Open Doors to Career Options in Criminal Justice

On Friday, August 5, 2011, instructors from the Remington College – Shreveport Campus Criminal Justice Department held an in-service training meeting of the Juvenile Court for Caddo Parish.

Remington College-Cleveland West Campus and Remington College-Cleveland Campus will hold Criminal Justice Open Houses on Thursday, September 29 from 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm.

“This was a great opportunity for our criminal justice students to interact with professionals in law enforcement. Our students got one-on-one time to talk with law enforcement professionals, ask them questions, and receive valuable career advice,” said Shreveport Director of Career Services Becky Currier.

Criminal Justice lead instructor Mark Liverman and several students from our Nashville Criminal Justice morning program can say they’ve seen that – and much more – all the result of their eye-opening, or shall we say eye-popping, field trip to the “Bodies Human Exhibit,” held at the Rivergate Mall in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, on April 5, 2010.

Mr. French started at Remington College in September 2006, just a year after the Criminal Justice program was introduced at the Campus. The program has benefited from his more than 35 years of experience, including positions as a juvenile and federal court probation officer, a supervisor and part of the Mayor of Cleveland’s Re-Entry Task Force at the Bureau of Prisons Halfway House in Cleveland, and a community resource specialist for the Northern District of Ohio’s Justice Department. He is also a U.S. Army veteran and former military police officer.

Shreveport Criminal Justice Instructor and Corporal Patrick McConnell took his students on a field trip to the Shreveport Police Department on September 28, 2010, where they learned about the intriguing and routine aspects of criminal justice work firsthand.

Omega Eta Psi, the Remington College – Memphis Campus chapter of the American Criminal Justice Association (ACJA), hosted a hot dog sale on St. Patrick’s Day to raise funds for the victims of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan on March 11, 2011.

Students in our Baton Rouge Criminal Justice program recently got to see some of the tools of the trade and "talked shop" with East Baton Rouge Crime Scene Officers Captain K. Kwan and Lieutenant A. Boudier.

Edgar Gonzalez, a Criminal Justice associate’s degree student at Remington College – Fort Worth Campus, has been selected as the 2009 “Outstanding Performer of the Year” among all operatives at the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).

Among the events was one called Facial Recognition, which allows the user to create and re-create billions of composite images of human faces. Facial features selected from a database are automatically combined to produce a photo-quality composite image. The technology helps law enforcement agencies identify, track, and apprehend suspects.

The Fort Worth Police Department’s Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team recently visited our Criminal Justice students at our Fort Worth, Texas College for an educational lecture and equipment demonstration.

Criminal Justice students in Shreveport got an up-close look at a high-profile capital murder case by being in the courtroom for a critical week during the trial of recently convicted serial killer Eric Mickelson.

Remington College – Nashville Campus held its annual “National Night Out” against crime on Tuesday, August 2, 2011.

Remington College-Shreveport Campus will hold a National Night Out event featuring safety, educational and fun activities for families.

Just a few short years ago, Yanina Allen, a single mother, was working very long hours and a varied schedule as part of her full-time job at a casino. She previously attended Louisiana State University for two years, but was forced to drop out. She has now found success with an Associate's Degree in Criminal Justice from Remington College...

“HPD! Open up!” Our Honolulu Criminal Justice staff, students, and graduates did just that when the Honolulu Police Department came knockin’ recently at the Honolulu Campus. Get the 411 on the visitors, the visit, and the lessons learned by our CJ students by clicking the article link!

On March 8, 2011, Fort Worth Police Officer Harold Cussnick and his police dog named Kelev addressed 20 of our Fort Worth Criminal Justice students, along with their instructor James Johansen and Degree Department Chair Scott Cogswell.