Complex sentence: After graduating college in her teens, Barbara hoped to follow in her father's footsteps and serve as a dedicated officer of the law, but her plans are derailed by her father's over-protectiveness and society's prejudices.
Split into simpler sentences: After graduating college in her teens, Barbara hoped to follow in her father's footsteps and serve as a dedicated officer of the law. But her plans are derailed by her father's over-protectiveness and society's prejudices.