Careers in Private Security

¶ … qualified candidate who demonstrates professionalism and aptitude in the field of private security, I urge you to consider the following BSCJA courses that I have recently completed with aplomb. Through this coursework, I have met and surpassed all program objectives, including developing enhanced communications skills, intimate knowledge of the discipline and what it entails, full integration of academic knowledge and hands-on practice, training and self-development through education, the development of proper conduct, professionalism, and codes of ethics, aptitude in research and analysis of data, organizational awareness and participation, analytical and problem-solving skills, and vision for the future.

As part of the BSCJA program, I completed the following coursework relevant to my personal and professional development. A course in organized crime introduced me to the origins of organized crime as well as strategies that law enforcement officials use to curtail it. Criminal justice, criminal law, criminal procedures and criminology courses each introduced me to various investigative principles, applications of the law, and complicated issues such as mental health and ethnicity. Courses like these provided me with fundamental groundwork that will be relevant to my job. An interpersonal communications course was instrumental in teaching an aspiring security professional to how to approach potentially difficult people and situations. I also took introductory courses in corrections and police work, information which will easily carry over into the private sector. Juvenile justice coursework was thorough in investigating the particular needs of that population. Additionally, BSCJA coursework in specific material including ethics, cultural diversity, research methods, organizational behavior, criminal justice administration, criminal justice policy analysis, and criminal justice personnel also coalesce to pertain directly to my future. Finally, an interdisciplinary capstone course offered a useful and comprehensive means to understand how all the program's various courses fit into the world at large. Goals of the program are to prepare graduates like me with a stimulating and successful career.