Victimology Personal Statement

I currently reside in Cincinnati Ohio; I am applying for the Crime Analysis Certificate Program for many reasons. Obtaining the certificate would allow me the opportunity for better career advancements, than what is offered here locally. Obtaining the certificate would allow me to have better advancement in Victimology and research. After having completed the Certificate I plan on relocating to Seattle and enrolling to the Masters of Arts in Criminal Justice program with a specialization in Victimology. I am an ambitious and dedicated person, after receiving my masters I plan on continuing my education in pursuit of a doctoral program. My end goal is to have my doctorate to become a professor and to also have my research along the way published.

Victimology was one of my favorite courses of my undergraduate education. It will be a rewarding career to help others whether others are helped through advocacy or through my research. For my undergraduate thesis I completed a paper and a presentation presented at a local conference, which was on the media portrayal of victimization. My presentation and research conducted looked at many factors of victimization one being sexual victimization and how undergraduate students thought about perceived victimization. This is something I am passionate about and would love to continue my research on but on a larger scale than just 100 students on campus. During my undergraduate career I did stumble just a little bit in my studies. Math is personally not my strong suite. I have taken Statistics twice and also withdrew once because of concerns with the teacher. I am currently enrolled again in statistics and it couldn’t be going any better. I have improved tremendously. I have looked at the situation as a learning experience and it has taught me to never give up when life gives you obstacles. I didn’t give up, when there was many times I wanted to just throw in the towel because my education is very important to me and I have a lot to offer the