Beto Chair Lecture Series: Dr. David M. Kennedy

Friday Oct 18, 2013
9:30 - 11:00 A.M.
Hazel B. Kerper Courtroom

David M. Kennedy, director of the Center for Crime Prevention and Control at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City, was responsible for the Boston Gun Project, whose “Operation Ceasefire” intervention was responsible for a more than sixty per cent reduction in youth homicide victimization.

CJ Summer Camps 2013

Session I: Sun Jun 16 - 20
Session II: Sun July 21 - 25
Session III: Sun Jul 28 - Aug 1

George J. Beto Criminal Justice Center

Are you a high school student age 15-17 interested in criminal justice? Would you like to gain hands-on experience in criminal justice? Would you like to meet law enforcement agents, professors, and other students that share your interest? Would you like to tour the prison, crime lab, or morgue? Would you like toinvestigate a mock crime scene?

Climbing the Ladder at TDCJ

Capt. Timothy Fitzpatrick serves in the Polunsky Unit in Livingston.

Capt. Timothy Fitzpatrick of the Polunsky Unit and Assistant Director Jennifer Robinson of the Huntsville Placement and Release Unit would like to grow their careers at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to help their employees as well as the offenders under their supervision.

Constables Attend Leadership College at LEMIT

The Constables Leadership College Class #9 included representatives from 25 offices across the Texas.

Top level leaders from 25 Constables’ Offices across Texas recently completed an intensive Leadership College that covered many aspects of modern law enforcement management techniques, styles and philosophies.

Campus Prepares Law Enforcement for Active Shooters

A drill helped law enforcement prepare for an active shooter on campus.

In the quiet days between semesters at Sam Houston State University, the third floor of Smith-Hutson Business Building erupted with shouts and the sounds of gunfire.

But this was not the latest in a series of mass attacks plaguing college or school campuses across the country. It was an Active Shooter Training exercise by law enforcement agencies in Walker County to help prepare officers to respond to a disaster. The mock scenarios, which included simunitions and blank guns, were tested in college setting in classrooms and a residence hall.

Leading the Way in CJ and Criminology

College Dean Dr. Vincent Webb leads a discussion among representatives from top criminal justice programs across the country.

Academic leaders in Criminal Justice and Criminology recently gathered at Sam Houston State University for a Graduate Director Summit to share information to improve programs in the discipline across the country.

CJ Undergrads Win First Summer Research Award

Three undergraduate students from the College of Criminal Justice will spend the summer researching a new “three-strikes” law half a world away.