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Criminal Justice Research

School of Criminal Justice

The School of Criminal Justice (SCJ) is housed in the Law Enforcement Training Center (LETC) on the WSU Innovative Campus. The LETC provides an unprecedented experience for SCJ students. Students benefit from a close relationship with law enforcement, including internships, cooperative (co-op) education positions and applied learning opportunities. The state-of-the-art facility includes training space and classrooms for the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Department, Wichita Police Department and SCJ students.

SCJ Programs

  • Masters of Arts Criminal Justice
  • Criminal Justice
  • Forensic Science
  • Homeland Security
  • Reserved Officer Training Corps (ROTC)
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2023/24 Grant Highlights

PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS
Sponsor: Kansas Governor's Grants Program / Office of
Justice Programs

SEDGWICK COUNTY CONSULTATION AGREEMENT
Sponsor: Sedgwick County

REVIEW OF WICHITA POLICE DEPARTMENT CITATION DATA
Michael Birzer, School of Criminal Justice
Sponsor: Wichita Police Department

CO-PI for the National Science Foundation’s CyberCorps’ Scholarship program in the School of Computing (Jan 2023- Present)
Yumi Suzuki, School of Criminal Justice

Presenting & Creative Activity

  • CGIC
  • NIBIN
  • Midwest Criminal Justice Institute (MCJI) provides training and technical assistance to criminal justice organizations in Kansas and the surrounding states. MCJI is operated through the WSU SCJ and provides a variety of training seminars at little to no cost.
  • SCJ hosted the 2023 KansasGangInvestigators Association Annual Conference.
  • Criminal Evidence: Mock Trials incorporated actual crime scene information with a criminal scene mock-up. Also, students are assigned specific role within the trial such as prosecutor, defense counsel or witness.
  • Forensic Science Basic Blood Spatter Course (Certificate Awarded upon completion)
  • Home of the WSU Criminal Justice Student Association
  • Home of the Forensic Science Student Association
  • Kansas Army National Guard Black Hawk Orientation Flight
  • Development of SCJ Advisory Council
  • Participation in The National Fraternal Order of Police University (NFOPU) (pending) which is a consortium of colleges and universities providing members of the National FOP with varied learning programs.
  • @wsu_scj  Twitter bird

 

2023/24 Research and Publications

Book: “Reimagined policing in the age of reform” (Michael Birzer)

Article: “Differential police patrol response in Wichita: A randomized controlled trial” Police Chief Magazine (Michael Birzer and Christian Cory)

Publication: “An Ethnographic Study of Police Culture in a Rural Kansas Police Agency” in Policing: An International Journal (Michael Birzer and Josh Davis)

Article: “Police Perspectives on Racial Profiling” (Michael Birzer)

Article: “Money mule cases: Insights from investigators in law enforcement and financial institutions: The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin (Yumi Suzuki et al)

Book Chapter: “Helping Fraud Victims: The role of police in combating cyber-enabled financial crime” in M. Birzer & L. Moore (Eds), Reimagining policing in the age of reform
(Yumi Suzuki)

Study: Randomized Control Trial of Non-Emergency Police Calls (Michael Birzer)

Internships, Co-op Education & Training

Internships & Co-op

Wichita Police Department

Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office

Sedgwick County Public Defender’s Office

Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office

Sedgwick County Corrections

Harvey County Sheriff’s Office

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives

Federal Bureau of Investigation

United States Marshal’s Service

United States Secret Service

United States Attorney’s Office

United States Federal Public Defender

United States Probation

 

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