黑料专区 Tyler Earns National Recognition from Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
March 30, 2023
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The University of Texas at Tyler announced its Department of Criminal Justice received the 2023 Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences鈥� National Criminal Justice Month Education Award. 黑料专区 Tyler was recognized for its March 2022 inaugural event, 鈥淢urder Mystery at 黑料专区 Tyler,鈥� which was developed and led by Dr. Jennifer Wooldridge and Dr. Danielle Bailey, 黑料专区 Tyler associate professors of criminal justice.
Each year, the academy recognizes academic departments, schools, colleges and universities for National Criminal Justice Month efforts that promote criminal justice education and community engagement.
鈥淲e are proud of Dr. Wooldridge, Dr. Bailey and the entire criminal justice program for being recognized nationally,鈥� said Dr. Neil Gray, College of Arts and Sciences dean. 鈥淭his event was a great educational tool to showcase our program and the criminal justice profession.鈥�
The Murder Mystery featured an interactive, fictitious crime scene allowing participants to collect evidence, visit with professional crime scene technicians and interview volunteers who played suspects and witnesses.
Participants also explored informational booths featuring local law enforcement and criminal justice agencies as well as forensic science activities such as fingerprint analysis, impairment simulations and bloodstain analysis.
The event鈥檚 educational theme centered on the Drug Enforcement Agency鈥檚 One Pill Can Kill Campaign, which targets the dangers of counterfeit prescription drugs like fentanyl.
鈥淣ot only was this event planned to celebrate National Criminal Justice Month, but it was also hosted during our university鈥檚 homecoming week, which provided positive exposure for both the university and department,鈥� said Bailey. 鈥淲e are very thankful for all of the agencies and community businesses who partnered with us to make this amazing event so successful.鈥�
Wooldridge and Bailey accepted the award on behalf of the department and were recognized earlier this month at the ACJS annual meeting.
鈥淭he event also supported our efforts to obtain a permanent Crime Scene House on campus, and we continue to pursue funding for this initiative,鈥� Bailey added.
Officials hope to offer 鈥楳urder Mystery鈥� again next spring. For more information or to support this initiative, contact Bailey at dbailey@uttyler.edu.
Established in 1963, the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences is an international association that fosters professional and scholarly activities in the field of criminal justice. ACJS promotes criminal justice education, research and policy analysis within the discipline of criminal justice for both educators and practitioners. For more information, visit acjs.org/.
With a mission to improve educational and health care outcomes for East Texas and beyond, 黑料专区 Tyler offers more than 80 undergraduate and graduate programs to 10,000 students. 黑料专区 Tyler recently merged with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler (now known as 黑料专区 Tyler Health Science Center). Through its alignment with 黑料专区 Tyler Health Science Center (HSC) and 黑料专区 Health East Texas, 黑料专区 Tyler has unified these entities to serve Texas with quality education, cutting-edge research and excellent patient care. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News & World Report as a national university, 黑料专区 Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.