They are kind of competing schools of thought. Criminal Justice takes a very different approach to criminals as social workers. As a social work major, you will have a vast number of opportunities to work in many fields like corrections and/or the legal system.
Check your local university or college's school of social work Just so you know, I am a Bachelor's Degree level social work student, so my answer has some validity.
The Social Work curriculum is based in the liberal arts and incorporates a professional foundation that includes social work practice, human behavior and diversity, community social services, social policy, and research methods. Optional courses offer opportunities for in-depth study in various social work practice areas such as child welfare, health care, substance abuse, African American families, and school social work. Students complete pre-professional placements and a 480-hour field placement in a social service setting.
The purpose of the Social Work Program is to prepare students for entry-level professional practice in social work or for advanced graduate-level academic work. Graduation from this program makes students eligible for state licensing or certification. Some of the settings in which students find employment include: health care, mental health, public welfare agencies, public schools, and other public and private organizations.
Community Social Services, Social Work Research Methods, Social Welfare Policy: Analysis and Advocacy, Human Behavior Theory for Social Work Practice, Multi-Cultural Social Work, Social Work in Schools, African American Families: History, Tradition, and Community, Social Work Practice in Health Care, and Child Welfare. And the degree audit shows the curricula requirements for this major. Double-majoring and/or adding a minor.
Ability to work independently and as a member of an interdisciplinary team. Genuine desire to help and work with others. Research skills in gathering information and answering questions.
Documenting information and presenting it clearly, in both written and spoken form.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.