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.
Washington’s $100 million police hiring grant promised a boost to understaffed departments, but so far not a single officer has been hired. Cities and counties say bureaucracy and technical glitches are slowing the money meant to fill the state’s policing gap. Read More.
A grisly domestic fight ended with a father fatally shooting his three-year-old son. Officers arrived in seconds, facing a split-second decision in a nightmare no parent should ever create. Read More.
Two special-needs children were left alone for days in a Flint home covered in filth with no edible food. Police say the mother prioritized herself while the kids endured hunger, fear, and unimaginable neglect. Read More.
William Simmons shot his dementia-stricken wife during a heated argument over a cruise, then told police he’d rather live in prison than deal with her. Now the 83-year-old’s tragic death has left a community reeling and a husband facing first-degree murder charges. Read More.
Desmond Burks smiled and scoffed in court as a judge sentenced him to decades for murdering a Detroit neurosurgeon and another man. Justice finally caught up to the killer who left terror, theft, and heartbreak in his wake. Read More.
Gunmen blasted their way into a Puerto Vallarta prison, leaving a correction officer dead and 23 inmates on the run. The brazen assault comes as Mexico reels from cartel violence unleashed after the killing of El Mencho. Read More.
A former “American Idol” contestant has pleaded not guilty to murder and related charges after authorities allege he killed his wife and staged the crime scene to resemble a burglary. Read More.
An 18-year-old Pennsylvania high school senior is facing more than 300 charges after police say he orchestrated a large-scale catfishing and sextortion scheme targeting dozens of juveniles. Read More.
New York has enacted a law allowing municipalities to provide up to 50% property tax relief to surviving spouses of police officers killed in the line of duty. Read More.
A longtime Texas figure skating coach who once trained Olympian Amber Glenn was arrested and charged with sexual assault and indecency with a child following allegations from two former students. Read More.
An Indiana man was sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted murder and feticide for shooting his estranged wife five times while she was five months pregnant, killing their unborn child. Read More.
A trusted friendship inside a Las Vegas apartment unraveled in a burst of gunfire, leaving one man dead in the parking lot. Now, police say jealousy, alcohol, and a single shot turned a roommate dispute into an open murder charge. Read More.
What he told doctors and police that night sounded almost unbelievable. Investigators say the truth was far darker, and it ended with a decades-long sentence. Read More.
Local police are being pulled into federal immigration enforcement like never before. A program once dormant is now sweeping across the country, changing how communities experience law and order. Read More.
A fun cheer trip turned heartbreaking in Las Vegas. A mother and daughter were found dead in a suspected murder-suicide, leaving a community in shock and grief. Read More.