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Type: Individual Project

Unit:  Identifying a Career Path

Due Date:  Tue, 3/20/17

Deliverable Length:  Essay: 1,500–2,250 words, APA Format

Interview 3 criminal justice professionals from different areas of the criminal justice field in your local jurisdiction. Make sure you obtain the following information:

· The first name and the last initial of the interviewee

· The name of the interviewee's department

· The interviewee's specific interests in becoming the criminal justice professional that he or she is (this could vary depending upon the interviewee's response)

· The interviewee's department hiring requirements (e.g., initial testing, physical agility, background investigation [including the length of time for completion], or medical and psychological testing

· The interviewee's description of his or her initial training, where it took place (i.e., police academy or related training facility), and how long the training lasted

· The interviewee's department's probationary time and successful completion requirements

In essay format, write a report that includes the above information and focuses on the following as well:

· How the interviewee became interested in his or her particular field of criminal justice

· The career inquiries the interviewee made that led him or her to his or her job position

· The hiring process that he or she had to partake in and the training required once hired

· The probationary time required for successful completion of the training

· A critique of his or her descriptions and a brief comparison of differences in job requirements