Criminal Justice Profession

By Mike Simmons The George Stone Criminal Justice Training Center is now accepting applications for the next Law Enforcement Academy. Orientation is scheduled for August 8, and the first day […]

By Mike Simmons “Do we need Law Enforcement?” I have heard that question numerous times. After all, for many centuries, people policed themselves. When a problem arose, people handled it

By Mike Simmons In the Criminal Justice domain, there are many avenues that can be pursued. There are municipal, county, state and federal police officers, municipal, county, state and federal

By Mike Simmons The husband wakes up in the morning, puts the coffee on, showers, shaves and dresses for work. Then he goes outside and picks up the newspaper that

By Mike Simmons When I was a young officer, all new guys were sent to the Patrol division as soon as they finished their Field Training. I was no exception.

By Mike Simmons I recently did a quick search on the Internet (which we all know is scientific) to determine how many states have police officers in every school. While

Please join us for the graduation ceremony of George Stone Criminal Justice Law Enforcement Academy #69. The ceremony will take place on Thursday, February 6, at 7:00 PM, at the

By Mike Simmons Retention: Keeping young officers in the game I had been looking for it, but it seemed like it would never come. Finally, one day, I opened the

By Mike Simmons Sad story…On Wednesday, a young man entered into the Antioch, Tennessee high school and opened fire on two students, killing one. He then turned the gon on

Training the nation’s finest law officers Available today for $15.00 on Amazon By Mike Simmons Since 1821, West Florida has been producing remarkable law officers. Formal training classes began in