Originally posted by Trinity:
Yeah I'm double majoring in Criminology and Sociology. I was minoring in Psychology (I had it in my head that I wanted to be Clarice Starling) until I realized that my sociological instincts and way of thinking were seriously conflicting with it so I dropped it. If all goes well I'll be testing for Chicago PD shortly after graduation. But, we'll see...
Cool Congrats,
I'm unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately) not quite at the Clarice Starling level. The only criminals I deal with usually are the severely mentally ill ones, the suicidal ones, or the substance abusing ones. I have gotten to meet a few rather interesting sociopaths from time to time though. I was trying to make a point with a guy in group once (I don't even remember what the point was now) and I asked him how many people he had murdered. His answer was "Four...uh...wait, three. One of those was in prison so he doesn't count." The group found that hilarious. Me, less so. It did teach me about asking dumb questions though.
You do get to know a lot of the judges and police officers in the course of the work, however, and each time it brings back that old drive and questions of what might have been. But then I look at my wife who I met through the course of working for the same agency years ago and our daughter we now have together and once again I'm reminded of the lesson about asking dumb questions.
Best of luck and happy 21st!
