Howard Payne University’s criminal justice program will conduct exercises as part of its Criminal Justice Investigations class on Friday, April 1, at 10:30 a.m. During this time, there will be crime scene tape, emergency vehicles and other normal police operations one would expect to see at a major crime scene. The event will be held at HPU’s campus location at the corner of Austin and Coggin Avenues in Brownwood.
Dr. Paul Lilly, chief of HPU’s Department of Public Safety (DPS) and assistant professor of criminal justice, said the community should not be alarmed at the proceedings.“This is a staged event to help the students learn the many processes involved with investigating a crime scene,” he said.
The HPU DPS will again join the criminal justice program and its students in helping make the crime scene as realistic as possible. In addition to hands-on experience for the students, the DPS uses this scenario exercise each year to aid in providing the DPS officers with regular ongoing in-service training to help them remain current with modern technologies and procedures.
For more information, contact HPU’s Department of Public Safety at (325) 649-8609.
Pictured above are students at a previous year’s mock crime scene at HPU.
