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Criminal Justice Career Panel

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October 28, 2016
9:30AM - 11:00AM
Psychology Building Room 035

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Add to Calendar 2016-10-28 09:30:00 2016-10-28 11:00:00 Criminal Justice Career Panel The Criminal Justice Research Center and the Sociology Department will sponsor a career panel and discussion on October 28, 2016 from 9:30 am to 11:00 am in the Psychology Building, Room 035.  Each of the speakers will discuss their work and will address ways to successfully navigate the career path in their respective areas.  Participants on the panel will be:Officer Steven C. Smith #1193, works with the Columbus Police Strategic Response Bureau, 4 Precinct (Short North, University District, Weinland Park, and 5th by Northwest areas) Community Liaison Officer.  Officer Smith has been a Police Officer for 31 years, 18 of which have been in his current position with the Division of Police.  His primary functions range from community education/crime prevention, safety initiatives, and quality of life concerns.  He participates in community meetings (commissions, safety committees, block watch, etc.), as well as Police strategy meetings, and collaborates with the Patrol Officers on all shifts in his area.  He participates in all Police related objectives and responses in a uniformed capacity in a marked police cruiser.  Recently retired Warden Terry A. Tibbals completed over 30 years of public service in the adult and juvenile corrections field. This included working with level all security levels; and Death Row female and male adult inmates and pre-adjudicated youth. As Warden at three different adult male institutions, he was responsible for the oversight of all institutional operations. This included, but was not limited to, security, budgets, staffing, programming, working to reduce recidivism, and overseeing medical and mental health services.  He also served as the Security Administrator at the ODRC Headquarters and is a graduate of The Ohio State University.Molly Gauntner has served as the Chief Probation Officer with the Franklin County Municipal Court since July of 2015.  Prior to that, she was the Deputy Chief Probation Officer with the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas.  Molly received her Masters of Education Degree in Community Agency Counseling from Cleveland State University and is a Licensed Professional Counselor (PC) and Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor III (LCDC III), in the State of Ohio.  During her over 22 years working in Community Corrections, Molly has been instrumental in developing, implementing and managing many innovative Probation and Court programs, around evidence based practices, pretrial services, continuous quality improvement, and behavioral health.  Molly is an active member of the Ohio Justice Alliance for Community Corrections association, the Ohio Chief Probation Officers Association and the Ohio Association of Pretrial Service Agencies.Each panelist will speak for about 10 minutes discussing the challenges, rewards and nature of their work and careers.  They will also discuss pathways to entering a career in their areas with plenty of time permitted for questions.The Dayton Police Department will also have an information table, speak briefly and will be available for questions.  They are in the process of beginning to hire 45 new police officers!   Psychology Building Room 035 Criminal Justice Research Center cjrc@osu.edu America/New_York public

The Criminal Justice Research Center and the Sociology Department will sponsor a career panel and discussion on October 28, 2016 from 9:30 am to 11:00 am in the Psychology Building, Room 035.  Each of the speakers will discuss their work and will address ways to successfully navigate the career path in their respective areas.  Participants on the panel will be:

Officer Steven C. Smith #1193, works with the Columbus Police Strategic Response Bureau, 4 Precinct (Short North, University District, Weinland Park, and 5th by Northwest areas) Community Liaison Officer.  Officer Smith has been a Police Officer for 31 years, 18 of which have been in his current position with the Division of Police.  His primary functions range from community education/crime prevention, safety initiatives, and quality of life concerns.  He participates in community meetings (commissions, safety committees, block watch, etc.), as well as Police strategy meetings, and collaborates with the Patrol Officers on all shifts in his area.  He participates in all Police related objectives and responses in a uniformed capacity in a marked police cruiser.  

Recently retired Warden Terry A. Tibbals completed over 30 years of public service in the adult and juvenile corrections field. This included working with level all security levels; and Death Row female and male adult inmates and pre-adjudicated youth. As Warden at three different adult male institutions, he was responsible for the oversight of all institutional operations. This included, but was not limited to, security, budgets, staffing, programming, working to reduce recidivism, and overseeing medical and mental health services.  He also served as the Security Administrator at the ODRC Headquarters and is a graduate of The Ohio State University.

Molly Gauntner has served as the Chief Probation Officer with the Franklin County Municipal Court since July of 2015.  Prior to that, she was the Deputy Chief Probation Officer with the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas.  Molly received her Masters of Education Degree in Community Agency Counseling from Cleveland State University and is a Licensed Professional Counselor (PC) and Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor III (LCDC III), in the State of Ohio.  During her over 22 years working in Community Corrections, Molly has been instrumental in developing, implementing and managing many innovative Probation and Court programs, around evidence based practices, pretrial services, continuous quality improvement, and behavioral health.  Molly is an active member of the Ohio Justice Alliance for Community Corrections association, the Ohio Chief Probation Officers Association and the Ohio Association of Pretrial Service Agencies.

Each panelist will speak for about 10 minutes discussing the challenges, rewards and nature of their work and careers.  They will also discuss pathways to entering a career in their areas with plenty of time permitted for questions.

The Dayton Police Department will also have an information table, speak briefly and will be available for questions.  They are in the process of beginning to hire 45 new police officers!