Interview Analysis

The interview found some important information about the Criminal Justice field. I asked questions about the motivation to be a police officer or in this case, a Drug Enforcement Agency officer and thoughts on graduation. He believes that 20-25% of students take a break after graduation before they start their careers in whatever field they choose. He is a criminal justice major and wants to be a DEA agent because it's a step above patrol officers and includes a lot of investigation rather than law enforcement. He also would like to intern at a police department because he believes "it is a hands-on learning experience for the basic systems of law enforcement." I also asked him whether he thinks his career choice is more beneficial to society than most other career choices and he agreed because the role of the DEA is to keep drugs off the streets and out of the hands of criminals and children alike.