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Welcome
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Volume38,Issue1
September6-12 Venango Voice
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Students Take Center Stage byFranHyter, StudentSenateVicePresident
Dr.Reberwason trackintheNASCARsimulator.Games,
handinhistie- goodfood,greatmusic,alongwith
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beveragesonly),andbemerry.Students, learnedtodancetothebeatofadifferent the
theirfamilies,faculty,a—ndstaffenjoyed drumwiththepercussiongroupAfrica weekend
themusicofThornbird wherethestu- Yetu.BrianneVromanandCody possible.
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Editorial Misconduct
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The Value of a Criminal Justice Associate Degree
byProfessorRickSteinman, ProgramDirector, CriminalJusticeProgram
Areyouinterestedinpublicservice? levelstaffinjuvenileresidentialfacilities. Oneprominentfeatureofacriminal
Doesengagingincriticalthinkingand Moreover,positionswithintheprivate justiceeducationisthatyouarestudying
problemsolvingrelativetojusticeand safety/losspreventionsectormaybe afieldthatisconstantlychangingand
crime-relatedtopicsinterestyou?Ifso, available. evolving,andthusmakesforarather
youmaywishtoconsideraneducationin Mostcriminalpractitionersfindtheirjob dynamiceducation.Whynotjumpinand
thesocialsciencedisciplineofcriminal tryoutacourse!
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juvenilejustice.Additionally,
wealthyworkingwithinthecriminal
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impactonpreventingorreducingcrime,
alsohastheopportunitytoenrollin
rehabilitatingoffenders,orcontrolling
selectedsociologyandpsychology
crimethroughvariousenforcement
coursesaspartoftheirdegreework. measures.Eventhosegraduateswho
Graduateswillbepreparedtoseek decidetoenterintonon-criminaljustice
entry-levelpositionsinmunicipal, occupationscanstillputtheirknowledge
county,andstatepoliceagencies. ofthecriminaljusticesystemtowork
Additionally,studentscanpursuecareers throughengaginginvariousvolunteer
ascorrectionalofficersorassupport- effortswithintheircommunity.
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