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Personal Narrative: A Career In Criminal Justice And Law

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Throughout my life I have gone through many phases of career choices but one has been most prevalent and recurring. Criminal justice and law has been a career field which I have taken interest in since I was young.In recent years I have looked more past law into the field of forensic science to solidify the career I hope to one day have as I have found a strong passion for science inside myself. Forensic science and law are different but also codependent in a way. These two fields overlap in that forensic evidence is many times the foundation for a lawyer’s case yet the forensics team has to follow the law that accompanies evidence collection and examination.Also as I know I am an indecisive person I am positive that in the time between now

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