For this Discussion make sure you have read the S.M.A.R.T. Goal Setting PDF

Complete the S.M.A.R.T. Goals Activity Worksheetand identify your educational and career goals. Then discuss how the concepts, skills, populations served, needs addressed, and jobs in the field of criminal justice correlate with those goals. Be sure to distinguish between:

• The needs of the population served.
• The role of the criminal justice practitioner.
• Simply, can the criminal justice practitioner always address the needs of society?

S.M.A.R.T. GOALS ACTIVITY Worksheet

Name: _____________________________________

List a short-term, intermediate, and long-term educational or professional goal in the column on the right. Make sure you fill in the boxes to ensure each of your goals is specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timed.

Short-Term Goal

What is your short-term goal?
Is this goal specific?
How can you measure this goal?
Is this goal attainable?
Is this goal realistic?
When do you plan to complete this goal?

Intermediate Goal

What is your intermediate goal?
Is this goal specific?
How can you measure this goal?
Is this goal attainable?
Is this goal realistic?
When do you plan to complete this goal?

Long-Term Goal

What is your long-term goal?
Is this goal specific?
How can you measure this goal?
Is this goal attainable?
Is this goal realistic?
When do you plan to complete this goal?