{"id":6000,"date":"2024-04-12T07:08:10","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T07:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=5505"},"modified":"2025-03-28T14:41:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T18:41:22","slug":"wilmus-new-criminal-justice-course-tackles-cold-cases-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/12\/wilmus-new-criminal-justice-course-tackles-cold-cases-2\/","title":{"rendered":"WilmU\u2019s New Criminal Justice Course Tackles Cold Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column6000_d9d5cd-c9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column6000_d9d5cd-c9 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column6000_d9d5cd-c9 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column6000_d9d5cd-c9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column6000_d9d5cd-c9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column6000_d9d5cd-c9 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column6000_d9d5cd-c9 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column6000_d9d5cd-c9{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column6000_d9d5cd-c9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column6000_d9d5cd-c9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column6000_d9d5cd-c9 dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>Thirteen years ago, what began as a robbery in Chester County, Pennsylvania, ended in 43-year-old Thomas Ferguson\u2019s murder \u2014 and his killer is still on the loose. It\u2019s just one of the nation\u2019s many unsolved cases.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Think you can help crack one of them? Check out Wilmington University&#8217;s new Cold Case Investigations (CRJ 323) course, an elective offered by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilmu.edu\/behavioralscience\/indexs.aspx\">College of Social and Behavioral Sciences<\/a>. It started in January 2024 and includes seven in-person sessions at WilmU\u2019s Brandywine location and seven additional online sessions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image6000_693e30-b0 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image6000_693e30-b0 wp-image-5506\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"366\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/26175846049_5a535df8b7_z.jpeg\" alt=\"Dr. Raymond Carr\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-5506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/26175846049_5a535df8b7_z.jpeg 366w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/26175846049_5a535df8b7_z-250x246.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/26175846049_5a535df8b7_z-300x295.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 366px) 100vw, 366px\" \/><figcaption>Dr. Raymond Carr<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is like watching Dateline and being there when they\u2019re talking about a cold case,\u201d says instructor <strong>Dr. Raymond Carr<\/strong>, a retired FBI agent and co-director of WilmU\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/cji.wilmu.edu\/\">Criminal Justice Institute<\/a>. \u201cThe course is open to everybody. You don\u2019t have to be a Criminal Justice major.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Carr and other experts will discuss biological evidence, victimology, eyewitness testimony, police lineups, false confessions, databases, and other subjects. This course will prepare students for an internship, offering more in-depth research and hands-on experience.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is a prelude to a Cold Case program we hope to start in September,\u201d says Dr. Carr. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be an internship that will allow students to sift through actual police notes, interviews and evidence that they will organize, digitize, and analyze. We\u2019ll be working collaboratively with police departments. And police will solve cases thanks in part to the hard work and fresh perspectives of WilmU students.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI just thought it sounded really fascinating,\u201d says <strong>Stacie Shriver<\/strong>, a Delaware Anti-Trafficking Action Council employee who plans to take the course as a Continuing Education option. \u201c(A cold case) could possibly be solved with fresh eyes and new technology.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wilmington University\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilmu.edu\/behavioralscience\/indexs.aspx\">Criminal Justice degree and certificate programs<\/a> provide theoretical, practical and professional knowledge that can lead to success in law enforcement, corrections, courts, probation, parole, private security, and more.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id6000_2f8742-cd{margin-top:2em;}.kb-row-layout-id6000_2f8742-cd > 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