Why The Criminal Justice System Works Will Only Make Me A...

My Why My desire to help young adolescents who are remanded to the foster system regardless of their circumstances has pushed me in pursuing a Criminal Justice degree and has furthered my desire to become a Victim Advocate. Understanding how the criminal justice system works will only make me a better Victim Advocate. The ability to provide information and consolation on what victimization is, can help anyone who is going through a traumatizing experience. It can even lessen the intensity of trauma when there is someone present who understands and can empathize with the victim. A Victim Advocate is also essential in explaining the legal and protections of a victim, providing information on the criminal justice process, providing emotional†¦show more content†¦The ability to remember, comprehend, apply, evaluate, analyze, and create are key components to an effective victim advocate. Remember: According to the Standford Encyclopedia of Philosophy the ability to remember relies heavily on the distinguished differences between â€Å"recollective memory† versus â€Å"habit memory† (Sutton, 2010). These differences in memory are marked by â€Å"grammatical, phenomenological, and (on some views) psychological and neural difference† which in turn create the memory system (Sutton, 2010). This marked ability of remembering is crucial as it encompasses both behavior and thought, and being a Victim Advocate entails both acting and thinking remembering behaviors, actions, and knowledge previously learned through text and actions that will provide the victim with the best. Memory is essential in how society operates, learned behavior relies heavily on memory, and these memories can often be negative. Learned negative behaviors such as abuse are directly related to events in a person’s life, these memories will manifest into behaviors. Verbal abuse is one of the easiest and common forms of abuse that stem from the environment. Whether a person consciously remembers these abuses is not always significant but it has a large impact on the behaviors of a person. I have executed an assignment on verbal abuse, and what I have learned is that memory can be tricky. A