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故事最后更新:2020年2月
当前职位更新:2022年8月

The GMercyU 刑事司法 community is in essence a family comprised of an incredible, 才华横溢的, and over-qualified group of educators that not only want to see you learn, but want to see you succeed and become a leader in your field even more.

Sarah wanted a college with a tight-knit community and small class sizes that would help her develop close relationships with her professors and peers. She wanted to continue to compete as an athlete. 她想去一个更大的大都市. 和, 她想要一个强有力的, growing 刑事司法 program designed to educate holistically on the criminal justice system.

她在德国梅隆大学找到了自己的对手, and she made the most of her college experience as a member of the field hockey and track and field programs, 国家刑事司法荣誉协会, GSLI杰出领袖计划, 纪律聆讯委员会委员, 和SAAC成员/代表. She was also a private tutor in subjects such as criminal justice, philosophy, and writing.

Some of her favorite college memories include competing in conference championships and post-seasons for both sports, 在费城市政厅实习, and conducting and presenting independent research on trends in natural disasters and crime rates.

是什么激发了她对刑事司法的兴趣

While she’s always had a curiosity of the complexities of the justice system and its functionality, 高中两次去圣萨尔瓦多传教, El Salvador helped cement her interest in the field.

在那里, she discovered a culture without an efficient government and justice system, one so heavily condensed with crime that most of the community relied on income from gang-related activities. Children as young as 12 years old were recruited by family members to play some role in the commission of gang-affiliated crimes.

After witnessing this and noting the presence of some similar characteristics within communities in the United States, I knew I wanted to become involved in a career path in the criminal justice or legal field.

After devoting more time to self-discovery, Sarah decided to pursue law school. 作为一名律师，她感受到了这一点, she could have a greater impact on people’s lives and society at large by giving a voice to those who hadn’t previously been heard by their community.

Her Experience in GMercyU's 刑事司法 Program

“To anyone who wants to gain a comprehensive understanding of the criminal justice system, as well as learn the theories behind why crime exists – from individual to community-based standpoints – GMercyU is the place,莎拉说.

萨拉在她身上找到了亲密的友谊 刑事司法 program peers, who inspired a competitive educational experience. 和, as shared above, she found her 刑事司法 professors to be inspirational.

“The combination of all of these elements results in the creation of individuals who are competent in the criminal justice system, 对自己的知识和能力有信心, and walking with strong moral and ethical foundations,萨拉说。.

德国大学如何帮助她进入法学院

“GMercyU taught me to understand dense theories and concepts by compartmentalizing all of the required elements and seeing how each element is essential to that theory or concept,萨拉说。, who attends Lincoln Memorial University’s Duncan School of Law in Knoxville, TN. “This has been – and is continuing to be – increasingly helpful in understanding law and legal concepts that include many parts and subparts, 当然也有例外, and how the rule can be applied in different circumstances.”

Sarah also feels the conversational skills she built at GMercyU have been invaluable. “They are essential in a line of work that requires you to take a complicated ‘langu年龄’ used in major cases throughout history – as well as in the statutes and rules in a given jurisdiction – and attempt to translate the legalese into langu年龄 that can be more easily understood by the general public,”她说。.

“Additionally, GMercyU taught me a major lesson about working with people,莎拉说.

[GMercyU's] Core Mercy Values provide a very efficient guideline for anyone who hopes to work in a career focused on the public, because they give practical examples for how people can walk in mercy.

法学院生活

她的第一年, Sarah is taking civil-related classes such as Tort Law, 民事诉讼程序, 合同与销售, 及财产法. Her classes will become more criminal-based during her second year.

She feels that the Duncan School of Law is a great fit. “This institution has many of the same goals and missions as GMercyU does, 包括关注学生的成功, and producing individuals who are ‘practice ready’ in their respective field,”她说。.

今年夏天, Sarah plans to complete an externship in Knoxville, 要么在地方检察官办公室, 公设辩护律师事务所, 或者在一家专注于家庭法的律所.

给未来毕业生的建议

“你的故事还没有结束. If there’s some part of you – even if it’s miniscule – that wants to see how far you can go, 在任何领域, then you are doing yourself an injustice in not at least inquiring what your options are,”她说。.

“怀疑是敌人. You are so much stronger and so much more capable than you think or know.”