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.
Long Beach was taken over by 2,000 senior high school students who skipped school and by 6:00 p.m., chaos had erupted with one person being shot. Read More.
If a driver is suspected of being under the influence, police in Pennsylvania, as long as they've received the training, will now be able to draw blood at the station instead of having to drive to the hospital. Read More.
An ambulance caught on fire and while first responders worked to put it out, a driver of a BMW crashed into the car in front of it, causing a four-car crash. That driver has been arrested on DUI charges. Read More.
The man who is accused of holding a bus driver hostage after fatally shooting a passenger and then hijacking the bus, sending officers on a vehicle pursuit that lasted 15 miles, has been identified and arrested. Read More.
L.A. City Council President shows video footage of neighboring Burbank police dropping a homeless person off on the sidewalk and leaving him without any aid. Read More.
Cambridge is finalizing its plans to rollout one of the most ambitious plans to alternative police responses in the entire state of Massachusetts. Read More.
Medetomidine, a tranquilizer used for animals, is now being added to fentanyl being sold on the streets and is causing high-risk overdoses that do not respond to Naloxone. Read More.
After the passing of Proposition E, the San Francisco Police Department has identified the Mission District as the location for its newest surveillance cameras. Read More.
A woman illegally living in Texas and who is wanted for murder by Interpol has been arrested after being pulled over by the Splendora Police Department. Read More.
Burglary gangs from South America here on "tourist visas" are allegedly planting recording devices in people's lawns in SO CAL to figure out the best times to break in and are mostly targeting affluent neighborhoods. Read More.