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lakyn vaughn

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Bio

Want to experience life with loved ones!

Education

Girls Preparatory School

High School
2022 - 2024

Miscellaneous

  • Desired degree level:

    Bachelor's degree program

  • Majors of interest:

    • Criminology
  • Not planning to go to medical school
  • Career

    • Dream career field:

      Law Enforcement

    • Dream career goals:

      Sports

      Cheerleading

      Varsity
      2008 – Present16 years
      Operation 11 Tyler Schaeffer Memorial Scholarship
      Winner
      Based on having a criminal justice degree like I want to have, you can do many things to help the community and other people. I will be giving 5 descriptions and examples on how I can help. One example is being in rehabilitation services. They help others get into the society after serving their time. This could be based on education services, counsleing, or more. An example of this is a parole officer helping an ex-offender with finding a job or housing. Another description is social work. People that do this can work with one person at a time or families that have been affected by resources, crime, providing support, and others. This can be providing counseling for a family that is dealing with the aftermath of a crime, by being there for them while they cope. The third description is being a community outreach officer. They tend to work within their community that they are around and help build relationships, fix issues around it, and promote a better understanding between the public and law enforcement. I really like this one because I think it is a big job that people with criminal justice degrees can do. It is an easy thing to do, but also very thoughtful to yourself and other people. An example of this is organizing something like a neighborhood for watch programs, fostering, safety, and more. The fourth description is legal services. It helps people who are not able to afford having a legal representative by helping them understand their rights and to be able to navigate legal systems. The example of this can be a public defender representing someone who is not able to afford someone like a lawyer, but being able to be there for them to ensure their rights and making sure the people are protected. Although we do have many descriptions, here is the final one. The final one is policy making. It works to change or even create policies that can affect how the justice system operates, which aims for social justice and fairness. I think an example of this could be researching something and maybe having a change they would want to make that could affect a certain type of group, which provides equal justice. These five descriptions I think are very meaningful if you really want to do it. It provides help for people and the community, and there are many, many more ways to help the people in need, but I think these are the top five most important ones.