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Mansfield's Lambda Zeta Chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma, The National Honor Society in Criminal Justice, is accepting applications for membership until February 27, 2012. Students who have completed 36 credits, with a 3.2 overall GPA and a 3.2 in Criminal Justice courses, are eligible to apply. A minimum of 12 credits in criminal justice courses must be completed. There are no rushing or pledging obligations. Applications can be found in the plastic holder to the right of room 210, Pinecrest Manor. Cost is a one time fee of $65 which covers both national and local membership.
Submit your completed application and $65 in cash or check (check preferred, payable to Scott Thornsley) to Dr. Thornsley in 217 Pinecrest Manor.
The Department of Criminal Justice recently added their third full-time faculty member to their teaching staff. Joshua Battin, a doctoral candidate at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, started work in January. He expects to complete his Ph.D. in criminology from IUP this year.
Professor Battin received his B.A. in Criminal Justice from Edinboro University of PA and his M.A. in Criminology from IUP. Prior to acquiring his graduate degree Professor battin was an instructor with the United States Marine Corps, and had two tours of duty in Iraq. While at IUP he taught such classes as "Survey of Corrections", "Policint and the Community", "Survey of Criminology", and "Crime and Delinquency Prevention."
Within the Department of Criminal Justice Professor Battin will serve as Program Director and will represent the program for M.U.'s faculty senate. He is also the CJA Program assessment coordinator for Mansfield University’s Middle States accreditation self-study, as well as the faculty advisor for Lambda Alpha Epsilon, the American Association of Criminal Justice.
Outside of academia, Professor Battin enjoys participating in competitive long-range rifle matches, hunting, fishing, and spending time with his wife and his dog "Tucker."
A life-sentenced inmate who has already served more than 35 years in prison for a felony-murder got the best Christmas and New Years news one could possibly get - that his life-without-parole sentence was commuted by Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell on December 30th, 2010.
On December 14th Dr. Thornsley appeared before the state Board of Pardons in Harrisburg for the second time this year, but this time the Board voted unanimously to recommend inmate Keith Smith for a commutation of his life-sentence. On December 30th Governor Ed Rendell signed the commutation of Keith Smith's life-sentence. In the immediate future Smith will be placed in a pre-release center for 12 months, and afterwards he will be on parole supervision for the rest of his life.
This was the fourth time that Dr. Thornsley appeared before the Board of Pardons for this inmate, starting in 1986, then in 2005, and twice in 2010.
Mr. Joshua Battin, Program Director
212 Pinecrest Manor
(570) 662-4493
Dr. John Mansfield, Department Chair
209 Pinecrest Manor
(570) 662-4483
Gayle M. Thompson, Secretary
213 Pinecrest Manor
(570) 662 - 4661
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