Justice Studies Career Panel
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SELECT>> FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs noted below)
Panel Presentations (Spring, 2010)
- CLIP 1: Prof. Anne Redding, SBCC Justice Studies. 13 min. Topics: Intro/purpose; student drive and importance of passion; choosing the right career in Criminal Justice and steps to success; overview of criminal justice process and related careers: educate yourself about the different agencies; pay differences with graph (HS, Associates, Bachelor’s +) & Labor Statistics 10 year projections; officer pay in different scenarios, and various positions and pay; highlight of the three AA/AS degrees at SBCC
- CLIP 2: Prof. Tom Mahoney, SBCC Justice Studies. 13 min. Topics: The oral interview, what it’s like, what you NEED to know ahead, questions, how to prepare! Plus additional comments by Steve Eidson of Ventura Office of FBI on the interview process
- CLIP 3: Steve Eidson, Ventura Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). 9 min.
- CLIP 4: Michelle-rene Marmolejo, LA County Sheriff’s Department. 5 min.
- CLIP 5: Dave Sauders, Santa Barbara District Attorney’s Office. 6 min.
- CLIP 6: David Whitham, Santa Barbara Police Department. 9 min.
- CLIP 7: Daniel Calderon, Santa Barbara Sherriff’s Department. 22 min.
- CLIP 8: Robert Stuva, California Highway Patrol. 15 min.
- CLIP 9: Heather Bennett, Santa Barbara County Probation. 10 min.
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SELECT>> Frequently Asked Questions
The following questions are answered by all law enforcement presenters
1) What are your Drug use policies? Specifically, if I smoked marijuana, can I be hired by your agency? 6 min.
2) What about a DUI arrest? 1 min.
3) What kind impact does your credit rating/background have? 3 min.
4) Several of you said that you don’t hire until someone is 29-30. What do you do in between? 3 min.
5) If you have a Tattoo, what’s your agency’s position? 2 min.
6) What if you have a felony in your background and you had it expunged? (Plus comments on difference between record expunged or sealed; and on fingerprinting record) 2.5 min.
7) If you have a Bachelor’s degree does it help in hiring? (Plus comments re: higher education value before and during career) 1 min.
8) Is it an issue if you live with someone who is here illegally? If it’s your mother/family member? 1 min.
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