You know you’re a criminal justice major when ...

 

While law students comb through tomes, criminal justice majors study crime, which focuses on the frontlines of the justice system.  As a major, it still impacts me well after graduation.  I used to look forward to tackling assignments and reports.  Even after I donned my cap and gown, I felt there was still more to research.  My thirst for knowledge is never satiated in this subject, since I feel the call to comprehend criminal behavior under every charge type.  There will always be a need to fight crime, so I know there is always employment for it.

Just for fun, I created this list awhile back about the various traits that make criminal justice majors stand out. 

You know you’re a criminal justice major when:

-You realize that you rather go to a trial than a rock concert.

-You would rather conduct a research project at a prison than go to Six Flags Great Adventure.

-You have a favorite lawyer.

-You have a least favorite lawyer.

-You have favorite/least favorite criminals under different charge types.

-You look at the FBI’s Most Wanted List for fun.

-You get books about murder under the Christmas tree.

-You know more about serial killers than you know about Desperate Housewives.

-You shun CSI shows because they are so phony.

-You laugh at the spy/crime movies when the CIA acts like the FBI, the FBI acts like the police, and the police act like they’re spies or something else outside their job description.

-You stay up past 2am researching legal documents regarding necrophilia cases.

-You daydream about cracking down on human trafficking rings.

-You workout to prepare for your next PT.

-You’ve been fingerprinted in 5+ places, because of jobs and volunteer work, not because you’re a criminal.

-You’ve waited in a holding cell to get fingerprinted, for a job.

-You’ve waited for a job interview in a prison lobby with Christmas music playing in the background.

-You’ve had a job interview where everyone interviewing you had a gun.

-You consider yourself lucky if you get one of those jobs.

-At work, you know all the names of the judges.

-At work, you’ve encountered weird charges including public urination, illegal lobster possession, and deadly missile projectile in traffic.

-Your resume includes heroin investigations.

-You would love to travel the world....... and visit prisons, and do research.

-You would rather interview incarcerated cannibals than have sex with (insert random hot celebrity).

-You hear a creepy pattern of song lyrics in popular music referring to love interests as “my little girl,” “come ‘ere child.” ....and you find it disturbing.

-You see a police car, and think man, I wish I had a car like that!

-You are a cop, and you say hi to that car.

-You know cops and/or federal agents.

-You want to pull over all the bad drivers on the road.

-You make people jump when you approach them.

-You’ve taken exams you can not brag about.

-You’ve eaten breakfast with the FBI.

-You’ve seen the inside of a courtroom, but you’re not involved in a dispute.

-You’ve seen the inside of a police station, and you’re not under arrest.

-You’ve seen a county jail barbershop.

-You know the existence of “mandatory yoga classes.”

-Police dogs don’t bark at you.