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 quiet Minnesota home became the scene of a family tragedy when a father allegedly turned on his own child before ending his life, leaving a community in shock and mourning. Read More.
A routine trip to the grocery store turned into a nightmare for a pregnant mom and her child as a stranger allegedly struck without warning. Authorities tracked the suspect across state lines in a dramatic pursuit. Read More.
A New Year’s Eve party turned deadly when Olivia Clendenin’s rage sparked a shocking shooting, leaving an innocent guest caught in the crossfire. Read More.
Shocking abuse inside a foster home in Ontario left a 12-year-old boy dead as prosecutors detail the horrifying conditions in the so-called house of horrors. Read More.
A four-year-old girl was seized from a New York laundromat in a shocking abduction that left the community reeling and police scrambling to track the perpetrator. Read More.
Just a year after winning a record-shattering $167 million Powerball jackpot, James Farthing faces his third arrest, adding to a bizarre string of legal run-ins that have stunned his community. Read More.
Louisville Metro Police fatally shot a 28-year-old woman after she charged at officers with a large sharp object during a mental health call at an apartment complex near Jeffersontown on Friday night. Read More.
A Florida father was killed and his teenage son injured after a larger boat slammed into their dinghy in Biscayne Bay and fled the scene, sparking an urgent search for the operator. Read More.
An off-duty Massachusetts female police officer pointed her gun at a fellow cop serving a restraining order, pulled the trigger, then claimed in court she was only trying to kill herself due to postpartum depression. Read More.
Florida police departments are cracking down on unruly spring break crowds across popular beach destinations in response to social media-fueled "takeover" events. Read More.
The Memphis Police Department, in coordination with the US Marshals, has announced the arrest of a 27-year-old man accused of sexually exploiting three young children, one of them an infant. Read More.