{"id":4269,"date":"2023-02-27T15:37:16","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T20:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/munews.mansfield.edu\/?p=4269"},"modified":"2023-02-27T15:37:20","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T20:37:20","slug":"mansfield-criminal-justice-connecting-students-with-professionals-and-alumni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/munews.mansfield.edu\/?p=4269","title":{"rendered":"Mansfield Criminal Justice Connecting Students with Professionals and Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Marlin Smith, Williamsport Bureau of Police, with Dr. Justin Crowl’s Corrections class<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

MANSFIELD, PA (02\/27\/2023) Mansfield criminal justice majors have \nrecently been provided the opportunity to meet, learn from, and network \nwith two criminal justice professionals during their classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. \nJustin Crowl, criminal justice faculty member, said there has been a \nconcerted effort to actively seek alumni and those working in the \ncriminal justice field to help prepare students for their chosen career.\n Crowl’s spring senior seminar class is designed to help students \nintegrate knowledge and assist them in developing analytical thinking \nskills. Having professionals within the criminal justice field speak to \nhis students further enhances their knowledge and education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Students\n learn best when they’re empowered, supported, and actively involved,” \nCrowl said. “Our students learn by doing. These types of experiences \nenhance their professional and personal development and prepares them \nfor a successful career and life after graduation.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jared Berken, \nATF Special Agent and 2015 Mansfield alumnus, returned to campus in \nearly February to speak with students in Crowl’s criminal justice ethics\n and senior seminar classes. Berken also spoke to students in Dr. Emily \nWheeler’s policing class, about his job, federal law enforcement, and \nemployment opportunities with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms \nand Explosives (ATF).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since graduating from Mansfield, Berken has \nserved as a patrol officer for the Aberdeen, Washington, police \ndepartment; resident patrol deputy with the Grays Harbor County \nSheriff’s Office; and is now assigned to the ATF’s Violent \nCrimes\/Firearms Trafficking Group in Pittsburgh. He also serves in the \nArmy Reserve as a civil affairs officer at the rank of captain in an \nAirborne Civil Affairs Battalion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marlin Smith, Williamsport \nBureau of Police (WBP), also visited Mansfield in February. While there,\n he spoke to students in Crowl’s classes about WBP – who they are and \nwhat they do, their active recruitment drive, law enforcement, and \ncareer preparedness. Smith is a lieutenant, day watch commander, and \nfield training supervisor for the bureau. He graduated with a degree in \ncriminal justice from Bloomsburg and earned his ACT 120 certification \nfrom the Mansfield University Police Training Academy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I enjoy \nhaving guests from our field come and talk to us because it helps me \nlearn about what kind of jobs there are to choose from. It also helps me\n figure out what kind of criminal justice profession I want to get into \nafter I graduate,” said Rita Champaign, criminal justice major from \nWellsboro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“When professors bring in outside professionals to \nspeak to the class, it gives the students ideas about what they can do \nwith the degree they are pursuing,” said Felicia Saar, criminal justice \nand forensic psychology major from Olyphant. “The speakers always go \nabove and beyond to explain their roles as an employee, tell the \nstudents how they got to where they are, discuss salary, and so much \nmore information that can be useful to students. I am beyond lucky to \nhave professors and outside professionals that care about expanding \nknowledge about career opportunities to the future professionals in the \nfield.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information about criminal justice at Mansfield, \ncontact Crowl, department lead at Mansfield. at jcrowl@mansfield.edu or \nWheeler at ewheeler@mansfield.edu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jared Berken, ATF Special Agent and 2015 Mansfield alumnus, with Dr. Justin Crowl’s criminal justice senior seminar class.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Jared Berken, ATF Special Agent and 2015 Mansfield alumnus, with Dr. Justin Crowl’s criminal justice ethics class.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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