To discuss the law enforcement aspects in the field of criminal justice, the Lake Elmo/Woodbury campus will host three speakers in the field of law enforcement to discuss their respective careers on Thursday, February 7th, at 5:30pm. 

The three different law enforcement speakers will discuss what is involved in their day-to-day work procedures, how they work with other criminal justice agencies, their background and how they got involved in their specific field, and if their job is what they expected it would be.  They will also bring video clips explaining what they do, along with various items relating to their job that students can see.  

The three speakers are:

Dave Carriker - ATF agent

Julie Siems - Conservation Officer with the DNR

Dave Palmer - Minneapolis Police Officer

All students and faculty are invited to attend.

Please email Leslie Palmer at leslie.palmer@rasmussen.edu so we can accommodate all who are interested.

Career Opportunity for individuals who possess ANY Bachelor or Associate degree*

The Minnesota State Patrol will be accepting applications online for STATE PATROL TROOPER TRAINEE

March 3 – 28, 2008** 

You DO NOT need to meet MN POST licensing requirements to qualify. 

For more information visit www.mntrooper.com or call 651-628-6971

*A person must have the degree by September 1, 2008 from an accredited institution and Rasmussen College Criminal Justice Students Qualify!

** Legislative Funding will determine class size

17th Annual Career Fair

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

10:00 am – 4:00 pm

 Earle Brown Heritage Center

 Visit: www.earlebrown.com for directions,

 Or www.laweo.org for more details

 Welcome to Winter Quarter 2008! 

I would like to share with you some of the exciting events happening within the School of Justice Studies this quarter. 

Faculty has organized and implemented many great courses and events this quarter:

In Rockford, Ron Harper is having Special Agent G.B Jones, head of the FBI's Rockford office,

as a guest speaker in the Terrorism class on Wednesday, February 13, 2008.
 
Special Agent Jones has an extensive terrorism/counter terrorism background dating back pre 9/11.

  
Ron has also invited Sadie Gurman, an investigative reporter from the Rockford Register Star, to speak to the

Introduction to Criminal Justice class during week four.

The topic will be media relations with the police and preserving a balance between the public's rights to

know and maintaining investigative integrity for sensitive cases.

That same week he will also be doing mock press conferences. Rockford is rockin this quarter!

    
In St. Cloud Rose Pogatshnik has organized a trip for students enrolled

in the juvenile justice course this quarter to tour the Juvenile Detention facility in Red Wing Minnesota.

    
Liz Hurley Felling, Criminal Justice and Paralegal Instructor will be holding two Saturday webinars for

paralegal students to better understand legal research and writing.

Westlaw expert Lennie Axelrod will be conducting a Westlaw tutorial webinar

and a research and case citation webinar for the paralegal students. 

Bob Sutter has developed team-based learning for his courses on the new Mankato campus.

On Wednesday, January 30th at 5:30 p.m. at the Eagan campus,

Linda Myhre from the Eagan Police Department will be speaking to the juvenile justice class.

Officer Myhre is going to discuss how dealing with juvenile offenders differs from adults.

Officer Myhre is also going to present some case studies wherein the children of abusive households

(she used to work as a detective for domestic violence cases) have ended up in the system.

Be sure to attend if you can!

On Wednesday, January 30th at 5:30 p.m. at the Eagan campus, Linda Myhre from the Eagan Police Department will be speaking to the juvenile justice class. 

Officer Myhre is going to discuss how dealing with juvenile offenders differs from adults (especially in Dakota County where there is no juvenile detention facility).  Officer Myhre is also going to present some case studies wherein the children of abusive households (she used to work as a detective for domestic violence cases) have ended up in the system.  

All students and faculty are invited to attend.  Please e-mail Liz Hurley Felling so we can accommodate all who are interested.

How do you get a job in Criminal Justice?  You have patience and experience! 

Many jobs in policing, courts, corrections, victim advocacy, or juvenile justice have lengthy application and selection process.  Most career selection processes involve the initial application, a supplemental application, a written interview or exam, an oral interview, a background check, and possibly a psychological exam.  See Rockford Police Department and Dallas Police Department's hiring process (they are looking for over 400 positions).

The most important part of getting a job in CJ is that you have never been a “client” of the criminal justice system.  Having a clean background, no prior arrests and convictions is the most important part of working in the criminal justice field.  Even though the US Army accepts people with a criminal record, many criminal justice agencies will not. 

In addition to having a clean background, students who are pursuing a degree in criminal justice should volunteer, like at this outpatient treatment facility in Minneapolis.
Taking a part time job in the field of criminal justice while you are in school will benefit you and the employer.  Employers look for students that have at least a minimal level of experience in the field.  Even if the jobs is not something you want to do long term, getting the field experience and employer connections is what will set you apart from other graduates.  There are over 5000 jobs daily on Monster for security professionals.  Or you can volunteer at many other agencies. 

So be sure you are enrolled in a criminal justice degree, you have the patience to apply and the experience to claim, to set yourself apart in the employment field of criminal justice.