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Minor in Criminal Justice Administration
Mansfield's Criminal Justice Administration Department offers a system based background with a core curriculum covering areas such as law enforcement, courts, corrections and juvenile delinquency. For more information, click here.
Department Events
October 6, 2008
“ Distinguished Visiting Lecturer in Criminal Justice” Lecture Series Created.
ATTENTION CJ ALUMNI: “ Mansfield University Criminal Justice Alumni Association” Created.
October 24-25 2008
Criminal Justice Club to Tour FBI Academy at Quantico, Virginia
FBI Academy
Mansfield University’s Criminal Justice Club will get a rare opportunity to tour the FBI Academy, located at Quantico, Virginia on Saturday, October 25th. Club members will travel to Rockville, Quantico
Maryland on Friday, October 24th, travel to Washington, D.C. for some afternoon and early evening fun activities, return to Rockville to stay overnight at a nearby hotel, and then leave for Quantico on Saturday morning. The tour is being orchestrated by Elmira-based FBI Special Agent Mark Thompson, who is serving as a “field counselor” at the FBI Academy for six months.
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Faculty News
August 2008
National Public Radio
Dr. Scott Thornsley was a featured commentator for National Public Radio in early August, speaking to the issue of why so few states provide compensation for individuals who have been wrongfully convicted of crimes. Dr. Thornsley mentioned the work done by Dr. Tim Madigan of the Sociology Department and the results obtained from Mansfield University’s 2006 & 2007 annual state surveys, which reveal that 75% of Pennsylvanians favor compensating wrongfully convicted individuals...
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