{"id":3540,"date":"2021-05-10T17:05:01","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T17:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/cas\/?p=3540"},"modified":"2024-07-12T16:10:02","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T16:10:02","slug":"exploring-criminal-justice-at-um-flint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/case\/2021\/05\/10\/exploring-criminal-justice-at-um-flint\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Criminal Justice at UM-Flint!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>CAS Student Ambassador April is a Communication Studies major exploring other fields of study offered by the<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/cas\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0College of Arts &amp; Sciences<\/a>. For this article, she sat down with Dr. Kimberly Bender to learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/cas\/programs\/criminal-justice\/\">Criminal Justice<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Exploring Criminal Justice at UM-Flint!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fi1Wjx4I5oI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is Dr. Kimberly Bender\u2019s fifth year as an assistant professor with UM-Flint&#8217;s  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/cas\/programs\/criminal-justice\/\">Criminal Justice program<\/a>. Her research focuses on corrections&#8211;individuals in jail or prison, or those out on parole. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are three main areas of emphasis for criminal justice students at UM-Flint: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Law Enforcement<\/li><li>Courts<\/li><li>Corrections<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>After taking the required introductory courses, Dr. Bender explains that students can take additional elective courses relevant to their particular interest. For example, there are class offerings that offer a critical examination of gender, racial, and class implications of criminal laws and criminal justice practices (CRJ 433: Social Inequality and Crime). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> After speaking with Dr. Bender, a great intro course to learn more about criminal justice (and the program itself) is <strong>CRJ 185: Introduction to the Criminal Justice System<\/strong>. This course gives you a great overview of the program and will help to debunk the myths surrounding crime, courts, and more. Any students interested in pursuing the program further can work towards a minor or a major in criminal justice!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Preparing for the Future<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many different career options for students studying criminal justice. Some students take their education further by pursuing <strong>law school<\/strong> after gaining a valuable understanding of how the system works. Other students start work following graduation in careers working with<strong> juvenile facilities,<\/strong> a variety of city departments ( like Flint\u2019s Department of Health and Human Services), or <strong>law enforcement<\/strong> positions such as a police or parole officer. With three different focuses, students can select coursework that best prepares them for future careers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What I found most interesting about the criminal justice program was the real world experiences students can gain while earning their degrees. In Professor Bender\u2019s corrections course, students take a trip to a prison to gain additional insights on what they learn in class. In a course focused on how minors interact with the criminal justice system, students get a similar experience by stepping into a juvenile detention facility. These out of class experiences bring a new level of understanding to what students learn in theory. There is also an optional internship course, allowing students to gain further real-world experiences and to build their resumes while earning course credit. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CAS Student Ambassador April is a Communication Studies major exploring other fields of study offered by the\u00a0College of Arts &amp; Sciences. For this article, she sat down with Dr. Kimberly Bender to learn more about Criminal Justice. This is Dr. Kimberly Bender\u2019s fifth year as an assistant professor with UM-Flint&#8217;s Criminal Justice program. 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