Use the assigned readings (and other readings from your graduate studies that you care to include) to serve as a guide for completing a statement of your criminal justice philosophy. Your statement should be 500 word and cover the following:

Describe your philosophy, how it developed, and why it appeals to you.

Relate various criminal justice philosophies you have studied on your own.

Provide details on the area of law you plan to choose as a career.

Describe how you plan to apply your philosophy of criminal justice to this area.

Use the GCU e-Library to locate 4-6 scholarly sources in support of your content.