Criminal Justice Networking Event

MTSU Criminal Justice Students meet with representatives of the Murfreesboro Police Department
MTSU Criminal Justice Students meet with representatives of the Murfreesboro Police Department

The Department of Criminal Justice held its annual Networking Event on March 25, bringing agencies from across Tennessee and beyond to campus to connect with students.

Students at every level, from freshmen to seniors, had the chance to meet face-to-face with professionals working in their fields of interest. Students nearing graduation connected with agencies about internship and career opportunities.

A highlight every year: many MTSU Criminal Justice alumni return to campus as agency representatives, coming back to recruit the next generation of professionals from the program where they got their start.

Criminal Justice Faculty and Students Present at National Conference

Loren Hall, Dr. Carter Smith, Falon Cornwell, and Dr. Joshua Harms
Loren Hall, Dr. Carter Smith, Falon Cornwell, and Dr. Joshua Harms

Loren Hall, Dr. Carter Smith, Falon Cornwell, and Dr. Joshua Harms

Faculty and graduate students from the Criminal Justice Department attended the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Meeting in Philadelphia (March 4–6), with research presentations across several areas:

Loren Hall — police training
Falon Cornwell — sentencing disparity
Allana Zatz — cognitive behavioral therapy and recidivism
Dr. Carter Smith — AI in the criminal justice classroom
Dr. Joshua Harms — mandatory reporting laws

Faculty attend this conference regularly, but this year CBHS graduate students also presented their own research. Learn more at acjs.org/annual-meeting.