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The College of Criminal Justice graduated its fall class of 2013 in December, with about 230 undergraduates and more than 30 graduate students, including two new Ph.D.s.
The College of Criminal Justice graduated its fall class of 2013 in December, with about 230 undergraduates and more than 30 graduate students, including two new Ph.D.s.
A team of researchers led by Sam Houston State University identified a number of areas of improvement in a national database of forensic ballistics evidence used to link guns to violent crimes.
Police Chief Bob Lausten, a SHSU graduate and 30 year law enforcement veteran, still uses the padlock from his police academy class. Every time he looks at it, he remembers the core lessons that come with the job.
Mon, Dec 9, 2013
5 p.m.
Lowman Student Center Room 304
A new twist will let students at Lone Star College-Montgomery see beyond the community college classrooms—literally—via in-class videoconferencing sessions or face-to-face meetings with other students at Sam Houston State University’s College of Criminal Justice.
Five graduates of the Leadership Command College, the premiere executive development program for Texas law enforcement, recently returned to the Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas (LEMIT) as new police chiefs.
Wed, Dec 5, 2013
5:30 p.m.
Criminal Justice Center, CJava Cafe
Come join Alpha Phi Sigma, the CJ National Honor Society, at its biweekly meetings!
Wed Dec 4, 2013
4:00pm
Lowman Student Center, Room 302
Faculty and staff from Sam Houston State University are invited to attend a seminar on Dec. 4 from 8 a.m. to noon in the Lowman Student Center Theater on to how to address sexual assault on campus and respond if an assault is reported to them.
Tue, Dec 3, 2013
3:30 P.M.
Bates Room, Criminal Justice Center
Tue, Dec 3, 2013
5:15 p.m.
Lowman Student Center, Room 319
The Crime Victim Services Alliance is committed to advancing knowledge and awareness of victim services as a movement and as a profession among students interested in the criminal justice system, crime victim rights and crime victim services.
Tue, Dec. 3, 2013
5:30 PM
Chemistry and Forensic Science Building
Room 103
The Society of Forensic Science is a special interest group at SHSU, consisting of individuals who are interested in working together to expand and share their knowledge of Forensic Science. The society participates in various volunteer and fundraising activities throughout the year.
The Election of New Officer will be held at the December meeting.
Bryan Collier (’86) began his career at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) manning the switchboard while a student at Sam Houston State University. Now 28 years later, he is second in command at the state agency that oversees the largest adult prison, parole and probation system in the country.
Mon, Nov 25, 2013
5 p.m.
Lowman Student Center Room 304
Wed Nov 20, 2013
4:00pm
Lowman Student Center, Room 302
Wed, Nov 20, 2013
1:00 - 3:00pm
Hazel B. Kerper Courtroom
Michael K. SweeneyAs a 28 year law enforcement veteran, Michael K. Sweeney handled many sexual assault cases at the Aurora, CO and Ocean Springs, MS police departments. Now he is teaching law enforcement officers, advocates, and counselors how to investigate these cases and understand victims and perpetrators.
Tue, November 19, 2013
5:15 p.m.
Lowman Student Center, Room 319
The Crime Victim Services Alliance is committed to advancing knowledge and awareness of victim services as a movement and as a profession among students interested in the criminal justice system, crime victim rights and crime victim services.
The Southeast Texas Applied Forensic Science Facility is opening its hands-on trainings on various aspects of crime scene investigations to college students and alumni.
Thu, Nov 14, 2013
2 - 3 P.M.
CJ Courtroom
U.S. Postal Inspector Stephaine Harden.Come rain, sleet, snow or hail, Stephaine Harden’s job is to support and protect the U.S. Postal Service and its employees, infrastructure, and customers and to enforce laws to defend the system against dangerous or illegal use.
Wed, Nov 13, 2013
5:30 p.m.
Criminal Justice Center, CJava Cafe
Come join Alpha Phi Sigma, the CJ National Honor Society, at its biweekly meetings!
Tue, Nov 12, 2013
5:30 PM
Chemistry and Forensic Science Building
Room 121
Guest Speaker will be Lt. Col. Robert McCormick, who will share his experiences in artillery and anti-terrorism. Pizza and drinks will be served.
The Impaired Driving Initiatives at Sam Houston State University is expanding its efforts to get drunk and drugged drivers off the road by developing a new program to assist Texas probation and parole officers to recognize the signs and systems of various kinds of drug impairment among their clients and families.
The Crime Victims’ Institute (CVI) at Sam Houston State University initiated a new series of reports to help victim advocates translate the latest research in the field into practical services and resources for victims.
Nicole Aquais did an internship at Air Liquide.
As an intern for American Air Liquide, Nicole Aguais spent the Fall helping to keep more than 5,000 employees, 200 facilities, and 2,000 miles of industrial gas pipeline in the U.S. safe for a multi-national company.
Offenders from a Texas DWI court were more likely to succeed in the program if they were employed and followed curriculum developed and delivered by local criminal justice and treatment professionals, a study at Sam Houston State University found.
Mon, Nov 11, 2013
5 p.m.
Lowman Student Center Room 304
Wed Nov 6, 2013
4:00pm
Lowman Student Center, Room 302
Wed Nov 6, 2013
12:00 p.m
Hazel B. Kerper Courtroom
As a Special Agent in Austin, Javier Peña volunteered for an assignment to track down Pablo Escobar, an infamous Columbian drug lord who led the Medellin Cartel during their reign of drug trafficking, terrorism and murder. Now Peña leads the Houston office of the Drug Enforcement Administration in the War on Drugs in the South and East Texas regions.
Tue, Nov 5, 2013
3:30 P.M.
Texas Room, Criminal Justice Center
Tue, Nov 5, 2013
5:15 p.m.
Lowman Student Center, Room 319
The Crime Victim Services Alliance is committed to advancing knowledge and awareness of victim services as a movement and as a profession among students interested in the criminal justice system, crime victim rights and crime victim services.
Two faculty members at Sam Houston State University and an alumna were named among the 20 most prolific female scholars in Criminal Justice and Criminology in an article published in the Journal of Criminal Justice Education.
Here is a list of publications recently produced by faculty, students and alumni of Sam Houston State University, College of Criminal Justice.
Alumnus Marc Glasser (BS ’85) is flying high as a U.S. Government Special Agent where his service has included safeguarding the U.S. airspace for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), investigating white-collar crimes for the U.S. Department of Transportation, and protecting three Secretaries of States for the U.S. Department of State.
Wed, Oct 30, 2013
2 - 3 P.M.
CJ Courtroom
The Crime Victims’ Institute will debut a new series on Oct. 30 to explore victimization issues and career opportunities available in victim services.
The Voices Lecture Series will focus on the victim services field. The series, which is expected to host five speakers throughout the Fall and Spring semesters, is planning sessions on domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse and exploitation, and human trafficking.
Wed, Oct 30, 2013
5:30 p.m.
Criminal Justice Center, CJava Cafe
Come join Alpha Phi Sigma, the CJ National Honor Society, at its biweekly meetings!
Tue, Oct 29, 2013
5:30 PM
Chemistry and Forensic Science Building
Room 121
Society of Forensic Science Meeting and Scary Movie Night! Guest speaker will be a representative from the Undergraduate Research Symposium. Scary Movie to follow the meeting at the Forum Apartments no later than 6:30 p.m. Pizza and drinks will be served.
Mon, Oct 28, 2013
5 p.m.
Lowman Student Center Room 304
Wed, Oct. 23, 2013
3 - 4 P.M.
CJ Courtroom
Just a year after graduating from Sam Houston State University and joining the Houston Police Department, Officer Eric Vento (’10) was assigned to the city’s Gang Task Force working in “hot spot” policing, moving around crime-ridden neighborhoods and attacking gang activities through drug and violent crime arrests.
Now Vento serves on a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) team in both uniform and plainclothes with a mission to disrupt and dismantle drug trafficking organizations.
Most parents who experienced intimate partner violence had children that grew to face violence in their own adult relationships, according to a study published by the Crime Victims’ Institute at Sam Houston State University.
Officers involved in critical incidents on the job – such as school shootings, the death of fellow officers or riots – will share lessons learned from these tragic incidents with law enforcement agencies in hopes of preventing tragedies in the future.
Wed Oct 23, 2013
4:00pm
Lowman Student Center, Room 302
Tue, Oct 22, 2013
5:15 p.m.
Lowman Student Center, Room 319
The Crime Victim Services Alliance is committed to advancing knowledge and awareness of victim services as a movement and as a profession among students interested in the criminal justice system, crime victim rights and crime victim services.
The Correctional Management Institute of Texas is expanding its research capacity with the additions of its first research associate and a cadre of faculty and graduate students that specialize in the field.
After spending three years in a lab creating and analyzing compounds that could be used as an energy source for a future superconductor, Dr. Jasmine Drake wanted to find a job with a more immediate impact on society.
Friday Oct 18, 2013
9:30 - 11:00 A.M.
Hazel B. Kerper Courtroom
Professor David Kennedy
Professor David M. Kennedy of John Jay College of Criminal Justice will present “Toward a New Criminal Justice: Race, Violence, Drugs, Prison, and Legitimacy” as the Fall Beto Lecture. He is the Director of the Center for Crime Prevention and Control. The Center focuses on crime prevention initiatives to combat violent street groups, gun violence and gun trafficking, overt drug markets, and domestic violence by building relations between the community and law enforcement, strengthening neighborhoods, and reducing arrests and incarceration.
Wed, Oct 16, 2013
5:30 p.m.
Criminal Justice Center, CJava Cafe
Come join Alpha Phi Sigma, the CJ National Honor Society, at its biweekly meetings!
Tue, Oct. 15, 2013
5:15 p.m.
Lowman Student Center, Room 319
The Crime Victim Services Alliance is committed to advancing knowledge and awareness of victim services as a movement and as a profession among students interested in the criminal justice system, crime victim rights and crime victim services.
Tue, Oct 15, 2013
5:30 PM
Chemistry and Forensic Science Building
Room 121
The guest speaker for the meeting will be Dr. David Gangitano, Associate Professor, College of Criminal Justice, Department of Forensic Science. Pizza and beverages will be served.
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