Dallas County Adult Probation Denise Catherine Tobias

133 North Industrial Blvd Dr. Barrum

Dallas, TX 75207

REPORT #7 Evaluation and Consolidation of Goals

Your final report should be a complete report of your internship experiences under the title "How I Evaluate Myself as a Future Criminal Justice Worker," and may not exceed five typed pages. Describe the extent to which the theoretical knowledge included your course work at the College of Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University contributed to your field practice experience during your internship. Cite at least two SHSU courses. Show what you have learned, indicate how your ideas have
On the same note, the Fundamentals of Criminal Law, or CJ 264, is another course offered at SHSU that notably contributed to the internship opportunity. Interning within the courtroom setting of the Dallas County Adult Probation Department affirms the teachings provided by this particular course. Working side by side with the Dallas County Court Judges provides the opportunity to witness the enforcement of the Penal Code. The Fundamentals of Criminal Law focuses on the understanding of the Penal Code and offers a variety of scenarios plausible to different laws. The objective of the course is to aid students in recognizing offenses and the range of punishments that coincide with them. The Dallas County District Attorneys plea bargain with offenders in an attempt to walk on common ground and pinpoint a punishment that best suits the offense; part of the plea bargain may include dropping the charges to a lesser included offense. The probation department comes into the picture and either complies with the agreement or recommends altering the conditions to better suit the situation. The Fundamentals of Criminal Law course has affirmed every expectation concerning the Penal Code. The ideas implemented through this course are fully supported by the experiences made available through the internship program. As with any life experience individuals tend to excel in certain