Mr. Paul Lindenmuth recently chaired Round Table discussions at the Southern Criminal Justice Association meeting in Clearwater, FLA on these subjects: law enforcement addressing terrorism, assessment of police chiefs by independent researchers, and the training of municipal police officers by the Mid Atlantic Regional Transportation Authority. In early March, he and Ms. Lori Godsleski (a Criminal Justice major) will make a presentation on the psychological effects of physical conditioning of police officers at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) annual program meeting. In cooperation with Mr. Mike Pringle, chair of the Sports Medicine Department, they will also conduct a workshop on the advanced conditioning of police officers. Several Criminal Justice students will be attending this conference. Another project will involve Ms. Diana Lampe and Ms Lori Godleski researching the assessment of polce accreditation in the state of Pennsylvania.

The Juvenile Justice Research Program, conducted by Dr. Ryan Sheppard and Mr. Lindenmuth, began at the start of the Fall Semester. This dual (6 credits) internship opportunity combines a traditional internship experience at Luzerne County Probation, with research experience evaluating the effectiveness of juvenile programs such as boot camps, school-based probation, and community-based programs. Four students are now taking part, and plans are now under way to continue the program next semester.

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