Criminal Addendum Help
Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 12:48 pm
Any comments are appreciated.
Also, Does this need to be double spaced like everything else? If it is double spaced, it takes up about a page and a half, which I think is way too long for an addendum. I can put it at 1.4 spaced and it fits perfectly onto a page. Please let me know. Thanks.
When I was seventeen and eighteen years old, I made a series of errors in judgment which resulted in disciplinary criminal action.
In my senior year of high school, I began a phase in my life which, in order to grow out of, required some major soul searching and family support. I received during High school one minor in consumption citation and two public intoxication citations. All incidents were dismissed and removed from my visible record. My conduct was manipulative and insensitive to my family, friends, and mentors who cared about my success. That conduct came to a head during my freshman year at the two respective Community Colleges I attended.
On September 7th, 2007, while I was enrolled in my freshman year at XXXX Community College, I stole a textbook from an off campus bookstore. Consequently, I was arrested and charged with a class B misdemeanor for theft. In sentencing, XXXX County Court assigned a year of probation and seventy hours of community service. In December of this same semester, while I was still enrolled at XXXX Community College, I was arrested again for possession of marijuana paraphernalia. I plead guilty to this crime and was forced to pay a fine to the XXXX County Court.
On March 17th, 2008, while I was enrolled in the second semester of my freshman year at XXXX Community College, I stole a carton of cigarettes from my employer, XXXXXXXX, and I was arrested and charged with another class B misdemeanor for theft. In sentencing, XXXX County Court reduced the charge to a class C misdemeanor and I received three months of probation.
I successfully completed counseling, the assigned probation, and community service for all of these charges, and I have not been arrested or charged with any criminal activity in over two and a half years. I am ashamed of these actions and wish I would have not been so immature and naïve. I never thought about the future, I had no regards for society or authority, and I acted selfishly off of impulse and inclination alone. Since the occurrence of these incidents I have continuously been employed, held positions in extracurricular organizations, participated in non-mandated community service, and received far better grades which resulted in being listed continuously on the Dean's List or President's list for academic achievement. I have learned what it means to be responsible through all of these activities. I now take pleasure in leading a reputable and candid lifestyle, and in benefitting society rather than being an inconvenience. All of these things happened during my senior year of high school and my freshman year of college, and since then I have significantly grown and matured. I accept full responsibility for my actions and nothing of this nature will ever happen again.
Also, Does this need to be double spaced like everything else? If it is double spaced, it takes up about a page and a half, which I think is way too long for an addendum. I can put it at 1.4 spaced and it fits perfectly onto a page. Please let me know. Thanks.
When I was seventeen and eighteen years old, I made a series of errors in judgment which resulted in disciplinary criminal action.
In my senior year of high school, I began a phase in my life which, in order to grow out of, required some major soul searching and family support. I received during High school one minor in consumption citation and two public intoxication citations. All incidents were dismissed and removed from my visible record. My conduct was manipulative and insensitive to my family, friends, and mentors who cared about my success. That conduct came to a head during my freshman year at the two respective Community Colleges I attended.
On September 7th, 2007, while I was enrolled in my freshman year at XXXX Community College, I stole a textbook from an off campus bookstore. Consequently, I was arrested and charged with a class B misdemeanor for theft. In sentencing, XXXX County Court assigned a year of probation and seventy hours of community service. In December of this same semester, while I was still enrolled at XXXX Community College, I was arrested again for possession of marijuana paraphernalia. I plead guilty to this crime and was forced to pay a fine to the XXXX County Court.
On March 17th, 2008, while I was enrolled in the second semester of my freshman year at XXXX Community College, I stole a carton of cigarettes from my employer, XXXXXXXX, and I was arrested and charged with another class B misdemeanor for theft. In sentencing, XXXX County Court reduced the charge to a class C misdemeanor and I received three months of probation.
I successfully completed counseling, the assigned probation, and community service for all of these charges, and I have not been arrested or charged with any criminal activity in over two and a half years. I am ashamed of these actions and wish I would have not been so immature and naïve. I never thought about the future, I had no regards for society or authority, and I acted selfishly off of impulse and inclination alone. Since the occurrence of these incidents I have continuously been employed, held positions in extracurricular organizations, participated in non-mandated community service, and received far better grades which resulted in being listed continuously on the Dean's List or President's list for academic achievement. I have learned what it means to be responsible through all of these activities. I now take pleasure in leading a reputable and candid lifestyle, and in benefitting society rather than being an inconvenience. All of these things happened during my senior year of high school and my freshman year of college, and since then I have significantly grown and matured. I accept full responsibility for my actions and nothing of this nature will ever happen again.