SoutheastMissouri State University will celebrate the criminal justice field with avariety of activities and guest speakers during Criminal Justice Week April24-25.
The Department of Criminal Justice, Social Work and Sociology will host demonstrations, a Q&A panel, and an agency appreciation banquet as part of the festivities. Local agencies including the Cape Girardeau Police Department and Missouri Highway Patrol will provide the University community and students with interactive and educational opportunities to learn about the criminal justice field and careers.
Theevents during Criminal Justice Week provide an opportunity to showcase both thework of local and regional practitioners as well as issues they grapple withwhen protecting the local, state, regional, national and even internationalcommunities, said Dr. Karl Kunkel, chair of the Department of CriminalJustice, Social Work and Sociology. The line-up offers a tremendous learningopportunity as the campus engages with the community. In particular, ourstudents get insight into the work these agencies perform on a daily basis. Isee this as an excellent opportunity for students considering careers in thecriminal justice field.
Agenciesexpected to participate in Criminal Justice Week at Southeast include theUnited States Marshals Service, Cape Girardeau Police Department, MemphisPolice Department, Missouri Department of Corrections, Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the CapeGirardeau County Prosecuting Attorneys Office, and the Cape Girardeau CountyCrime Victims Advocacy Office.
Upcoming events include thefollowing:
April 24: Demonstration Day
- 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Kent Library: Cape Girardeau PoliceDepartment will be present with the Recruiting Division, Special Response Team,K9 Unit, and Crime Scene Equipment Trailer. The Memphis Police Department willalso be present with their Recruiting Division, and the Missouri State HighwayPatrol will be on site with their Recruiting Division and Crime Lab Division.This event is open to all students, faculty and staff.
April 25: Q&A Panel
- At 5 p.m. on the third floor of the University Center,there will be a Question and Answer panel featuring Southeast graduates,including FBI Special Agent Brian Ritter, Probation Officer Kelly Summers ofthe 32nd Judicial Circuit and Federal Magistrate Judge Abbie Crites-Leoni. Thisevent is open to all students, faculty and staff.
- At 6:15 p.m. on the third floor of the UniversityCenter there will be an Agency Appreciation Banquet. Due to limited seating,this event is reserved for criminal justice, social work and sociology majors.
For more information, pleasecontact Laura Krieger at lkrieger@semo.edu.