Arkansas Tech University students will have the opportunity to learn more about the justice system during a class at Arkansas Tech.
Through a partnership with Arkansas Supreme Court Commission on Children, Youth and Families and the Arkansas Tech College of Arts and Humanities, students will work to collect data on services available in the 5th Judicial District.
Students enrolled in Dr. Ulsperger’s course on the juvenile justice system will help to research the current services offered in Pope, Johnson and Franklin counties and share their findings with the court.
Arkansas State Supreme Court Justice Rhonda Wood recently visited Arkansas Tech University to speak to students in the class about the partnership and to share her insight on the juvenile justice system.
“It is important that the courts know the exact services available in an area,” said Justice Wood. “It is also important to match at-risk juveniles with the specific services they need.”
The students will spend the semester gathering information and will provide their findings to the court later this year.
“This is a fantastic opportunity for Tech students, the courts and the community,” said Ulsperger, associate professor of sociology. “This project would not be possible without the support of Dean Jeff Woods. His leadership and understanding of the value of hands-on partnerships like this one has been a critical to allowing such a project to come to fruition.”
Learn more about the Behavioral Sciences Department at Arkansas Tech.
Photographed (from left to right) Dean Jeff Woods, State Supreme Court Justice Rhonda Wood and Dr. Jason Ulsperger.
