Criminal Justice Program
Criminal Justice students visited the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy in April 2009. They toured the facility and learned about the training current police officers receive. They also got to see a current academy class going through beginning firearms training at the firearms range. |
Crime Scene Awareness for EMS
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On October 22, 2008 Criminal Justice students participated in a Mock Disaster Drill at the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility. They were role players as inmates, hostages, and onlookers. |
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During the 2008 Fall Field Trip Iowa Central Criminal Justice students visited the Midwest Forensic Resource Center on Iowa State University's campus. They learned about trace evidence analysis and high-speed digital analysis of blood stain patterns. Current technologies used by the FBI and the Secret Service. |
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| Fall 2008: Criminal Justice students taking the Perspectives of Homeland Security course recently completed Campus Community Emergency Response Training. The learned basic emergency preparedness and disaster response skills. They were trained first aid techniques, search & rescue skills, light fire suppression skills, and dealing with disaster stress management. |
Iowa Law Enforcement Academy Trip
On Saturday, February 7, 2009 EMT's and Paramedics gathered at the Webster City Fire Station for annual continuing education training on various topics. One of the topics was Crime Scene Awareness taught by Joe Wright of the Iowa Central Criminal Justice Program. This may seem out of place, but many times EMS professionals find themselves in situations that have involved criminal activity. This two hour block of training involved the recognition of dangerous situations, tactical procedures responding to scenes, response to violence at scenes, and recognition of evidence at scenes. EMS has the priority of patient care and law enforcement has the priority of scene safety and investigation. Working together they can accomplish those two goals and result in helping people and solving crimes! Unfortunately there are a number of EMT's and Paramedics that get hurt and killed at medical calls as a result of violent patients, crimes in progress, and dangerous traffic at accident scenes. They are all heroes that put their safety and well-being on the line to help other people! 
Mock Disaster Drill