Show Criminal Justice Dept Signs Kennard By y Greg Black BlackStaff BlackStaff BlackStaff Staff Writer Salt Lake County Sheriff Aaron D. D Kennard recently accepted an offer to join the criminal justice department department department depart depart- ment as an adjunct instructor adding more credibility to a program that has been gaining a reputation for high quality of education and preparedness of prospective peace officers Kennard's decision came about at a monthly meeting of the Law Enforcement Enforcement Enforcement Enforce Enforce- ment Administrators and organization Mike coordinator of criminal justice justice justice jus jus- tice pr programs grams for was a guest speaker was invited to the meeting to talk about the schools school's role in training potential officers said I would ask for your help in being guest l lecturers or being adjunct adjunct adjunct ad ad- professors if you have a masters master's degree or more Do any of you have them and I was the only one who could raise my hand Kennard said He holds a masters master's degree in public administration admin admin- from tram B BYU YU Kennard re elected in 1994 for a second year four-year term taught a criminal justice course during the re recently recently recently re- re concluded winter quarter and found the experience rewarding I thoroughly enjoyed the course I felt I was knowledgeable enough that I could speak intelligently intelligently intelli intelli- gently as well as draw on my life experience he said The students were more than I ever expected Ninety percent of them were hard charging dedicated people So far Kennard has been impressed impressed impressed im im- im- im pressed with the program in fact he has been using it to his advantage As I had to read the book for criminal justice and make sure I Iwas Iwas Iwas was prepared to discuss the issues with the students I was called to task several times for either misinterpreting misinterpreting misinterpreting or not making sure that I knew what the author was trying to portray he admits It was good because it was a learning process for me too I think they are doing an excellent excel excel- c lent job They are producing some very high quality students and I am hiring a lot of them Kennard said t I t jJ i J I L t. t I think they're gearing up to make it even better and more I see it in the quality of the students as well as the quality of the instructors Although Kennard had to turn turndown down summer down summer teaching opportunities due to time constraints he is to teach investigations and juvenile law in the fall and the rest of the staff are excited about the new addition Were proud to have hav somebody of his his reputation and expertise on our staff We consider ourselves very for for- said |