in law enforcement as well as broaden my knowledge of the community that I will serve.
My interest in law enforcement began the summer after fifth grade when I attended D.A.R.E. camp. The camp’s mission is to provide