Jenna Curren, Ed.D, is an associate professor for criminal justice. Prior to working in higher education, Jenna held various custody and treatment positions with the CT Department of Correction, finishing her final years at the rank of Lieutenant. Throughout her tenure, she worked at several facilities where she supervised different types of offender populations including, women, the youth, and offenders with mental health issues. A C.E.R.T and honor guard member, as well as a training officer, Jenna has 15 years of experience in the field and in academics.
A St. Louis man was found guilty of first-degree murder and other charges after barging into his ex-girlfriend’s Alton home and fatally shooting her new boyfriend, then fleeing to Texas before being captured. Read More.
A Southwest Airlines pilot was arrested at Savannah Hilton Head Airport after bodycam footage showed him failing a sobriety test on the jet bridge, forcing a Chicago-bound flight to be delayed while a replacement was found. Read More.
A Georgia inmate already serving a life sentence has been extradited to Jefferson Parish to face trial for allegedly raping six women in Metairie in 1986, after new DNA testing linked him to the decades-old cold case. Read More.
A skull discovered by Wisconsin Boy Scouts in 2002 has been identified as belonging to Alyce Peterson, a woman who died and was cremated a year earlier, sparking a new investigation into how her remains ended up in a ravine decades later. Read More.
A 23-year-old Kentucky mother was fatally shot while walking her 7-year-old to a Louisville bus stop, sparking a manhunt and renewed outrage after a string of recent shootings near local schools. Read More.
A 69-year-old Boston man has been arrested after allegedly trying to press a chemical-soaked handkerchief over the face of a 13-year-old boy waiting for a ride, prompting the terrified teen to flee and alert police. Read More.