Odessa, Texas/March 28, 2923-The Criminal Justice Advisory Council held their annual meeting on Monday, March 27th, hosted by UT Permian Basin. The leadership of the Permian Basin and West Texas law enforcement community including Texas DPS, Texas Rangers, Ector County ISD, UTPB Police and Texas Corrections Facilites and prison systems were invited to the meeting.
(Dr. John Fisher, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Program Director for Graduates in Criminal Justice-UT Permian Basin/Odessa, Texas)
The purpose of the annual meeting is for local law enforcement to talk about issues that are affecting them and brainstorm ideas to find solutions to those issues so that Criminal Justice Students at UTPB have a better understanding during their studies.
(Dr. John Fisher, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Program Director for Graduates in Criminal Justice-UT Permian Basin/Odessa, Texas)
Several issues discussed that are affecting local law enforcement are keeping officers and personnel, border problems and the increase of drug trafficking.
(Mike Griffis, Ector County Sheriff-Ector County/Odessa, Texas)
The new high tech Training Facility at the Odessa Police Department has helped OPD with acquiring new recruits and continued training of veteran officers. The Odessa Police Training Facility has attracted officers from around the county for their continued law enforcement education and training.
(Michael Gerke, Chief of Police, Odessa Police Department-Odessa, Texas)
Dr. John Fisher, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at UT Permian Basin, suggested that a law enforcement officer with a degree will help with advancement within the law enforcement agency.
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