Mr. Gary Ecksteinis a lecturer during Fall 2012. He teaches several courses for our department: CRMJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice, CRMJ 233 Criminology, CRMJ 234 Juvenile Delinquency, and CRMJ 387 Terrorism and Security.Mr. Eckstein is a UWP alumnus having received his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and a Master's degree in Sociology with an emphasisis in Corrections/Criminology from Marquette University. Mr. Eckstein is currently the Vocational Outreach Director/Manager for the Kenosha Achievement Center.

Dr. Don Faggiani joined the Criminal Justice Department as an Associate Professor in August 2012. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Dakota Wesleyan University, his Masters of Science in Sociology and Ph.D. in Policy Analysis with an emphasis in Criminal Justice from the University of Illinois, Chicago. He teaches CRMJ 200 Criminal Justice Research Methods, CRMJ 234 Juvenile Delinquency and CRMJ 235 Police and Society. Dr. Faggiani will be offering a new special topics during Spring 2013 titled "Crime and Place."

Dr. Thomas Johnson is a Professor of Criminal Justice who is on leave during the 2012-2013 academic year. He received his Bachelor of Science and Masters of Science degrees from Michigan State University and his Doctorate in Criminology from the University of California, Berkeley. He teaches CRMJ 235 Police and Society, CRMJ 345 White Collar Crime, CRMJ 355 Forensic Evidence and CRMJ 387 Terrorism and Security.

Ms. Louis Loud is a lecturer, who teaches CRMJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice, CRMJ 305 Family Violence, CRMJ 368 Victimology, CRMJ 364 Capital Punishment, and coordinates the Criminal Justice Internship Program. In 2013, Ms. Loud was selected to receive the UW System's Outstanding Woman of Color in Education Award. She retired after thirty years of service with the 19th Judicial Circuit in Lake County, Illinois. She has practical experience in corrections, probation, therapeutic intervention and court administration. She received her M.S. in education from Northern Illinois University and completed graduate work at The Family Institute of Chicago and Northwestern University. .

Dr. Matthew Makarios is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice. He received his bachelor's degree in criminology from the University of Minnesota-Duluth,his master's degree in criminal justice at Washington State University, and his Ph.D. in criminal justice from the University of Cincinnati, where he specialized in criminological theory and corrections. His recent research includes examining the impact of childhood abuse on female criminal behavior, evaluating the impact of adolescent delinquency on social development, and the development of a risk assessment system for offenders in the State of Ohio. He currently teaches CRMJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice, CRMJ 233 Criminology, CRMJ 361 Correctional Intervention and CRMJ 362 Community Corrections.

Dr. Dennis Rome, Interim Associate Provost and Professor of Criminal Justice is a Fulbright Scholar and a Carnegie National Scholar. He earned his Bachelor's degree from Bradley University, a Master's degree from Howard University, and a PhD from Washington State University. His areas of interest include criminology, race relations, and mass media. He is the author of Black Demons: The Media's Depiction of the African American Male Criminal Stereotype , and has authored several research articles and book chapters. Since joining the department, Professor Rome has developed two new courses: CRMJ 372 Violence and CRMJ 374 Crime & Human Rights, in additon, he teaches CRMJ 233 Criminology, CRMJ 200 Criminal Justice Research Methods, and CRMJ 365 Race, Crime, Law.

Mr. Dennis Schultz is one of our newest lecturers teaching CRMJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice, CRMJ 234 Juvenile Delinquency, CRMJ 367 Latinos/as and the Law and CRMJ 388 Comparative and International Criminal Justice Systems.. Mr. Schultz has many years of experience in the Human Services profession, most recently as the Director of the Kenosha County Human Services. He started his career as a Juvenile Probation Officer; later he became a Chief Juvenile Intake Worker, director of a group home for delinquent youth followed by his appointment as a Court Service Supervisor for Kenosha County. Mr. Schultz received his B.A. degree in Sociology and a M.S. in Counseling from the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater.

Dr. Susan R. Takata, Interim Department Chair and Professor of Criminal Justice was awarded the National Academic Advising Association Outstanding Advising Certificate of Merit for Faculty Academic Advising in 2006. She teaches CRMJ 363 Corrections,: CRMJ 365 Race, Crime, Law, CRMJ 352 Law and Social Change, CRMJ 359 Law and Society , CRMJ 385 Media, Crime and Criminal Justice, and CRMJ 353 Criminal Justice/Social Justice. Her latest course preparation is , The Criminal Justice Profession." Professor Takata received her B.A. degree from the California State University, Dominguez Hills and her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. She has been teaching at UWP since Fall 1984.

Dr. Guadalupe Vidales joined the department as an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice in August 2007. Dr. Vidales teaches CRMJ 200 Criminal Justice Research Methods, CRMJ 388 Comparative and International Criminal Justice Systems, CRMJ 367 Latino/as and the Law, and CRMJ 388 Media, Crime, Criminal Justice. She received her B.S. in Chemistry from LaSalle University, Mexico City, her B.A. degree in Psychology and Social Behavior and her Ph.D. in Social Ecology with emphasis in Criminology, Law & Society from the University of California, Irvine. She is currently on leave during Fall 2012.

Mr. Avery Gould teaches CRMJ 362 Community Corrections, CRMJ 363 Corrections and CRMJ 325 Restorative Justice. Mr. Gould received his MSW from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee in 1976. Since 1994, he has been a Corrections Field Supervisor with the Division of Community Corrections. He is currently supervising a Probation and Parole Unit in Waukesha. A criminal justice practitioner, Mr. Gould seeks to integrate practical alternatives to corrections into today's changing correctional environment and policy.

Mr. Michael Graveley taught a two special topics course -- "Homicides" and "The Jury Trial." In addition, he teaches CRMJ 316 Criminal Procedure, and CRMJ 380 Criminal Law. Mr. Graveley attended the University of California, Berkeley and UW Madison Law School. He has personally prosecuted over 200 jury trials including about a dozen homicides. He is currently an Assistant District Attorney in Kenosha County.

Mr. Daryl Kastenson has been teaching for the Criminal Justice Department since 1997. Currently he teaches CRMJ 375 Criminal Court Process, CRMJ 380 Criminal Law, and CRMJ 316 Criminal Procedure. Mr. Kastenson received his Juris Doctorate from Marquette Law School in 1978. He is an Assistant State Public Defender in Milwaukee and a 1975 graduate of UWP.

Dr. Peggy Kendrigan, received her Ph.D. in urban education/criminal justice from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee in 1984. In July, Dr. Kendrigan was appointed to the Wisconsin Crime Victims Council. Currently, Dr. Kendrigan recently retired as the Assistant Regional Chief of the Division of Community Corrections in Southeastern Wisconsin. She teaches CRMJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice, CRMJ 363 Corrections, CRMJ 366 Women, Crime, Criminal Justice, CRMJ 365 Race, Crime, Law and her latest course preparation is a special topics course called "Children of Incarcerated Parents." Dr. Kendrigan is the recipient of the American Probation and Parole Association's Joe Kegans Award for Victim Services in Probation and Parole. "The national award is presented annually to an individual in community corrections in providing exemplary services to victims of crime."

Mr. Tom Kukowski is a lecturer during Spring 2013. He is teaching CRMJ 235 Police and Society. He received his Masters of Science in Public Administration with a specialization in Criminal Justice from Marquette University. Mr. Kukowski has been a faculty member at Marquette Universiy fro the past thirteen years, where he instructs several undergraduate courses in criminology. He recently retired as a Captain from the West Allis (WI) Police Department after nearly 31 years of service.

Mr. Scott Lewis retired from the Racine City Attorney's Office where he was a full-time in-house attorney for the Racine Police Department and a former public defender. Mr. Lewis has a M.S. degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Maryland. He teaches CRMJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice, CRMJ 233 Criminology, CRMJ 316 Criminal Procedure, and CRMJ 380 Criminal Law.

Mr. Jeffrey Pavletic, received his B.A. in Economics and his Juris Doctorate from the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois. He is the First Assistant State's Attorney with the Lake County (Illinois) State's Attorney's Office. He has prosecuted approximately 175 jury trials with a concentration in homicide and violent cases. Mr. Pavletic teaches CRMJ 380 Criminal Law and CRMJ 364 Capital Punishment.

Dr. Rebecca Siehr has her B.S. degree in Criminal Justice from Mount Senario College and her M.A. degree in Sociology and her Ph.D. in Criminology and Victimology from Marquette University. Her backgro9und is grounded in applied research and she has worked for several organizations as a researcher, field supervisor, and owner of a detective agency. Dr.Siehr's interests are broad, ranging from Criminology to American History to Paleoanthropology..

Ms. Julie Stark returns to UWP after receiving her Master's degree in Public Administration in 1991. Ms. Stark teaches CRMJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice, CRMJ 363 Corrections and CRMJ 371 The Criminal Mind as an adjunct instructor. She began as an agent with the Division of Community Corrections in 1984 and was promoted to supervisor in 1992.

Ms. Connie Minton joined the Criminal Justice Department in January 2011, as the Academic Department Associate. She came from the Department of Corrections where she worked with the Earned Release Review Committee. She has been a State of Wisconsin employee since 1984, starting at DHS. Connie transferred employment to UW-Milwaukee in 1988 and attended MATC for Supervisory Management.