Front Line or Behind the Scenes?
One of the major questions when pursuing a criminal justice career is: do you want to be front line or back office? Both come with their own connotations and assumptions. Maybe front line is more exciting but also more challenging, more demanding, and maybe even scarier while back office may be more stable but ultimately […]
Meeting an Ex-Police Analyst
I have spoken a lot in previous posts about my volunteering position with Trading Standards this summer and I’m here to write yet another to highlight the breadth of opportunities that come with an experience like this. Trying to secure a volunteering placement (let alone a job) is hard, I won’t lie to you. […]
A Day at Court (In the Good Way)
In my last post, I wrote about the volunteering work I’ve started doing with Trading Standards and last week I had the amazing opportunity to attend court. My job was to write notes which would later be used in a press release so, having never been to court before, naturally I was pretty nervous. […]
Volunteering in Criminal Justice
In my last post, I spoke about the Criminal Justice Fast Track, which the University of Leicester offers to students wishing to obtain work experience in the criminal justice sector. It’s an amazing opportunity which both guides the process of obtaining work experience and provides recognition for what you learn from your experiences. As competition […]
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