Latoya Cook
Kaplan University
CJ-900-90: Preparing for a Career in Public Safety February 26, 2013
I have chosen the Criminal Justice field to become a Crime Scene Investigator/ Police Officer. I chose this field because of all the fascinating things that you have to look at and do. Being a Crime Scene Investigator is a career path that I chose to do like three years ago but I keep putting it off. Majority of the time I felt like I could do it that I would be out of my mind for want to chose a career path as this one. So one day I woke up and decided that I was going to go to the Police department and fill out an application and I did. I chose this path because I feel it is the path that has my name on it. My professional reason for wanting to be a Crime Scene Investigator is because I feel they are some of the reason why the criminal are put in prison. I feel without have a Crime Scene team you wouldn’t be able to collect all the evidence that you need to put the criminals away. I feel they play a big role in putting criminals away. The Crime Scene Investigator is the ones who collect the fingerprints; take the picture, and collect blood and so much more. I want to be a part of that team. My personal reason for want to be a crime scene investigator they are a big part of the Police officer team and that is where I would like to start at and work my way up to that point. I know that there are a lot of things that you will see that you are not going to agree with but I feel that is a big challenge for me and that is what I want to take on. I want to be a part of a wonderful team that was put here to serve and protect this wonderful nation. The reason I fill I will succeed as a Police Officer and Crime Scene Investigator is because I have done a lot of research on this career. When it is comes to a job I want to be to know what I am doing. I am a hard worker. I have the discipline that the military have instilled in me. I am ready to help protect this country. I am mental prepared for the journey that this job will lead me on. I can’t forget that I have a wonderful