JCCC hosts its annual Criminal Justice Day from 9 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Sept. 15, in the Commons Courtyard.

Demonstrations and representatives at Criminal Justice Day are:

• SWAT team unit

• K-9 demos

• Crime analysis

• Federal agencies

• Bomb disposal

• Roll-over car

• Motorcycle squads

• Crime scene displays

• Fingerprinting

• Weapons

• Self-defense

• Taser

• Kansas Department of Corrections

• Representatives from the Lenexa, Merriam, Olathe and 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 marshal, 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.