Posted Thursday, August 28, 2008 by CarieAnn Potenza
An experience for paralegal students . . .
On Saturday, August 23, 2008, Amy Springer, Reference Librarian for the Eagan campus, and Liz Hurley-Felling, instructor for the Introduction to Legal Research class, gave paralegal students an opportunity to visit the law library at William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, MN. Eight students attended from various parts of the Minneapolis-St.Paul metro area and Wisconsin. Kirk Olson, another instructor for the paralegal program who usually attends this tour with us was unable to make it this time. We missed him!
The purpose of this fieldtrip is to show the students how to manually research information, but also to minimize any fears they may have about going into a law library by themselves. It is important for students to know that these libraries are open to the public and they can utilize them anytime.
We began the tour with Librarian Amy Springer showing us where everything was located in the law library and how the materials are organized. Instructor Liz Hurley-Felling showed the students the reporters, statutes, and encyclopedias. To put into practice what students were learning and experiencing, we all performed a couple of exercises to retrieve information using the law books.
The two hour law library session was followed by lunch at Axel’s Bonfire Grill on Grand Avenue. This gave us a chance to socialize, and talk about the experience of researching at a law library. This is a great example of taking classroom learning and applying it to the real world experience.
Liz Hurley-Felling
Paralegal Studies Coordinator/Instructor
Eagan campus/online
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Posted Thursday, August 21, 2008 by CarieAnn Potenza
When you work in the criminal justice system, do you know what it is like to be a "client" in the criminal justice system? Should you know what it is like to be processed through the very system you work in? Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran will be walking as an inmate through the Lake County Jail this week. He will participate in jail activities not as the Sheriff, but as a "client". What is the expression, "you never know what it is like for someone else until you walk in another person shoes"? Therefore, if you work with client offenders in the jail everyday, shouldn't you know what it is like to walk in their shoes through the criminal justice system? The best way to learn the real perspective, and how systems and processed really work is to experience them yourself. Whether you are looking for a new job, or going to school for a new career, you should spend an hour, a day, a week doing that job. Fieldwork and job shadowing should be a major part of your job hunt or education.
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Posted Friday, August 08, 2008 by CarieAnn Potenza
Susan Grant from a canadian police department recently wrote an article about the "next generation" of police oofficer and what departments should do for the new recruits. This article is also good for those looking for a job as a police officer to understnad what the departnmenbt is looking for in a new officer and how each can help the other get the best police on the streets to protect and serve our communities. Be sure to read "Babysitter or Employer" on Officer.com
http://www.officer.com/web/online/Police-Life/Babysitter-or-Employer/17$41651
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Posted Monday, August 04, 2008 by CarieAnn Potenza
Rose Pogatshnik,
Rasmussen
College – St. Cloud Criminal Justice Instructor, has organized a tour of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in
St. Paul, MN . Students will experience “real life” CSI (and it’s NOTHING like the television show)! The BCA is responsible for forensic analysis including DNA, major crime scene, drug chemistry, firearms, latent prints, toxicology and trace evidence. The BCA also manages the Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS), Crime Alert Network and CRIMNET. The BCA is also home to one of the most amazing stained glass art pieces, called the “Exquisite Corpse”. More information about each of these divisions is available on their website, http://www.dps.state.mn.us/bca/bca.html..
The tour is scheduled for Thursday, September 4th, 2008 at 10:00am. Space is limited so contact Rose at rose.pogatshnik@rasmussen.edu by August 20th 2008 to reserve your spot. You must be currently enrolled in or successfully completed the class Policing in America to attend. Transportation will be the responsibility of the student, carpooling is encouraged!
Please email Rose with any questions you may have!
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Posted Monday, August 04, 2008 by CarieAnn Potenza
Welcome School of Justice Studies Students and Faculty to Summer Quarter 2008 . There are many career focused experiences taking place this quarter on the Rasmussen College Campuses. Students in Minnesota are visiting the oldest prison in the Minnesota Correctional System that just opened a 19 million dollar expansion. Even with a new facility the former warden at Stillwater and now assistant commissioner for facilities at the Minnesota Department of Corrections said for an article in the Star Tribune, "What really makes the staff safe in here is not all the architecture, the handcuffs, the imminent force, it's the quality of their interaction with the offenders," said David Crist. Therefore, students looking to become correctional officers, need the communication skills necessary to de-escalate any tough situation. The Rasmussen College Criminal Justice AAS Degree has recently updated its curriculum to reflect the need for those specified skills.The new specializations are corrections, law enforcement, homeland security and crime scene evidence which will allow students to hone in on the skills necessary to be an excellent professional in the field.
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Posted Monday, August 04, 2008 by CarieAnn Potenza
Rose Pogatshnik, CJ instructor at the St. Cloud campus, has arranged a tour of MCF – Shakopee. This is the only women’s facility in the state of Minnesota. It was built in 1986 and houses all levels of female offenders who have been sentenced to prison.
The tour is scheduled on August 14th, 2008 at 10:00 am. You must be a criminal justice student and have successfully completed the class Introduction to Criminal Justice to attend.
Please send your full name, date of birth and driver’s license to Rose via email at rose.pogatshnik@rasmussen.edu by Friday, August 1st. Space is limited! Transportation is the responsibility of the student.
If you have any questions please contact Rose via email.
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