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Deborah Rowell

Title: Instructor of Criminal Justice
Department: Business, Behavioral Sciences, Criminal Justice, and Education
USC Lancaster
Email: dmrowell@mailbox.sc.edu
Phone: 803-313-7195
Office: Bradley 218
Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:30 pm to 3:45 pm and by appointment as scheduled at https://calendly.com/dmrowell
LinkedIn: My LinkedIn profile
Resources: Publications and Presentations
Deborah Rowell

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D. in Criminal Justice, Liberty University (Pending)
  • Masters in Criminal Justice with Concentration in Law Enforcement Administration, University of South Carolina, 1999
  • B.S. in Criminal Justice with Minor in Psychology, University of South Carolina, 1994

EXPERIENCE

  • Instructor of Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina Lancaster, 2023 to present
  • Law Enforcement Services Instructor, LCSD Career Center, 2004 to 2023
  • Evidence Technician, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1997 to 2003
  • Assistant Clerk of Court, City of Forest Acres, 1995 to 1997

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • National Excellence Awards Finalist (2022) Association of Career & Technology Educators (ACTE)
  • ACTE Region II Teacher of the Year (2021)
  • Lancaster County School District Career Center Teacher of the Year (2021)
    SC ACTE Teacher of the Year (2020)
  • Lancaster County School District Beginning Teacher of the Year (2005)

COURSES

  • CRJU 101 -  The American Criminal Justice System
  • CRJU 202 - Research Methods in Criminology and Criminal Justice
  • CRJU 210 - Ethics
  • CRJU 311 - Policing
  • CRJU 312 - Corrections
  • CRJU 313 - Criminal Courts
  • CRJU 314 - Criminal Law
  • CRJU 341 - Sociology of Crime
  • CRJU 351 - Juvenile Delinquency
  • CRJU 421 - Victimization
  • CRJU 554 - Women and Crime

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