Criminal Justice Career Interviews

Updated on October 15, 2020

Our interviews with leaders and professionals in the criminal justice field provide insights on what it is like to work in several criminal justice careers and advice for getting started and being successful in law enforcement.

Meet the Experts:

Gary RaneyAda County Sheriff

Michael Welner, MDForensic Psychiatrist

Steve BoyerKitsap County Sheriff

Frank RogersOkanogan County Sheriff

David BrownSkamania County Sheriff

David CouperRetired Madison Wisconsin Chief of Police

Glenn HoffRetired Rochester Police Department Deputy Chief

Chuck ShovillePresident, Arizona Gang Investigators Association

Rick GrimsteadSkagit County Sheriff

Peter MoskosAuthor of Cop in the Hood

Glenn PalmerGrant County Sheriff

Jamie CollinsFounder of The Paralegal Society

Mariana FradmanPresident, New York Paralegal Association

John GoudiePresident, Paralegal Association of Wisconsin

Rachel NesbitVP, Mississippi Paralegal Association

Lori BorisPresident, Minnesota Paralegal Association

Dr. Diana DolliverAssistant Professor, University of Alabama

Mark PryorAssistant District Attorney and Author

Kristine CustodioPresident, San Diego Paralegal Association

Lynda CmaraNew Haven County Association of Paralegals

Additional Interviews

CorrectionsDr. Scott Thornsley, former executive in the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections and current Associate Professor & Chair of the Criminal Justice Administration at Mansfield University in Pennsylvania.

FBI

Jason R. Collins, Senior FBI Supervisory Intelligence Analyst and National Spokesperson for the FBI Intelligence Analysts Association.

Sheriff Interviews

Sheriff Bill Elfo, Whatcom County in Washington

Police Officer Interviews

Interview with a California motorcycle police officer and author of the blog Motorcop.

Gang Investigator Interviews

Gary Killam, President of the Florida Gang Investigators Association

Ron Hampton, President of the East Coast Gang Investigators Association

Tim Hock, President of the Oklahoma Gang Investigators Association

>>See Paralegal Interviews

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