On Wednesday, January 30, 2008, Linda Myhre from the Eagan Police Department spoke to the Eagan Campus juvenile justice class and other invitees. 

Linda is a 20-something year veteran of the Eagan Police Department and brought levity and experience to her presentation.  She spoke about the differences between arresting an adult offender and a juvenile offender.  One of her main points was that the time involved in a juvenile arrest was significantly more than that of an adult.  She estimated that the time difference generally was about 30 minutes for an adult and upwards of 4 hours for a juvenile.  The different  protection afforded juvenile offenders played a role in this time difference.

She further spoke of her general experience throughout her career as an officer including becoming an officer when there were not very many females in the field.  She has worked extensively in the domestic violence unit and has extensive personal knowledge of the implications of domestic violence on persons individually and on society.

Author: Liz Hurley Felling

We would love to see you here.

The Criminal Justice Career Night will consist of:

• Professionals evaluating your resumes
• Employer booths
• Mock interviews
• A panel of field professionals answering your questions.

Where:

Eden Prairie Campus
7905 Golden Triangle Dr. Suite 100
Eden Prairie, MN 55344

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.

From: Kelsey Rogers Kennedy / Career Service Advisor
Rasmussen College, Inc. - Eden Prairie Campus

In order to discuss the courts, prosecution and defense aspects of the criminal justice field, the Lake Elmo/Woodbury campus will host Assistant Minneapolis City Attorney Paula Kruchowski to discuss her respective career in criminal prosecution on Thursday, February 21st, at 5:30pm. 

Assistant Minneapolis City Attorney Paula Kruchowski is a criminal prosecutor for the City of Minneapolis and is specifically assigned to the Minneapolis Police Department – Third Precinct Criminal Prosecution Team.  She will speak about how she decided to first become an attorney, what steps she took to obtain her career goals, and day-to-day work procedures. She will also discuss the procedures associated with prosecuting criminal cases in the Hennepin County courts including a few of the cases she has personally prosecuted.

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.

Last Thursday Night, Campus Director Dwayne Bertotto, Instructor Leslie Palmer and the Introduction to Criminal Justice course at the Lake Elmo/Woodbury campus hosted a forum on law enforcement careers where local, state, and federal agencies were represented.  Each agency spoke individually about their departments and how local, state and federal agencies all work together to protect America in the post 9-1-1 era.

Minneapolis Police Officer David Palmer spoke about the ever changing roles of the local police force and the necessity of criminal justice students to plan for their futures in their respected career paths.  Officer Palmer emphasized the necessary preparing of résumés through volunteer work, future career related employment, professional associations/affiliations, and gathering the personal and professional background information needed to put forth a professional perspective towards hopeful employers that would set you apart from other job applicants.

Special Agent K9 Handler Sheila Fry, Certified Explosives Specialist, from the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF) came out with her K9 partner “Andy” and spoke about her career with the agency and what her job entails.  They performed a demonstration of explosive material detection and spoke about their history of the (ATF) including their response to the World Trade Center bombing.

Special Agent David Carriker from the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF) also spoke to the audience about the personal challenges that he had went through when he transferred careers from being a chemist to being an Federal Agent. 

Both Agents Fry and Carriker spoke about the personal requirements of being employed with the Federal Government, how to prepare and apply for a position and some of the personal sacrifices that is necessary for the career path which they have chosen.

Conservation Officer (CO) Julie Siems from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) spoke about her career path with the DNR along with some of the challenges, rewards and the paths she took to become a Conservation Officer.  CO Siems specifically referenced how she works with local, other state agencies and the Federal Fish and Wildlife Services to perform investigations and assist in the successful prosecution of offenders.

There was alot of positive feedback from the students who attended the event, so watch for the  Lake Elmo/Woodbury campus  to hold more criminal justice related events.

Event Host and written by Rasmussen College Instructor Leslie Palmer