Comparative Criminal Justice Systems : Reviews (London)

Being around Professor Susan Whitford on this trip was such a make or break. She was so informational and engaging and inclusive throughout the entirety of the trip. She made it a fun yet educational experience for every single one of us and clearly went out of her way to make this a trip all of us would remember forever.

One of my favorite parts of this program was traveling alongside students and faculty that share similar academic interests. Exploring new places through a shared lens made the experience incredibly enriching and fun!

The KU Criminal Justice study abroad program was genuinely life changing, and it would have been a massive mistake not to go on the trip. Seeing everything that I have been studying at KU being applied to the real world in such an immersive way was very rewarding. Just walking around London and taking in the rich culture sparked such an interest in me, which I have been able to bring back with me and apply to my classes back at school. So far this semester upon coming back from London, I have constantly found myself thinking back on London and relating my curriculum back to the absolutely amazing experience I had in London.

The thing that I found the most rewarding was doing research on the places we went to before the trip, and then getting to actually see those places in person. The research we did on the criminal justice system in the United Kingdom provided a good foundation of knowledge going into the trip. Getting to actually see these places and learn about them in London provided a much deeper and more in depth analysis of another country's criminal justice system.

This trip was my first time traveling alone and my first time in Europe. I had a lot of doubts about going due to fear of the unknown, but after coming back from the trip I have learned that even though it might be a little scary, it is so worth it to not pass up on the opportunity of a lifetime. So pretty much, I would just really recommend that students look past their nerves and go for it as far as studying abroad.