GRAND ISLAND – The University of Nebraska at Kearney and Central Community College are working together to fill a statewide need for law enforcement officers and other criminal justice professionals. A new pathway program launching this fall makes it easier for students to start their criminal justice education at CCC before finishing a bachelor’s degree at UNK. The 2+2 plan creates a seamless transition between the partner institutions and provides additional flexibility … [Read more...] about UNK, CCC announce new criminal justice pathway program
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‘We want to help’: UNK senior, graduate aim to change perception of police
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Why do you want to be a law enforcement officer? It’s a question Kenzie Hubl’s been asked countless times over the past two months. Her answer never changes, even as a wave of anti-police sentiment spreads across the country. “For as long as I can remember, I’ve always wanted a career in law enforcement,” the 21-year-old Blue Hill native says. Hubl, a criminal justice major at the University of Nebraska at … [Read more...] about ‘We want to help’: UNK senior, graduate aim to change perception of police
Bloodstain expert, Omaha prosecutors speaking at UNK Criminal Justice Conference
KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney is hosting its 31st annual Criminal Justice Conference 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday (Sept. 30) in the Nebraskan Student Union Ponderosa Room. This year’s event, which is free and open to the public, features bloodstain pattern analysis expert Craig Moore and Douglas County prosecutors Donald Kleine and Brenda Beadle. “We’re very excited about this year’s speakers,” said associate professor Timbre Wulf, chair of UNK’s … [Read more...] about Bloodstain expert, Omaha prosecutors speaking at UNK Criminal Justice Conference
