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Criminal Justice Personal Statement

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“The criminal justice system, like any system designed by human beings, clearly has its flaws.” This quote by Ben Whishaw resonates with me in particular as a young black teen as my eyes have been opened to see the hardships of people who share the same ethnic heritage. For this reason, I find the study of law so vital to society as if used correctly it can be key in solving and providing solutions to the injustices of the world.
My initial fascination with law became solidified when I attended a court case at the Royal Court of Justice. This experience allowed me to see just how great an impact lawyers have on a person’s life. As a result, I started to research further into this path and began to realise that law is a career where your passion for a topic or case can make an essential change and set precedents. My awareness of law however, was nurtured by …show more content…

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