Johnson County Community College
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913-469-8500
Julie Haas, Associate Vice President, Marketing Communications, ext. 3120
Peggy Graham, Writer, ext. 3425
Tyler Cundith, Sports Information Director, ext. 3122

8/17/09
Story by Peggy Graham

Public invited to JCCC’s Criminal Justice Day

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Johnson County Community College will host its annual Criminal Justice Day from 9 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Sept. 16, at the Commons Courtyard and Gym circle drive.

Demonstrations and representatives at Criminal Justice Day are:

• SWAT team unit
• Armored personnel carriers
• K-9 demos
• Crime analysis
• Federal agencies
• Bomb disposal
• Roll-over car
• Motorcycle squads
• Mobile command units
• Crime scene displays
• Fingerprinting
• Weapons
• Self-defense
• Taser
• Kansas Department of Corrections
• Representatives from the Lenexa, Merriam, Olathe, Overland Park police departments

Criminal Justice Day is designed to inform the community about safety issues and community resources and inform potential students about administration of justice career opportunities.

Criminal Justice Day is sponsored by JCCC’s administration of justice program, which offers an associate’s degree that can lead to employment in law enforcement, corrections and investigations as well as prepare students to earn a bachelor's degree in this field. Job titles in the administration of justice field include background investigator, body guard, border patrol agent, chief of police, corrections officer, crime lab technician, deputy marshall, deputy sheriff, detective, forensic scientist, highway patrol officer, juvenile officer, park ranger, security guard, special weapons and tactics officer, warden and many others.

For more information about Criminal Justice Day or JCCC’s administration of justice program, contact Kenneth Sissom, assistant professor, administration of justice, at 913-469-8500, ext. 4585, or ksissom@jccc.edu.

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