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[–] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 68 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (7 children)

So uh... I had to look up the term 'CJ Degree.'

... Criminal Justice.

As in... learn 'industry practices' to be qualified as a corrections officer (jail/prison guard), private detective, cop, paralegal, etc.

The first thing that came up was a particular college's course overview and goals checklist... one of the goals was ...

Attend a financial literacy workshop.

So not only is this person a moron, not only is this person in all likelihood a prison guard, not only did they go to college to become a prison guard, they shouldn't have even graduated with their degree.

As a person from a white trash neighborhood, who got real degrees, first in the family to go to college... I have not gotten white trash vibes this strong in quite a long time.

[–] LilB0kChoy@lemm.ee 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Unfortunately there’s a lot of criminal justice jobs that only require a two year technical degree. Depending on location and school it’s likely that it was “check the boxes” kind of program for a field that is understaffed.

[–] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Ah, the prison-industrial-degree mill complex.

Love it.

Fucks over everyone, in so many ways.

... A good portion of the families I grew up next to just actually had half of their family as criminals, in prison, usually for consistent DUIs or drug charges and domestic abuae...

... and the other half were prison/jail guards/staff.

Thats what I mean by 'white trash.'

People that unironically described themselves as 'wiggers' back in the 00s.

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