The impact of women in the criminal justice system has been very instrumental. There are many women that have opted to purse the carrier on criminal justice as a result of the inspiration to learn about law so that they can effectively apply it in the real life situations. A degree in law is a perfect choice for a carrier in the criminal justice system as it offers an individual many opportunities to choose from.
Being a Juris Doctor is among the options that one can settle for. To be more effective in exercising ones responsibility, one should ensure that one identifies his/her passion so that he/she makes the right decision on where one would like to work. In addition, relevant past experience is paramount and when one happens to migrate to a foreign country. My past experience as a Juris doctor in Philippines equipped me adequately for my first job in U.S. as an Immigration and Naturalization service (INS) which is currently referred as the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS).
This provided a good experience for me since I was in a position to do what I liked. Satisfaction in the workplace ensures high performances as one feels more motivated to work harder, due to the high morale that is exhibited in such a workplace. Thus, such women that have opted to pursue a carrier out of passion and who have been successful in being incorporated in appropriate positions that give them a conducive environment and in particular in the criminal justice system has enabled it accomplish a lot as they have executed their duty with passion and diligence and assisted the department realize most of its objectives. This has also been facilitated by lack of discrimination of the female workers in the system (Angel, 2002).
Biasness in the criminal justice system is prevalent. This is as a result of the existence of the various prejudices associated with ones background, culture among others. The most important thing that one should ensure is to make sure that he/she executes ones duty as per the immigration rules since doing contrary to that can result to one losing his/her job. When one is treated unfairly, the management has improvised appropriate mechanism referred to as Equal Employment Opportunity where one can go to complain.
To ensure that the employees in the U.SCIS are adequately equipped to exercise their duties with proficiency, the agency makes sure that it gives its workforce continuous trainings to enhance their skills so that to expedite their services more effectively.
The criminal justice system like any other department exhibits the stereotypes that regard women as being less competent than men. The sexual harassment policy in the department is well effective as there are no instances that I have experienced of sexual harassment as it is prevalent in some other sectors. This has greatly boosted communications among the migration officers across the gender which has greatly enhanced team work and overall productivity.
Good relationships among both sexes in the criminal justice system have guaranteed harmonies working conditions for both parties where one sex does not feel threatened by the other one. Such an atmosphere has enabled the men to feel at ease even when they realize that their counter female workmates are more proficient in their jobs than them (Stevenson, 2008).
To enhance the performance of criminal justice system, the agency should make sure that it educates the public and especially the women that a job in criminal justice system is like any other job and women can perform as good as men do or better. Through this strategy the misperception that a carrier in the criminal justice system is for the men will be an issue of the past.
Reference List
Angel, S. (2002). Women in the Cotemporary World: Prentice Hall: New York.
Stevenson, J. (2008). The Stereotypes and Women Harassment in Workplace. London: Cambridge University.