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Library Resources for CJ100

Topic One: Individual Perception of Criminal Justice Practitioners

Respond to the following question: 

As a criminal justice practitioner, why is "perception" important?

Be sure to address this question in the following contexts:

  • My perception of the criminal justice profession.
  • My perception of the people I will serve.
  • The perception the people I serve have of the criminal justice profession.
  • My perception of myself as a criminal justice professional.

Some search phrases include:

  • "public opinion" "criminal justice administration"
  • "public opinion" "law enforcement"
  • "public opinion" police
  • public perception "law enforcement"
  • law enforcement public relations
  • community policing

Note: Using quotation marks tell the database to search the words together. You can use them in any combination to see varying search results.