ree Tusculum students had the opportunity to attend a national conference on criminal justice, with two of the students assisting one of their professors with a presentation.
Students attending the American Society of Criminology annual conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania included Clarissa Stanton, a junior from Fruita, Colorado; Olivia Harrell, who graduated in December; and Ragen McNair, a sophomore from Franklin, North Carolina.
The students attended and presented along with Dr. Erica Hutton, assistant professor of criminal justice. Presentations from the Tusculum delegation included, “The Exploration of Animal Cruelty and Gender Disparity in Juvenile Offenders: Profiling Typologies Associated to Perpetration,” “Investigating the Criminality Patterns of Victimization: Profiling Typologies of Offenders That Burn Children” and “Investigating the Criminality Patterns of Victimization: Profiling Typologies of Offenders that Dismember their Victims.”
According to Dr. Hutton, the conference was a great opportunity for students to attend a national criminal justice conference and for the criminal justice program at Tusculum to be in the limelight.
The ASC conference allows researchers to disseminate criminological knowledge, including that related to applied research programs and teaching methods, she added.
Tusculum, the first college in Tennessee and the 28th oldest in the nation, is committed to providing a liberal arts education in a Judeo-Christian and civic arts environment, with pathways for career preparation, personal development and civic engagement. Approximately eighteen hundred students are enrolled on the main campus in Greeneville and two off-site locations in East Tennessee. The academic programs for both traditional-aged students and working adults served through the Graduate and Professional Studies program are delivered using focused calendars.
Left to Right: Clarissa Stanton, Olivia Harrell, Dr. Erica Hutton and Ragen McNair.