About the Program

The purpose of GBC's Criminal Justice Program is to assist students in the understanding of the intersection of biography and history within social structures related to the criminal justice system, as well as how to be a reflective, proficient, and active agent within these systems.

Graduates of the AAS in Criminal Justice Law Enforcement degree program will have the following knowlege and skills to:

* Critically analyze factors involved in the causation of crime.
* Describe and demonstrate proficiency in basic investigative
techniques.
* Understand the application of state and federal law to law
enforcement situations.
* Describe the application of state proficiency in basic policing
skills.
* Identify and analyze the major components of the American criminal
justice system.
* Analyze the relationships between biology , the physical
environment, and anti-social human behavior.
* Critically analyze factors involved in the relationships among
justice system professionals, the clientele of the justice system,
and the public.

The GBC criminal justice program provides student-centered
instruction leading to knowledge of criminal justice history and development, comprehension of criminological theories, cognition of criminal law and procedures, and proficiency with the practical application of criminal justice processes.

 

Program Faculty

Don Zumwalt

Program advisor and Chief of Police, Elko City Police Department

Danny Gonzales,Ph.D.

Political Science Instructor and Social Science Department Chairmen

Wil Lehmann

Adjunct faculty and Captain Elko City Police Department

Mason Simons

Adjunct faculty and Family Court Master

Andrew Mierins

Adjunct faculty and Deputy Public Defender, Elko County Public Defender's Office

Kristie Tacadina

Adjunct Faculty and Elko County Juvenile Probation Officer

Heather Plager

Adjunct Faculty and Unit Manager of Nevada Youth Parole Bureau

Christina Tripp

Adjunct Faculty and Case Worker for Nevada Department of Corrections

John Winters

Adjunct Faculty and Sergeant Parole and Probation, Northern Command, Rural

Stephen Baker, Ph.D.

Adjunct Faculty, Retired Commander Mesa, Arizona Police Department

Mark Mills

Adjunct Faculty and Elko County Deputy District Attorney

For More Information, Contact

Don Zumwalt: 775-753-2348, donz(a)gwmail.gbcnv.edu

Danny Gonzales: 775-753-2114, dannyg(a)gwmail.gbcnv.edu

Tammi Cavender: 775-753-2244, tammic(a)gwmail.gbcnv.edu

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