Initial Employability in the Field of Criminal Justice. ⢠M.P.A. ... Computer skills: Microsoft Windows, Power point,
Curriculum Vitae H. Dean Buttram, III, Ed.D. Assistant Professor, Director of Internships & Departmental Forensic Lab Department of Criminal Justice Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL 36265-1602 256.782.8179
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Education:
Ed.D. - Higher Education Administration Teaching Track Concentration: Criminal Justice University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL., 2007 Dissertation - Does a Criminal Justice Degree Matter? An Analysis of the Effect of Higher Education on the Criminal Justice Graduates’ Perceived Initial Employability in the Field of Criminal Justice
M.P.A. Major Concentration: Criminal Justice Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL., 1994
B.S. - Criminal Justice Major Concentration: Forensic Science Minor Concentration: Corrections Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL., 1992
Administrative Experience (Higher Education):
Director of Internships, Department of Criminal Justice, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL. – October, 2007 – present
Manager of the Department of Criminal Justice’s Forensic Laboratory, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL. – February, 2003 – present
Director of Internships and Service Learning, Department of Criminal Justice, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL. – October, 2007 – December, 2009
Community Liaison Manager and Intern Director, Department of Criminal Justice, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL.- February, 2002 – September, 2007
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Teaching Experience (Higher Education):
Assistant Professor, Director of Internships and Manager of the Department of Criminal Justice’s Forensic Lab., Department of Criminal Justice, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL., January 1, 2010-present.
Seminar in Forensic Investigation (CJ 516) (Graduate*)-spring and fall, 2008.
Introduction to Criminal Justice (CJ 101)-spring, 2007.
Introduction to Forensic Science (CJ 304)-On-line (Blackboard), spring, 2010present.
Homicide Investigation (CJ 456)-2002-present.
Homicide Investigation (CJ 456)-On-line (Blackboard), summer, 2008-2011.
Criminal Investigations (CJ 460)-2002-present.
Criminal Investigation (CJ 460)-On-line (Blackboard), fall, 2011.
Crime Scene Processing (CJ 463)-2002-present.
Crime Scene Processing (CJ 463)-On-line (Blackboard), summer, 2011.
Criminal Justice Internship (CJ 471 & 472)-2002-present.
Teaching Experience (Continuing Education Units - Law Enforcement):
Forensic Death Investigator’s 40 Hour Continuing Education, Advanced - Training Course, Co-Curriculum Designer and Lecturer, Northeast Alabama Law Enforcement Academy, Jacksonville, AL., August, 2007.
Forensic Death Investigator’s 40 Hour Continuing Education, Advanced - Training Course, Co-Curriculum Designer and Lecturer, Northeast Alabama Law Enforcement Academy, Jacksonville, AL., August, 2006.
Forensic Death Investigator’s 40 Hour Continuing Education, Advanced - Training Course, Co-Curriculum Designer and Lecturer, Northeast Alabama Law Enforcement Academy, Jacksonville, AL., November, 2004.
Forensic Death Investigator’s 40 Hour Continuing Education, Advanced - Training Course, Co-Curriculum Designer and Lecturer, Northeast Alabama Law Enforcement Academy, Jacksonville, AL., April, 2004.
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Teaching Competencies:
Criminal Justice (CJ): Introduction to CJ, Criminal Law, Introduction to Law Enforcement, Patrol & Procedure, Criminal Procedure, Police Administration, Victimless Crimes, Introduction to Forensic Science, Criminalistics, Homicide Investigation, Criminal Investigations, Crime Scene Processing, Seminar in Forensic Investigation *, and Criminal Justice Internship.
Political Science (PSC)/Public Administration (PA): Introduction to Political Science, Introduction to American Government, Introduction to State and Local Government, Introduction to Law, Political Parties, The Legislative Process, Southern Politics, Politics and Public Opinion, Modern Political Theory, American Political Thought, National Security Affairs, The Future of American Democracy, The Judicial Process, and Public Personnel Management.
Specialized Skills: Teaching with hands-on training in investigative areas such as: Fingerprints; Tire & Shoe Print Impressions; Crime Scene Photography; Documentation, Collection, Preservation, and Chain of Custody of Evidence; Blood Spatter/Stain Pattern Reconstruction; Time of Death and Decompositional Change.
Computer skills: Microsoft Windows, Power point, Micro Case, SPSS, Blackboard, Banner, and Web-CT.
Professional Experience:
Assistant Professor, Director of Internships and Forensic Laboratory Manager, Department of Criminal Justice, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama, January, 2010-- present.
Director of Internships and Service Learning, Forensic Laboratory Manager, and Adjunct Instructor, Department of Criminal Justice, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama, October, 2007-- present.
Community Liaison Manager, Internship Director, Forensic Laboratory Manager, and Adjunct Instructor, Department of Criminal Justice, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama, February 2002-October, 2007.
Criminal Investigator/Special Operations Response Team (SORT) Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, Centre, Alabama, February 1995 – February 2002.
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Professional Experience (Continued):
Criminal Investigator Office of the Attorney General, Consumer Fraud Division Montgomery, Alabama, January 1994 – January 1995.
Professional Articles/Interviews/Presentations:
Buttram, H. D., III, & Mackey, W. C. (2010, June 6). A suggested instrument to examine graduates’ perceptions of strengths and challenges of their own criminal justice departments: Narrowing the gaps. Law Enforcement Executive Forum, 10(2), 127-136.
Hollingsworth, B. (2007, September 20). Forensics to the fore. [Primary Interviewee]. The Chanticleer (Jacksonville State University Student body newspaper), pp. 1, 3.
Hollingsworth, B. (2007, September 20). Forensics to the fore. [Primary Interviewee]. Alabama Public Radio.
Buttram, H. D., III. (2007). Does a criminal justice degree matter: An analysis of the effect of higher education on the criminal justice graduates’ perceived initial employability in the field of criminal justice (Doctoral dissertation, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, 2007).
Buttram, H. D., III. (2005, March). Does a degree matter: An analysis of the effect of higher education on employability in the field of criminal justice. Paper presented at the meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Chicago, Ill.
Buttram, H. D., III., & Davis, R. P. (2004, March). Internship participation as a predictor of employability in the field of criminal justice. Paper presented at the meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Las Vegas, NV.
Current Research: Buttram, H. D. III, & Mackey, W. C. (n.d.). Students’ perceived value of an internship program in pursuing a criminal justice degree: The nexus of theory, experience and occupation (article is currently under peer-review with JCJE journal).
Morgan, J. S., & Buttram, H. D., III (n.d.). Death investigation: A student’s introduction into the inquiry of death (Textbook in progress).
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Current Research (Continued): Hathaway, P. L., & Buttram, H. D., III. (n.d.). Is Groupthink prevalent in the thought process within law enforcement? (Article in progress).
Grant Committee Member:
Crime Scenes: Implementing Quality Assurance and Quality Control Procedures. Department of Justice, Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, Byrne Grant ($500,000.00) (Primary Investigator). (Application submitted April, 2011).
Virtual 3-D Crime Scene Processing Training Gaming Shell. Department of Justice, Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, Byrne Grant ($600,000.00). (in progress).
Criminal Justice Committee Representative of the Community and Regional Resilience Initiative (CARRI), $200K grant/contract awarded to Jacksonville State University (JSU) through the Oak Ridge National Laboratories (ORNL) Southeast Region Research Initiative, January, 2009-January, 2010.
Applied 3D Gaming Technology for Cybersecurity Training. Department of Justice, Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, Byrne Grant ($600,000.00). (Not funded).
University Awards: Faculty Research Award, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama, 2010-2011.
Faculty Research Award, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama, 2004-2005.
Faculty Research Award, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama, 2003-2004.
Professional Interests:
Administrative position at the higher education level.
Teaching in the field of criminal justice, preferably in investigations, at the higher education level.
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Professional Interests (Continued):
Research with respect to the impact higher education has on the field of criminal justice.
The importance of forensic science to the crime scene investigator. Serial crimes of violence with an emphasis in criminal homicide. Professional Diplomas/Certifications:
Diploma –
Certificate – Forensic Symposium – Forensic Examination and Crime Scene Processing: Tools for the Investigator in the Field & on the Scene, North Georgia College & State University, Dahlonega, GA., March, 2011.
Certificate -- Public Agency Training Council’s Forensic Pathology for Investigators Course, Las Vegas, NV, August, 2010.
Certificate – Public Agency Training Council’s Bloodstain Pattern Course, Indianapolis, IN, June, 2010.
Certificate – Medicolegal Death Investigator’s 40 Hour Continuing Education Certificate in Forensic Science for Medicolegal Professionals, Clayton College & State University, Atlanta, GA, May, 2004.
Certificate – Etowah County Sheriff’s Office Aerosol Chemical Weapons Course, Centre, AL, June, 2000.
Certificate – Alabama Emergency Managements’ Bomb Incident Management course, Montgomery, AL, June, 1997.
Certificate – Public Agency Training Councils’ Burglary/Robbery Investigation Course, Birmingham, AL, May, 1997.
Certificate – National Law Enforcement Institutes’ Advanced Investigator’s School, Atlanta, GA, October, 1995.
Certificate – T.B.I. course in Crime Scene Preservation and Documentation, Snead State Community College, Boaz, AL, February, 1995.
Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission (Certificate No. 16614), Jacksonville, AL, December, 1993.
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Professional Memberships:
Fraternal Order of Police-1994-present.
Alabama Peace Officers’ Association-1993-present.
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences-2002-2006 (former).
American Society of Criminal Justice-2002-2004 (former).
Southern Criminal Justice Association-2002-2003 (former).
Society of Professional Investigators-2002 (former).
University/Community Service:
Committee Member of JSU’s Distance Education Advisory Board, September, 2010 – present.
Prism Committee Member – Department of Criminal Justice, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL, fall, 2010.
Faculty Advisor – Alpha Phi Sigma Criminal Justice Honor’s Society, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL, May, 2010-present.
Graduate Appeals Committee Member, January, 2009-present.
Graduate Council Member, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL, August, 2007–present.
Scholarship Committee Member/Coordinator – The Department of Criminal Justice Alumni Scholarship, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL,. January, 2005-present.
Scholarship Committee Member/Coordinator – The Calhoun and Cleburne County Bar Association Scholarship, AL, January, 2005-present.
An organizer of the Annual Criminal Justice Alumni Banquet, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL, October, 2005-present.
Faculty Advisor – Pi Kappa Phi Greek Fraternity, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL, August, 2004-present.
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University/Community Service (Continued):
Planner and Coordinator the Department of Criminal Justice booth at semi-annual Jacksonville State University Preview Day, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL, April, 2002-present.
Planner and Coordinator of the Annual Department of Criminal Justice Career Fair, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL, March, 2002-present.
Jacksonville State University Department of Criminal Justice representative at the North Georgia Law Enforcement Enrichment Day, Rome, GA, May, 2009.
Jacksonville State University Department of Criminal Justice representative for Criminal Justice/Forensic Investigation at Oxford Middle School Career Fair, Oxford, AL, April 25, 2008.
Forensic Science/Investigations Guest Lecturer – Boaz High School Career Day. Boaz, AL, February 15, 2008.
Jacksonville State University Department of Criminal Justice Representative – Law Enforcement Continuing Education Training (Adult Sexual Offense Responders Protocol) Day Break Rape Crisis Center, Anniston, AL, August 9, 2007.
Guest Lecturer/Reader – “Get a Clue” children summer reading program, Carver Branch Public Library, Anniston, AL, June 27, 2007.
Guest Lecturer (Forensic Science/Investigation) – Career Enrichment Day, Northeast Alabama Community College, Rainsville, AL, May 11, 2006.
Department Chair Search Committee, Department of Criminal Justice, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL, January, 2005.
Department Chair Search Committee, Department of Criminal Justice, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL, October, 2004.
