People
Our award-winning faculty offers students real-world expertise based on experience in a wide range of fields, including work as probation officers, prosecutors or defense attorneys, police officers and juvenile corrections officers.
Faculty members have won the Teacher of The Year award many times; have published in numerous national journals and annually organize and travel with students on a variety of trips.
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Steve H. Feimer, (D.P.A., University of Oklahoma) Director Joined The U in 1986 605-677-6468 Dakota Hall 119 |
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Michael P. Roche, Professor (S.J.D., Univ. of Virginia) Introduction to Criminal Justice, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Law and Society, Justice and Compassion Joined The U in 1974 605-677-5711 Dakota Hall 120 |
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Lila Rucker, Associate Professor (Ph.D., Michigan State Univ.) Internships, Research Methods, Family Violence, Drugs and Gangs, Nonviolence and Conflict Resolution Joined The U in 1989 605-677-5709 Dakota Hall 130 |
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Cassandra McKeown, Assistant Professor Joined The U in 2006 605-677-8821 Dakota Hall 132 |
| Connie Nelsen, Instructor (Probation, State of SD) Counseling and Rehabilitation, Family Violence, Juvenile Justice 605-677-5706 |
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Elizabeth Theiss Smith, Assistant Professor (Ph.D., Univ. of Connecticut) Police Administration, Courts and Judicial Politics 605-677-5710 Dakota Hall 233C |
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Robert Swan, Assistant Professor (Portland State University) Joined The U in 2009 605-677-6677 |