Why Is Criminal Justice Important?

This research article mostly covers how us as students perceive the criminal justice major going into college. Students who selected criminal justice in the past had family members who worked in the field, but recently the popularity has risen due to media and Hollywood making the field look glamorous in shows such as; CSI, Cold Case and Law & Order. It looks at how the media such as news stations, movies and TV shows portray the criminal justice profession as mostly fun and “sexy” to get into. The article stated that Hollywood “glamorized and glorified cultures of crime, vice, and corruption and has presented them within the context of duty, honor and family loyalty.” The most popular departments for criminal justice majors to go into after graduation are; crime scene investigator, forensic scientist, and criminal profiler, this is because TV shows and movies glorify these jobs. The media doesn’t tell the other side of the story, for example all the science and or math classes that are required for these types of jobs.
They see the major of criminal justice through one scope as all exciting breaking through doors guns blazing. The reality is most of the major is doing paper work and some of the exciting parts they show on TV and movies. Another thing students could do when approaching their criminal justice courses is look for professors who have some work experience in the profession they want to go into “… some students say that far too many professors lack experience as police, correctional guards, crime scene investigators, lawyers or probation officers, simply put they are not battle tested”. A professor with years in the department you want is more qualified to tell you the details of that profession, and with that information the student can make an educated decision whether to pursue that profession or