Dear Spartan The campus at Michigan State University is bustling with students and the fall scenery is breath taking. We hope you enjoy reading the 2008 fall edition of the SCJ e-News, our online networking and informational newsletter for our alumni, students and friends. In addition to enjoying our newsletter, we invite you to visit online to get updated information about alumni, academic and certificate programs, research and professional development as well as be acquainted with our graduate scholarship giving opportunities. For our alum, please take the time to update your contact information so we can keep you updated on the School's activities. Banner Photo: Graduate Students, Left to Right, 1st Row: Charlie Scheer, Juyoung Song, Mustafa Halicioglu, Ismail Demirkol, Melissa Garmo and Jack Drew. 2nd Row: Wook Kang, Jessica Fry, Roy Fenhoff, Manish Madan, Serkan Tasgin and Tia Stevens. 3rd Row: Juli Liebler, Julie Yingling, Joe Johnson, Bilal Sevinc and Jenn Melvin. 4th Row: Raymund Narag, Mike Suttmoeller, Jeremy Carter, Ryan Martz, Eric Grommon, Jeff Gruenewald, Mohammad Ali and Seok-Jin-Jeong Message from the Director
During 2008-09, the School will undergo an external review. As part of this process, we will seek input from faculty, students, academic specialists, staff and alumni. We value the thoughts and suggestions of all those connected to the School and appreciate those who will provide such. Spotlight
Hawley Crippen, Crime of the Century Solved Forensic Science Educational Conference
Photo: Left to Right, Terry Nafisi, Dean Marietta Baba and Dr. Maureen Conner
Christopher Melde, Ph.D research interests include youth violence (e.g., gangs, school crime), adolescent perceived risk and fear of victimization, and the evaluation of crime and victimization prevention/intervention programs. Current research projects include the evaluation of two school-based delinquencies and victimization prevention programs GREAT and Teens, Crime, and the Community: Community Works (principal investigator, Finn-Aage Esbensen).
Michael L. Radelet, Ph.D, University of Colorado, Department of Sociology visited our campus in September to speak on The Changing Nature of Death Penalty Debates.
Photo: Left to Right Dr. Ed McGarrell and Dr. Michael Radelet
Photo: Left to Right, Dr. Michael Radelet and Serkan Tasgin, Doctoral student
Matthew White has joined the School as an adjunct faculty to teach a crime analysis course online in the spring. Matt has turned the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office into one of the best crime analysis units in the world. To be the best, it requires more than brilliant analysts and the understanding of police managers, it requires a system fueled by information and data explains Matt. He feels that it is possible for a policing agency to progress quickly from an ordinary crime analysis unit to a great unit if it addresses the problems with the "engine". Council of Graduate Students National Institute of Justice Award Congratulations on receiving this award! Tournament of Friendship
Adams Academy
Academic Poster Contest Center of Excellence Defense Against Terrorism
Alumni
Thank you Bill for your commitment to the Alumni Association Board! President Update Greetings Fellow CJ Spartans! Please mark your calendar for next year's induction ceremony that will be held on October 23, 2009 at the Kellogg Center. The alumni board voted to move this event from an already crowded Homecoming weekend to make it easier for our guests to find lodging and avoid conflicts with other on-campus activities. Furthermore, please check out how YOU can nominate a future inductee. Membership In closing, I reiterate our sincere interest in your feedback to further strengthen the SCJAA. Please do not hesitate to contact us! Coach Sok
SPARTY ON! Photo 1: Left to Right, Jeff Page, Ron Page and Ed McGarrell
Photo: Left to Right, Director Ed McGarrell, Dr. Vince Hoffman and Mary Hoffman
Photo: Left to Right, Mike and Sharon Thompson
Left to Right, Rich Robell and son Mike Robell - Detroit News
Congratulations on this prestigious appointment!
Arnella and Ralph started in Kansas City, Missouri, where Ralph established a forensic laboratory at the Kansas City Police Department. He served as the lab's supervisor from 1939 to 1947. They left Kansas City to come to Michigan State University, Ralph taught at the School of Criminal Justice and Arnella in the English Department. Ralph and Arnella retired in 1981 and established the Ralph F. and Arnella K. Turner Forensic Endowment. Our heartfelt condolences to the Turner family.
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The 2008-09 academic year is particularly exciting for the School of Criminal Justice, as an extremely strong group of scholars has been added to the School's already exceptional faculty. Assistant Professors Soma Chaudhuri (Ph.D. Vanderbilt University), Thomas Holt (Ph.D. University of Missouri St. Louis), Louie Rivers (Ph.D. Ohio State University), and April Zeoli, (Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University) bring research and education strengths in delinquency, juvenile justice, cyber-crime, risk and decision science, public health, intimate partner violence, and both qualitative and quantitative methods. Additionally, Jeremy Wilson (Ph.D. Ohio State University) joins the School as an Associate Professor and Associate Director for Research. Jeremy comes to the School from the RAND Corporation, with whom he continues to collaborate, where he was Associate Director of the Center on Quality Policing and Director of the Police Recruitment and Retention Clearinghouse. Jeremy's interests are in policing, violence prevention, and internal security.
Left, Scott Hrcka, forensic scientist, Center, Bill Wilson, Forensic Science Alum discuss fingerprint concepts to teachers 
Terry Nafisi received the College of Social Science Alumni Association Outstanding Alumni Award. Dr. Maureen Conner, Executive Director of the JERITT project nominated Terry for the SSC award for her dedication and leadership as a course developer for the Judicial Administration program as well as acting as an adjunct professor teaching Historical Foundations/Contemporary Frameworks of Judicial Administration. Terry Nafisi is a Deputy Circuit Executive, Ninth Circuit Judicial Council. 
Merry Morash, Ph.D, professor and former Director of the School of Criminal Justice, is an American Society of Criminology (ASC) Fellow Recipient. Her publications focus on women and girls who have broken the law, police stress and coping, delinquency, and intimate partner violence, especially among immigrant groups. Dr. Morash has authored the book, Understanding Gender, Crime, and Justice (Sage 2006), and is a former editor of the Journal, Social Problems. She is currently writing a book on gender responsive and traditional community supervision for women offenders and is a past recipient of the Division of Women & Crime's Distinguished Scholar Award. Dr. Morash’s award was for her contributions to feminist scholarship and mentoring of women in the field of criminal justice. 
Dr. Michael Radelet, an expert on Death Penalty and Professor at the University of Colorado 
Dr. Radelet is one of the world's leading authorities on the death penalty. He is the author or editor of a number of books on capital punishment including Facing the Death Penalty, In Spite of Innocence, Executing the Mentally Ill, Capital Punishment in the United States of America, and the International Sourcebook on Capital Punishment. Dr. Radelet's research has received wide recognition including the Paul Tappan Lifetime Achievement Award from the Eastern Society of Criminology and the Criminologist of the Year Award from the Critical Criminology Division of the American Society of Criminology. 
Dr. Michael Radelet is the son of the late Louis A. Radelet, a legendary professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University. Louis A. Radelet was firmly committed to improving police community relations and "humanizing" the police and was one of the founders of the National Center on Police and Community Relations. His devotion to criminal justice education led to the establishment of the 
Council of Graduate Students (COGS) is for all graduate and professional students at Michigan State University. COGS addresses a host of issues ranging from degree requirements, housing and health care as well as actively promoting the improvement of both the individual and collective graduate experience. Our third year graduate student Manish Madan is serving as the current President. Under his leadership, the Council has organized a prayer vigil at the Rock for the students of Northern Illinois University and coordinated an open forum on Campus Safety and Us that featured graduate student F/Lt. Penny Fischer, JD as a guest speaker. Additionally, the Council is working to enhance graduate professional development by proposing to be a participant in the Graduate Annual Research Recognition Conference (GARRC). This participation would include a conference to highlight research and ideas from multi-disciplinary fields, give our student researcher's valuable experience in presentation as well as connect within academic circles. 
The 2008 Tournament of Friendship golf outing was another huge success due to the efforts of Tim Homberg with the East Lansing Police Department, Lansing Police and Fire Department, Michigan State Police and the Lansing Area Hispanic Business Association. The tournament provides scholarships to students enrolled in the School or the EMS/Fire Sciences program at Lansing Community College. Scholarship winners for this year were Ryan Flint and Jealisha Calvert. 
Sanja Kutnjak Ivkovich, Ph.D is an Associate Professor. Her research interests include international/comparative criminal justice, policing (police integrity, police misconduct, police corruption), and courts (lay participation and judges). Dr. Ivkovich teaches CJ 335, Policing and ISS 315, Comparative Criminal Justice. 
Robyn Mace 
Front, Robyn Mace, Back, Left to Right, Captain EmiL Arstanbekov and Captain MaiRambek Tavaldiev 
Left to Right, Doreen Olko, Mike Oltersdorf, Bill Nash, Ed McGarrell and Bruce Sokolove 
The School of Criminal Justice Alumni Association met for their annual Fall board meeting at the Kellogg Center during homecoming weekend. Director Ed McGarrell updated the board on the School's continuing growth and achievements as well as thanking our Past President Bill Wilson for his outstanding service. 
Center, Dean Baba, Left to Right, Director Ed McGarrell, Alum, Paul Sparks and SCJ Alumni Coordinator, Candy Curtis 
College of Social Science tailgate tent was brimming with alum that stopped by to visit and enjoy the homecoming activities. Dean Baba, our Director, Ed McGarrell along with the nation's #1 mascot "Sparty" were all on hand to welcome Ralph Hobrat, Paul Sparks, Mike Morrissey, Mike Oltersdorf and Ron Page back to campus. It was also a great day for football with the Spartans beating the Iowa Hawkeyes 16 to 13. 
Photo back row from Left to Right, Michael Thompson, Ed McGarrell, Michael Oltersdorf, Thomas Hendrickson, Front Row from Left to Right, Doreen Olko, Judy Van Meter (wife of the late Clifford Van Meter) and Jane Root (daughter of the late Glenford Leonard) 
The School of Criminal Justice inducted six outstanding alumni into the Wall of Fame during homecoming weekend. These exceptional alum are Thomas Hendrickson, 80', Executive Director, Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police, Glenford Leonard, 48', former Director of Public Safety in Oak Park, Michigan, Doreen Olko, 74', Chief of Police, Auburn Hills, Michigan, Michael Oltersdorf, 73', Sheriff, Leelanau County, Michigan, Michael Thompson, 78', President and CEO of Joseph A. Young and Associates and Clifford Van Meter, 59', past Professor at Grand Valley State University and Director of the Police Training Institute at the University of Illinois. 
Nominations for the 2009 Wall of Fame Award are now being accepted for alumni who have distinguished themselves by attaining the highest level of professional accomplishment while demonstrating strong personal integrity and character. The Wall of Fame has honored forty-seven alums since it's inception in 2000 representing the "best of the best" in multiple disciplines in the field of Criminal Justice. 
James Botting, MS, 66' is a Wall of Fame inductee and past member of the criminal justice alumni board. He has recently published Bullets, Bombs, and Fast Talk, Twenty-Five Years of FBI War Stories. Jim was one of the first members of the FBI's international Critical Incident Negotiation Team and a longtime member of the Crisis Negotiation Team in Los Angeles. His career saw him take part in almost every major hostage/barricade incident over the course of his twenty-five years as a hostage negotiator and SWAT agent. Wounded Knee, Patty Hearst, TWA 847, Cuban Prison Riots, Rodney King, Ruby Ridge and Waco, Jim recounts a number of times when death seemed inevitable, only to come through unscathed. He pulls no punches with this gritty, detailed, and often humorous insider's account of life at the end of a gun as an FBI hostage negotiator. 
Tim Crabtree, BS, 93' was a Michigan State University baseball pitcher as well as a major league pitcher for the Texas Rangers and other professional clubs. Tim suffered a shoulder injury, while pitching for the Texas Rangers in 2001. After his injury he tried to make a comeback with the Dodgers, Rangers and Tigers but was unsuccessful due to arm injuries. Since his retirement from major league baseball, he is working as a police officer at Dallas/Forth Worth International Airport and enjoys spending time with his family and coaching his sons Tee Ball team in Colleyville, Texas. 
Rich Robell, BS, 80" recently experienced a walk down memory lane when his son Mike, a Freshman at Michigan State University was assigned the same dorm room in Emmons Hall that he lived in with his roommate Bill Repovz, 81', 30 years ago. He said that the experience brought back memories of "big hair and goofy pranks" and "made him feel more comfortable with his son, Mike, making the choice to come to Michigan State University". This story appeared in the Detroit News by Marisa Schultz. 
Yoon-Ho Lee, MS, 85', Ph.D 87' is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Police Administration at Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea, and a Wall of Fame inductee. Yoon-Ho Lee has been recently appointed by the President to serve as a member of the Korean National Police Commission for a three year term.
Barri Flowers, BA 77’, MS 80’ a criminal justice Wall of Fame inductee has written another best selling criminology text on juvenile delinquency entitled The Adolescent Criminal that was released in September.
Arnella Turner, wife of the late Dr. Ralph Turner passed away October 9, 2008 at the age of 91. Mrs. Turner retired from Michigan State University as an English professor. Arnella and Dr. Ralph Turner had three children, Richard, Georgia and John. 
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