Claire Valentine

• CJ 300 - Survey Criminal Theories - Learned major crime theories such as classical, biological, psychological, and sociological perspectives and understood how strain, social learning, and control theories explain criminal behavior.
• CJ 102 - Intro to Criminal Justice - Gained an overview of the three main components of the criminal justice system: police, courts, and corrections and learned how cases move through the system from arrest to sentencing.
• CJ 270 - Corrections - Learned about the history and development of prisons and jails and studied differences between probation, parole, incarceration, and community-based corrections.
• CJ 220 - Law Enforcement - Learned the structure and organization of local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies and studied patrol procedures, investigations, and use-of-force policies.
• CJ 310 - Criminal Justice Career Planning - Identified career paths in law enforcement, courts, corrections, and federal agencies, practiced interview skills and professional communication, and explored networking, internships, and certification requirements.
• CJ 380 - Research Methods -Learned how to design research studies and formulate research questions, studied qualitative and quantitative research methods, and gained experience interpreting statistics and analyzing data.

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• Pawsitively Mobile - Rescuing animals
• Saint Jude's - Volunteer work for events
• Breast Cancer Society - Volunteer set up for events