Essay On Criminal Justice And Racial Stereotyping

Before choosing criminal justice as my major, I wanted to be an art major. The dream was to work as a comic book artist, but I soon realized that it was virtually impossible for me to achieve that dream. Eventually, I became interested in the criminal justice system and all of the aspects that exist in the system, specifically the court aspect. When I told my family that I wanted to be a criminal justice major, my father told me outright that I could not be a police officer or work in corrections, so law school was the only option, but I morphed that expectation into my own with the desire to become a civil rights attorney. Moreover, I have always been interested in politics and political movements that involved civil rights and human rights.

This is one of the major reasons I choose criminal justice as my major, so that I can understand the inner workings of the criminal justice system to better understand the history and eventually bring awareness to the spots that need improvement, such as the racial stereotyping that causes sentencing disparities. Because of these reasons and many more, I am following the path to becoming a civil rights attorney. To this very day, civil rights are still being violated and I wish to be a part of the change that will help uplift and encourage others to speak out on civil rights and help those in need. Though I understand that I can not stop civil rights from being violated, I do wish to be the change that the court system in the criminal justice system may need to improve itself. Nevertheless, civil rights are a topic of interest for myself and I intend to go to law school so that I can achieve my dream of becoming a civil rights lawyer and working for those who wish to be served justice for the discrimination they may have

As I mentioned before, civil rights has always been an interest of mine and is something that I want to make my career. As a civil rights lawyer, I want to fight for the rights of citizens whose rights have been violated or those who have been discriminated against. How I came to this decision is I was at the BMV and was waiting in a long line to get my driver’s license. A woman was talking to us about how her son was a law student who was studying to become a civil rights lawyer. Then an epiphany came over me and I guess my mother had the same idea as we both settled on the idea that becoming a civil rights lawyer was a perfect fit for me. That was one of the situations where I realized I wanted to become a civil rights attorney, but truly it was because of the Black Lives Matter Movement and the overturning of Roe v. Wade. These two events sparked a drive in me that wanted to help those in need and help amplify the voices of those who speak out on those types of issues. Civil rights are very important and are often an issue that can be swept under the rug, and some civil rights cases do not see the light of day and I think that is a great shame. The justice system is supposed to deal with equal justice under the law of the Constitution, but what happens when the system fails and there are people who are not delivered justice? That is an issue that I want to face head on, I