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New Criminal Justice Instructor
CPCC welcomes new CJ instructor Jack Monell. Jack is a Forensic Social Worker who has worked in the areas of Federal Community Corrections and Juvenile Justice spanning 12 years, in their Forensic units and most recently as an Analyst. He has his PhD in Human Services with a Criminal Justice specialization from Walden University, and a MSW in Criminal Justice Social Work from Howard University, in Washington, DC.
A native New Yorker, Jack is an avid Yankees, Giants, and Knicks fan. He resided in the Washington, DC metro area for 14 years and now makes his home in North Carolina. He is an active member of the National Organization of Forensic Social Work and the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. One of his biggest career highlights was being able to work with juveniles and guide their paths from delinquency to becoming productive members of society. Jack stays pretty active in Community and Civic organizations. He is very excited to be a member of the CPCC family. Jack will be teaching several on-line classes this fall and his office is located on the college's North Campus. Please stop by and welcome to CPCC and Charlotte.
Posted: August 2007
Congratulation to the 2007 Graduates
On May 10, 2007, 34 CPCC students studying in Public Safety received their degrees. This included 27 who earned an Associate in Applied Science Degree - Fire Protection Technology and 7 students who earned an Associate in Applied Science Degree - Criminal Justice. Click here to see a list of all the students who graduated in May. Congratulations and good luck to all the graduates.
Posted May 2007.
New CCE Public Safety Director
The college's Continuing and Corporate Education Public Safety Division has a new director. He is Christopher Hailey. For the past seven years, Chris has been a criminal justice instructor in the curriculum program. Although he will be missed by the other faculty and students, we wish him well in his new venture. The college is currently conducting a search to fill the curriculum position and hopes to have a new instructor in place by the Fall 2007 semester.
Posted April 2007
Public Safety Website Update
The public safety website has gotten a new updated look. The change is designed to make the site easier to use and to stay consistent with the college's site. We hope you find the new site helpful and informative.
Posted January 2007
John Shreve Recognized as Outstanding Instructor
CPCC's Fire Protection Technology Instructor John Shreve was recognized by the college as an Outstanding Instructor at this past May's Choice Awards. The Choice Awards are the colleges annual recognition event for Instructional faculty and Staff. John received a plaque and was commended for his knowledge and desire to to pass on that knowledge to his students. You can learn more about John's education and firefighting experience by checking out his college home page.
Posted May 2006.
33 CPCC Students Earn their AAS Degree
In May, 33 CPCC students received degrees. This included 25 who earned an Associate in Applied Science Degree - Fire Protection Technology and 8 students who earned an Associate in Applied Science Degree - Criminal Justice. Click here to see a list of all the students who graduated in May. Congratulations and good luck to all the graduates.
Posted May 2006.
Criminal Justice Instructor is National Champion
CPCC's Criminal Justice Technology Instructor Chris Hailey recently attended the 69th National Conference of the Lambda Alpha Epsilon – American Criminal Justice Association National Conference in St. Charles, Illinois. Chris represented CPCC Public Safety (Region 5) chapter (Delta Rho Delta). The CPCC chapter is a fraternal organization available to all CPCC Students and Faculty who are interested in pursuing a career in Criminal Justice.
As part of the conference, the organization holds a variety of team and individual police related competitions, including firearms, crime scene, law enforcement knowledge and physical agility. The physical agility competition is a course similar to those required at a police training academy, such as long runs, negotiating obstacles and scaling walls. Competitors were grouped by age and sex. The person with the shortest total elapsed time in running the course in their category is the winner for that category. Penalties can be assessed for missing obstacles, taking "short cuts" and etc. Chris competed in and won First Place the National Physical Agility competition for males 36 years of age or older.
Any one interested in learning more about the Criminal Justice Club can go to the Criminal Justice page on this website and click on the Club's link at the top of that page.
Posted April 21, 2006
Division Director Invited to National Conference on Homeland Security
Margaret Austin, Division Director of Public Safety Programs, was among a select group of criminal justice professionals to be invited to a conference entitled "On the Front Line of Homeland Security: New Realities & New Solutions" at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard.
The conference is sponsored by the National Advisory Committee for National Council for Readiness & Preparedness (NCRP). The purpose is to get CPCC involved at the national level in NCRP initiatives.
Posted April 21, 2006
Interested in taking a "Bite Out of Crime"?
The Criminal justice Club is seeking new student members for 2006. Criminal Justice Club is a student organization that will allow students to learn more about careers in the criminal justice field, give them networking opportunities, allow them to participate in Community Service Projects and campus wide initiatives for safety and security. The Club is open to any students interested in a career in Criminal Justice. The Criminal Justice Club is affiliated with Lambda Alpha Epsilon.
Interested in learning more? Contact student representative Meredith Smith by e-mail at mls92bb5@email.cpcc.edu.
You can learn more about the organization by visiting the club's national web site at http://www.acjalae.org/.
Posted Feb. 1, 2006
AAAF/CPCC to Dedicate New Crime Scene Simulation Facility
On September 12th, Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) dedicated its new Crime Scene Simulation facility located on the college's North Campus. The 2,000-square-foot facility, built as an addition to the Claudia Watkins Belk Public Center for Justice, is the latest addition to the College’s curriculum and continuing education forensics programs, including the American Academy of Applied Forensics (AAAF).
Construction on the $500,000 Crime Scene Simulation facility began last October and was completed in May. It houses fully functional replicas of a home, office and hotel room that are used to recreate real-life crime scenes during crime scene training. The facility was funded by a grant provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development earmarked for workforce development. CPCC, the largest community college in North Carolina, is recognized as a national leader in workforce development.
“We’ve designed this facility with the multitude of crime scenes in mind that investigators face every day,” said Lili Johnson, who is the Associate dean of the North Campus and heads the AAAF program. “In this new facility, we’ll be able to teach students comprehensive crime scene processing, that is, collecting evidence in virtually any environment. For instance, the office setting will be used to recreate crimes that often involve computers and other electronic devices as part of our digital evidence program.” Johnson said the new facility also includes an adjacent area that will be used to recreate crime scenes in outdoor settings.
Posted September 2005