CJ 790 7-1 Journal: Reflection For this journal assignment, reflect on your capstone experience so far. In addition to explaining what your experience has been like, be sure to address the following:

Criminal Justice Professionals

James Spann

SNHU

Question 1

There are various ways I will find assignments to showcase the skills that I am capable of demonstrating as a criminal justice professional. First, I will check on my portal to see what type of assignment has been given by the instructor with regard to criminal justice. Secondly, I will use my phone and PC to open particular criminal justice websites where I will access questions requiring me to demonstrate my skills as a criminal justice professional. Third, I will use the university library to find assignments on criminal justice which I will complete and avail them to the professor for marking. Additionally, I can use course dashboard syllabus, grade book or modules to find the assignments related to criminal justice.

Question 2

I have gained a lot of knowledge that has made me a better criminal justice professional. Firstly, I have learned several skills to be put into practice in order to be an effective investigator which include the control of emotions to provide a safe environment for sharing significant details. There are also technical skills such as the use of fingerprints while analyzing evidence. Moreover, there is the use of proper communication skills that involve asking questions clearly as well as listening keenly to the answers being provided. Additionally, I have learned about the challenges that criminal justice professional’s face and the necessary strategies that can be implemented to mitigating them.

Besides, I have learned the elements of a criminal investigation which are crime scene management, questioning of the suspect, use of forensic tools for analysis of evidence, recognizing the offense as well as assessing and interviewing the present witnesses in the scene of a crime. Moreover, I have learned the importance of involving the public opinions on crime and criminal justice so as to have a variety of ideas on how to handle crime victims accordingly. Finally, I have learned my major roles as a criminal justice professional is to identify and catch the unlawful people and giving punishment to them, rehabilitating offenders, prevent the occurrence of other crimes, and giving moral support to the victims of crime.

Question 3

There are a number of ways that ePortfolio enables me to showcase my skills. First, the ePortfolio has enabled me to assess and boost my self-esteem and self-confidence. It is by the help of ePortfolio that I have developed my own goals for learning criminal justice. It has also helped me to assess my decisions since I get involved in decision making as a student. EPortfolio has also enabled me to have a direction for planning my career which is part and parcel of how the skills can be demonstrated. The ePortfolio components have effective in developing my knowledge and skills as well as showcasing them. I believe that the only things that can be removed from my ePortfolio are the negative comments regarding my assignments. Everything else is okay with me in the ePortfolio.

References

Colaprete, F. (2009). Mentoring in the Criminal Justice Professions. Springfield: Charles C Thomas Publisher, LTD.