- University News Archive - ��Vlog��ý Little Rock

Former Pulaski County sheriff endows criminal justice scholarship at ��Vlog��ýLR

Ajani Oyindamola — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 17:20:54 +0000

The former sheriff of Pulaski County and his wife have donated $25,000 to create an endowed scholarship for criminal justice students at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Randy Johnson, who served as sheriff of Pulaski County from 1995 to 2006, and his wife, Dr. Dianne Johnson, a retired radiologist at Baptist Health Medical Center, established the scholarship to help students gain professional education for their careers. “Having worked in law enforcement for over 30 years, I now realize how much that degree helped me attain a level of knowledge and professionalism necessary to do the best job possible,” said Randy Johnson, a 1977 graduate of ��Vlog��ýLR. “Dianne and I are endowing this scholarship so that others who pursue a career in criminal justice at ��Vlog��ýLR will have the same opportunity.” The scholarship will allow the ��Vlog��ýLR Department of Criminal Justice to support students who are dedicated to their education and a career in public service, said Mary Parker, chair of the department. “The ability to focus this scholarship on students with financial needs will help us help our students achieve their dreams of a college education and will propel them into their future careers in criminal justice,” Parker said. For more information on private philanthropy to ��Vlog��ýLR, contact the Office of Alumni and Development at 501.569.8429.

Students say goodbye to summer, hello to fall semester

��Vlog��ý Little Rock — Thu, 25 Aug 2016 18:25:12 +0000

The first day of school tends to bring a roller coaster of emotions, from excitement and anxiety to anticipation. As ��Vlog��ýLR students said their final goodbyes to summer, they turned their focus to their long-term goals and sought to make their dreams come true. Audrey Kelley, an 18-year-old sophomore from Rogers, Arkansas, is dedicated to helping others.

Audrey Kelley

To turn her passion into a reality, Kelley hopes to obtain her degree in human resources and work in Walmart’s corporate office in Bentonville. While attending ��Vlog��ýLR her freshman year, Kelley joined forces with the campus ministry Chi Alpha and had the opportunity to spend this past summer in Africa on a mission trip. As she settles into the new school year, she plans to put lessons learned this summer into action. “This year, I want to get to know a lot of freshmen, and just love on them the way that God loves me,” she said.

Love what you do; do what you love

Not only does ��Vlog��ýLR have students who enjoy helping one another, but its students also push others to succeed.

Dillon Nash

Dillon Nash is a 22-year-old first-year graduate student from Brinkley, Arkansas, who seeks nothing but the best for incoming students. “I am so thrilled to kick off the new school year and engage with so many freshmen,” he said. Nash is a graduate assistant for the Chancellor’s Leadership Corps working with more than 230 students. Having participated in the corps all four years of his undergraduate career, Nash looks forward to seeing the growth and progression of ��Vlog��ýLR’s future leaders. Today, he has outlined his goals five years into the future. Nash plans to continue inspiring students at universities as he fulfills his goal to work in student affairs.

The road less traveled

The desire to help others is a driving force for many students this semester. However, there are others whose self-motivation pushes them one step further. Twenty-one-year-old Dipesh Patel is a Little Rock native who wants to tear down personal stereotypes.

Sid Patel

Dipesh Patel

“I never liked the stereotypical doctor thing with Indians. I wanted to be different,” he said. Patel is a criminal justice major who is ecstatic about enlisting in the military in spring 2017. He has always been a fan of the television show “Law and Order” and couldn’t wait to get exposed to the real thing. Now that Patel is headed down his chosen path, he hopes to encourage his best friend to live out his own dreams. Sid Patel, a 22-year-old senior moved to Arkansas from India about six years ago. He and Dipesh instantly became friends and are now inseparable. As his friend prepares to leave to start his newest venture, Sid has his thoughts centered on continuing his education. His major in physics and minor in information technology is sure to keep him busy, but for him, there’s no turning back. With plans to pursue an additional degree, Sid sees his first day of the semester as a head start into his future.

There’s a first time for everything

For many upperclassmen, transitioning from fun in the sun to homework and class lectures seems to be a breeze. For first time students, it might take a moment to get the ball rolling.

Princess Bell

Princess Bell is a 17-year-old freshman from Blytheville, Arkansas, with her eyes set on nursing school. Although she is motivated to do her best, adjusting to college life has been a bit of a struggle. Bell spent her first day crying because she missed her parents. As she begins to settle in, she plans on breaking out of her comfort zone and meeting new people. Her primary objective this semester is to make the dean’s list, so she looks forward to staying grounded and focused on her work.

Stairway to success

Breaking in new books and engaging with unfamiliar professors might be the highlight of the day for some, but for this next student, hitting the finish line is all she can think about.

Lottie Richardson

Lottie Richardson, a 20-year-old first year senior from Little Rock, Arkansas, is beginning her senior year with so much on her plate. As a mechanical systems engineering major with a double minor in mathematics and chemistry, time is more precious than it has ever been. With a goal set for a 4.0 grade point average, Richardson is determined to stay focus. After completing her bachelor’s degree, she looks forward to heading to medical school. Along the way, she aims to go on a medical mission trip to Africa to assist those in need. Five years from today, Richardson longs to have her white coat and be in the process of opening a children’s clinic in central Arkansas. Now that the first day jitters have come to an end, students are ready to start the semester off strong.

��Vlog��ýLR earns 525k contract to study minority contact in the criminal justice system

Ajani Oyindamola — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 20:55:56 +0000

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Criminal Justice has entered into a seven-year contract worth more than half a million dollars with the Arkansas Department of Human Services to assess disproportionate minority contact within the criminal justice system. “We feel like this project has tremendous policy implications and can make a difference in the lives of these youth,” said Dr. Tusty ten-Bensel, an assistant professor of criminal justice who is in charge of the seven-year $526,374 contract, along with Dr. James Golden, a professor of criminal justice. The grant will fund two doctoral student positions annually for seven years and provide travel stipends. ”This exciting partnership is an excellent example of the contributions social scientists make to a more informed understanding of the complexities of race and justice,” said Lisa Bond-Maupin, dean of the College of Social Sciences and Communication. “The insights and implications of this work will not only serve our state, but it will also provide invaluable opportunities for hands-on learning to our students.” All states are required to make an annual report to the federal. The report includes information on nine points of contact between minority youth and the criminal justice system, including arrests, probation, petitions, transfers, and confinement in a juvenile detention facility. “We are pleased to partner with ��Vlog��ýLR as they study this population,” Division of Youth Services Interim Director Betty Guhman said. “These data findings will provide meaningful and better ways to serve our youth by helping craft policies to ensure a bright future for minority youth and all of Arkansas. Data is collected from the United States Census Bureau, the Arkansas Crime Information Center, the Administrative Office of the Courts, and the Division of Youth Services.

Dr. Tusty ten Bensel

The report generates a relative rate index, the rate that minorities, ages 12 to 17, are disproportionately represented in the juvenile justice system, for each of the 75 counties in Arkansas. The counties with the highest rates are targeted for measures that can reduce the rate of disproportionate minority contact. “Our work will make an impact in counties that have disproportionate minority contact, because we will be able to identify which counties are in need of assistance in regards to disproportionate minority contact,” ten-Bensel said. The reports will help the Division of Youth Services make policies based on data-driven evidence, Golden said. “Changes to the juvenile justice system are not going to happen overnight,” Golden said. “It’s about showing people the actual data, rather than relying on anecdotal evidence.” In the upper right photo, Dr. James Golden, a ��Vlog��ýLR professor of criminal justice, is shown.

��Vlog��ýLR graduates 1,000 students in 2016 spring commencement

Ajani Oyindamola — Tue, 17 May 2016 20:56:56 +0000

For Jermaine Ruttley, the chance to play basketball at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock meant a way out from his poverty-stricken hometown in Kentucky. “Where I came from, there is a lot of poverty,” he said. “To make it out and make something of myself, that’s a blessing.” Ruttley was one of nearly 1,000 students who graduated from ��Vlog��ýLR in one of three commencement ceremonies May 14 at the ��Vlog��ýLR Jack Stephens Center. Ruttley transferred to ��Vlog��ýLR after playing two years at Kaskaskia College and one year at Florida A&M. As a senior at ��Vlog��ýLR, Ruttley played in all 35 games with 18 starts in the 2015-2016 season. Now armed with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and a full-time job, Ruttley sees his graduation from ��Vlog��ýLR as a new beginning. “I just feel overwhelmed and happy that I got to this point in my life,” he said. “No one ever thought I would get to this point in my life.”

A love of words

Kayla Burns’ graduation cap

For Kayla Burns, of Flippin, Arkansas, the best thing about graduation is the opportunity to devote more time to the activities she loves. “It’s a relief to go home and read a book and not have to do homework,” she said. Burns graduated with a degree in professional and technical writing and a second degree in French. As a tribute to one of her favorite books, the words on her graduation cap proclaimed: “Words are a most inexhaustible source of magic.” The words on her cap are a paraphrase from a line in J.K. Rowling’s book “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.” Having already scored a full-time position as a computer specialist at NATCO Communications in her hometown, Burns thanked the Donaghey Scholars program for supporting her at ��Vlog��ýLR. “The Donaghey Scholars program is what motivated me to succeed – the faculty, staff, and my peers. I had the best support system ever,” Burns said.

Never too late

Deonna Elliott’s graduation cap

On her graduation day, Deona Elliott donned a cap stating: “Better late than never.” The words were a tribute to Elliott’s six-year journey to earn a bachelor’s degree in studio art with an emphasis in applied design. Elliott had planned to graduate in 2014. After she switched majors from art education, it took an additional two years to finish her program. For her, the words served as a lesson to others that it is never too late to graduate. To students who are struggling to finish their coursework, Elliott offered the following advice: “Stay on top of everything and keep strong. You will finish at your own pace.”

��Vlog��ýLR grad student completes 14-year journey

Ajani Oyindamola — Thu, 12 May 2016 13:23:48 +0000

While proudly donning her graduate cap and gown, Henrietta Smothers excitedly walked across the stage during ��Vlog��ýLR’s 2005 spring commencement to receive her hard-earned master’s degree in criminal justice. The only problem is that Smothers, parent coordinator at Little Rock School District, had not quite finished all the requirements for her degree. Fourteen years after beginning her master’s degree and 11 years after participating in commencement, Smothers graduated from ��Vlog��ýLR during the 2016 spring commencement May 14 at the Jack Stephens Center. The first time around, Smothers completed her coursework and did the research for her final paper on preparing non-violent drug offenders for successful re-entry into society. She just needed to write it down and turn it in. As Smothers laments, with four children to raise and a new business to run, life got in the way. “I started a new business, and that took up all my time,” she said. “BE Keepers was a tutoring business for children. I had several locations in the state. Managing everything was very time consuming, and I just never stopped long enough to do the paper.” In 2012, Arkansas changed the way it provided funding for supplemental education service providers, leaving many outside providers like BE Keepers without contracts. Without the business taking up all Smothers’ time, her four children and several professors at ��Vlog��ýLR urged her to finish her degree. “I am so glad that she is graduating,” said Dr. David Montague, ��Vlog��ýLR professor of criminal justice and interim director of eLearning. “Henri is one of those folks that really represents what ��Vlog��ýLR does best, helping people who had trouble getting through school to finish. She had a long road, but she did it, and I couldn’t be more proud of her.” In August 2013, Smothers re-enrolled at ��Vlog��ýLR. Due to the time lapse, she had to take an additional four courses as well as finish the final paper to graduate. When Smothers first enrolled in the criminal justice master’s program in 2002, it represented a return to school nearly 25 years after completing her bachelor’s degree in business administration from LeMoyne-Owen College in Memphis. She made the decision to encourage her children to pursue higher education. “I was the first person from my family to graduate from college,” she said. “At the time, my daughters, Sasschon and Jessica, had graduated from Central High School, and Valerie had graduated from Mount Saint Mary. If my daughters had a college degree, we would be at the same level, so I had to get my master’s degree. I had to stay a step ahead, because I wanted my children to know that they needed to do better than me.” While earning her master’s degree took a little longer than she originally anticipated, Smothers was successful in inspiring her children to pursue higher education. Three of her children have college degrees, and her youngest, Justin Henderson, will graduate in the fall. Meanwhile, her oldest daughter, Dr. Valerie Henderson, earned a doctorate in psychology from Southern Illinois University and is now a licensed clinical psychologist in Wisconsin. Another daughter, Sasschon Henderson, went on to earn a master’s degree in public health from Emory University and is an information technology project manager. “Education is so important in our household,” Smothers said. “We believe that it will make a foundation for wherever you want to go in life. We believe you need education that will make you knowledgeable, well rounded, and will open up other opportunities that may not be available to you if you do not have a college education.” Smothers’ one regret is that her mentor, Professor Emeritus Dr. Charles Chastain, who passed away in 2015, will not see her graduate. “I regret Dr. Chastain did not live to see me finally accomplish this task,” Smothers said. “He was one of my favorite professors. He was always asking me when I was going to finish my degree.” Looking back on her 14-year journey to graduation, Smothers would encourage anyone to take the steps necessary to complete a degree. “Keep moving forward, one step at a time. That would be my advice,” she said. “There is a light at the end of the tunnel. You have to keep moving forward even when you stop and stumble and don’t think you are going to make it. I did stumble many times, but I made it.”

Criminal Justice student earns degree in honor of mother

Ajani Oyindamola — Tue, 10 May 2016 21:28:13 +0000

For Dominque Thomas, his mother was his everything. “My mom’s name was Carol Thomas,” he said. “My mom was my queen. She was my everything,” he said. Carol Thomas passed away March 12, 2012, during her son’s sophomore year at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She was 43. Following her passing, Thomas fought a long, hard journey to earn a college degree, just as his mother always wanted. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice at ��Vlog��ýLR’s 2016 spring commencement May 14 at the Jack Stephens Center. Thomas remembers his mother as a “warrior” who worked hard to give him a good life. While battling sickle cell anemia, Carol Thomas was unable to find work in Little Rock. She had a brother in Nashville who gave her a good job, so she worked in Nashville and traveled to Little Rock on weekends to be with her son, who lived with an aunt.

Facing tragedy

While he was a senior at North Little Rock High School, Thomas received the worst news imaginable. “My senior year in high school was when the disease started to take over her body,” he said. “It was like she was getting tired. She was ready to go, so she prepped me. She was always determined. She always gave me a talk. She is one of the reasons why I made it this far, because of how she was and how she raised me.” So Thomas enrolled at ��Vlog��ýLR in fall 2011. He didn’t have the typical first-year college experience of living on campus. Instead, he lived at home, while taking care of his mother who was dying. During his sophomore year, Thomas’ mother passed away. This was the beginning of what Thomas remembers as the worst point in his life. “It was very hard because she was the only parent in my life,” Thomas recalled. “I let my grades slip, and I lost a couple scholarships. I just lost focus.”

Regaining focus

The semester following his mother’s death served as a wake-up call for Thomas. Having lost his financial aid, Thomas worked three jobs to pay for college.

Carol Thomas

“That was my turnaround to get back on track. I made a 3.2 GPA that semester, so I was very determined not to slack anymore.” Thomas is grateful for the support he received at ��Vlog��ýLR to help him get through the loss of his mother and to keep him in school. “Losing her was very difficult,” he said. “I wanted to drop out. I wanted to give up, but I had a support group who kept me motivated and helped me.” He is especially thankful to his mentors in the African American Male Initiative, Harvelle Howard and Darryl McGee, and his Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity brothers, Michael Sullivan, Jr., Jermaine Marshall, Damien Watson, Donovan Goodwin, Roderick Henderson, Darrius Green, Jr., and Kenneth Jones. “If I needed any help, they were there,” he said. “They were there when my mom had her funeral. A bunch of members of the group came to her funeral and supported me. When I let my grades slip, they were there for me. They were always my motivators.” In August 2015, Mia Phillips, communications and special projects coordinator in the Chancellor’s Office, hired Thomas to work as an office assistant with the ��Vlog��ýLR Green Dot initiative. “Dominque is hard-working and one of the most dependable students I have ever worked with,” Phillips said. “We have a lot of students who lose parents in the midst of their academic career who never recover from it. He bounced back and is graduating just like his mom wanted him too.” Thomas has also served as chief justice of the Student Government Association, treasurer of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and treasurer of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. He is also a member of the Criminal Justice Society, National Society of Black Engineers, March of Dimes Collegiate Council, Academic and Grievance Integrity Committee, and Big Brothers Big Sisters.

Facing one more hardship

Before graduation, tragedy struck Thomas’ life once more. During the 2015 Christmas break, he was involved in a car crash that left his arm broken, requiring surgery and a metal plate. “I had to miss class for almost a month,” he said. “I was getting frustrated that I wasn’t going to graduate, but I have some understanding professors.” To add insult to injury, the crash meant letting go of a beloved connection to his mother. “The wreck was very heart-breaking, because the car was my mom’s,” he said. “It was my only memory of her.” Thomas recovered. This summer, he will tutor incoming ��Vlog��ýLR freshmen through the Charles W. Donaldson Summer Bridge Academy, a three-week residential program that prepares incoming freshmen for college-level work by eliminating the need for them to take remedial math and English courses. After graduation, Thomas will pursue his master’s degree in higher education on the college student affairs track at ��Vlog��ýLR. Eventually, he hopes to earn a doctorate and become a college dean. “I would love to work with minority students when they come into college and be a mentor to them the same way people at ��Vlog��ýLR helped me.” In the end, Thomas hopes his story will help other college students overcome any trials they are facing. “Everything happens for a reason, and I think my story can help incoming students,” he said. “I always tell new students: Don’t let social groups take control of your life, because you can let your grades drop. I tell my story, because I don’t want them to go down the road I went down.”

��Vlog��ýLR student lands Secret Service internship

Ajani Oyindamola — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 15:13:58 +0000

When Micah Parker started at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, he dreamed of going into state government. After a few semesters of criminal justice courses and two internships with local police, Parker is now pursuing a career in law enforcement. He took a major step in achieving that goal by earning his “dream internship” of working with the United States Secret Service. “Ideally, I would like to go into federal law enforcement because I have never been farther west than Oklahoma,” said Parker, a junior from Sheridan, Arkansas, majoring in criminal justice and minoring in information technology. “I would like to travel and see the world, and also affect the world in a positive way.” As an intern with Arkansas’s only Secret Service office in downtown Little Rock, Parker primarily sorts through evidence for counterfeit money cases and looks for counterfeit bills. “I was thinking I would just answer phones, but they have me sorting through counterfeit notes,” he said. Not everyone knows that the Secret Service has a dual mission. The agency was established in 1865 as a bureau of the Treasury Department to suppress the widespread counterfeiting of U.S. currency. After President William McKinley’s assassination in 1901, the agency was tasked with protecting the president, vice president, their immediate families, foreign heads of states, and others. During his sophomore year, Parker got his first taste of law enforcement work by interning with the ��Vlog��ýLR Police Department, where he went on ride-alongs with police officers and assisted detectives with putting together case reports. In the fall 2015 semester, he interned with the Little Rock Police Department, where he rotated between different divisions every two weeks. His rotations covered the crime scene specialist unit, the northwest, southwest, and downtown patrol divisions, the 911 call center, the 311 call center, and the downtown station, where police personnel pull documents for people appearing in court. “This internship was a lot of fun and very eye opening,” Parker said. “When you imagine a police department, all you imagine are the patrols. You don’t see all the other work that goes on behind the scenes.” In addition to his internships, Parker works as a residential assistant, has served as president and sophomore ambassador of the Chancellor’s Leadership Corps and chief justice of the Student Government Association, and is a member of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. In order to work for the Secret Service, an agent conducts a background investigation to determine if the person in question is eligible for top secret security clearance. Having a U.S. Secret Service agent come to the dormitory to talk to the neighbors and the boss might seem like an unusual experience to most college students, but Parker found it somewhat humorous. “The agent traveled around to my previous employers and family members and asked about me. She even asked my neighbors about what they have seen me do, which was a little funny,” Parker said. “It was a long, hard process, but I felt like a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders when it was finished.” Brian Marr, special agent in charge at the Secret Service, said that the agency is looking for interns who have diverse attributes who can also hold multiple responsibilities. “It’s a competitive process,” Marr said. “We are looking for someone who is doing well in school, has an interest in federal law enforcement, and is an outgoing individual.” “Our agents investigate a wide variety of federal violations regarding our investigative mission, as well as those also associated with our unique and high profile protective responsibilities. We, the Secret Service, want someone who can investigate a criminal violation today, and then stand next to a president or foreign dignitary the next day,” Marr said. Parker plans to continue interning with the Secret Service until he has completed his education and then seek full-time employment with the agency. After he graduates from ��Vlog��ýLR in May 2017, Parker plans to pursue a master’s degree in criminal justice through ��Vlog��ýLR. Any student who is interested in interning with the Secret Service can visit or call 501.324.6241 for job opportunities.

Community mourns passing of Professor Emeritus Chastain

Gloria King — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 21:39:49 +0000

The ��Vlog��ýLR community is mourning Professor Emeritus Dr. Charles Chastain, who died Tuesday, June 2, following a cancer diagnosis. “All of us who knew Charles Chastain feel impoverished by the loss of his friendship and his intelligence, wit, and wisdom,” said ��Vlog��ýLR Chancellor Joel E. Anderson. “Although he did not do it alone, he had a bigger hand than anyone else in making the ��Vlog��ýLR Department of Criminal Justice the very successful and influential department it has become—starting with the associate degree and today offering the Ph.D.,” Anderson said. Dr. Chastain was known as an excellent teacher who carried strong convictions that the liberal arts should be part of the criminal justice curriculum. Countless students, faculty, and staff expressed positive messages about him, saying what a profound impact he had made on them and ��Vlog��ýLR. Anderson was Dr. Chastain’s colleague in the ��Vlog��ýLR Department of Political Science when the seeds of a criminal justice program were just being sown in the early 1970s. With Chastain a guiding force, the seeds of the program were nurtured and developed into a full-blown department of its own. The department eventually dominated the field in Arkansas, graduating students who in time filled many leadership positions in law enforcement, corrections, and other fields of criminal justice. From 1975 to 1997, he served as either coordinator or chair of Criminal Justice at ��Vlog��ýLR. In addition, he served on the state Parole Board from 1993 to 2003, and had served on the Board of the Law Enforcement Training Academy, and the Gov. Bill Clinton’s Task Force on Crime and Justice. He also served on the Board of the Substance Abuse Treatment Clinic of ��Vlog��ýMS, the Arkansas Assisted Housing Network, and the Inmate Council of the Department of Correction Pine Bluff Unit. Chastain developed a reentry into society program for inmates at the Wrightsville Unit of the Department of Correction. For more than a decade, a favorite project of Dr. Chastain’s involved the coordinating of book donations from ��Vlog��ýLR faculty, staff, and friends to the Arkansas Department of Correction libraries. The project eventually received widespread media attention. Born in Ventura, Calif., Chastain earned a B.A. degree in sociology and a minor in political science from Arkansas Tech University. He received an M.A. degree in political science and sociology from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and earned a Ph.D. in political science and the administration of justice from Southern Illinois University. Funeral arrangements include a viewing, which will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, June 5, at Roller-Chenal Funeral Home, 13801 Chenal Parkway, Little Rock. The funeral service will be at 2 p.m., Saturday, June 6, at First United Methodist Church, 723 Center Street, Little Rock, with a reception to follow at the church. Memorials may be made to Charles D. Chastain Founding Chair Scholarship, ��Vlog��ýLR Development Office, 2801 South University, Little Rock, 72204.

��Vlog��ýLR graduate is first woman promoted to assistant chief of police

Gloria King — Tue, 19 May 2015 15:32:02 +0000

A ��Vlog��ýLR graduate was recently promoted to assistant chief of police for the Little Rock Police Department, making her the first woman to hold that position in the department’s 149-year history.

Photo courtesy Democrat-Gazette

��Vlog��ýLR alumna Alice Fulk was promoted by LRPD Police Chief Kenton Buckner. Fulk is a 23-year veteran of the department, having been an administrator in the major-crimes division. Fulk said she believed she had “pushed through that glass ceiling,” in a recent Democrat-Gazette news article about her promotion. “First and foremost, I’m looking at it like I have a job to do. … Chief Buckner had the confidence in me to do it, whether a male or female,” Fulk said, in the article. “But I do hope it opens the door for females in the future to move up the rank.” Buckner named Fulk, the most senior captain eligible for the promotion by eight years, as “the best person” for the job. Fulk holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from ��Vlog��ýLR and a master’s in human resources management.

Free seminar focused on realtor safety scheduled Oct. 27

��Vlog��ý Little Rock — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 16:50:36 +0000

Dr. Jeffrey Walker, chair of the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, is among the panelist to serve during a free Safety Seminar open to real estate agents from across the state. The Arkansas Real Estate School is hosting the seminar from 9 a.m. to noon on Monday, Oct. 27, at the Arkansas Realtors Association, 11224 Executive Center Dr., Little Rock. Expert panelists from law enforcement, criminology, law, and real estate will provide information about crime prevention and legal issues. A question-and-answer session will follow. Ken Gill, chair of the Arkansas Real Estate Commission, will serve as panel moderator. Other panelists include Torrie Cobb, a retired Little Rock Police Department officer and realtor; Keith Pike, attorney and real estate broker; Pulaski County Sheriff Doc Holladay; and Pulaski County Prosecutor Larry Jegley. A U.S. Bureau of Labor study shows the real estate industry experiences about a 40 percent higher rate of on-the-job crime than the average profession, and seminar organizers say a large percentage of these events are “crimes of opportunity.” Realtors may register for the seminar online or by calling 501-223-2737. Space is limited to about 100 participants; however, a second session will be added if strong enough interest is indicated.

- University News Archive - ����Vlog��ý Little Rock

Former Pulaski County sheriff endows criminal justice scholarship at ����Vlog��ýLR

Students say goodbye to summer, hello to fall semester

����Vlog��ýLR earns 525k contract to study minority contact in the criminal justice system

����Vlog��ýLR graduates 1,000 students in 2016 spring commencement

����Vlog��ýLR grad student completes 14-year journey