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I'm Shelby Moody. I'm a reserve deputy at the Benton County Sheriff's office 

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and I'm majoring in criminal justice at Western Oregon University. 

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My interest towards becoming a sheriff's deputy started in high school

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actually when I took a forensics class. We focused on crime scenes

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that involved blood spatter, directions of bullet casing, direct blood spatter

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fibers and whatnot. And then I realized the experience that I needed

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to get into a criminal justice degree. So I immediately started

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volunteering and doing as many ride-along hours as I could. 

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And then that led me towards WOU for my criminal justice degree.  

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Today, I'm a reserve deputy at the Benton County Sheriff's office

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and my job consists of helping the people in the community, riding patrol, 

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running background checks, leading traffic at football games. 

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My WOU practicum helped me get a job here as a reserve because as an intern

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I really got to become a part of the team here.

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I met everyone that worked here because I was with them on patrol

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or I'd see them on Wednesdays when I was here. 

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I also got to take part in training such as CPR and first aid here, 

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FEMA and LED which are both needed for a full-time position,

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and to have access to the criminal justice system. 

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So it's helped me become prepared as a reserve cuz instead of starting with nothing, 

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I came with a little bit more experience and training. 

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My favorite part of the job so far is riding patrol. 

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You never get what you expect and everything's alway a surprise.

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I met a lot of different kinds of people and learn a lot of backstories. 

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And it's where I find myself most involved with the community. 

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I would recommend WOU to other students for criminal justice because

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they have a hands-on approach. With the practicum, you're forced

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to step into the field. It's scary sometimes but you have to make yourself do it. 

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And it really shows you and reminds you 

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what you're passionate about and why you chose WOU. 

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The thing that makes Western the most special opposed to other universities

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is the professors. They really care about you and your classwork. 

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But they also care about your home life and you as a person. 

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