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Congressman Mollohan Secures Funding for Glenville State College Criminal Justice Initiative
Tue Aug 14, 2007


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 14, 2007

For More Information: Annette Barnette
Public Relations & Marketing Director
Glenville State College
Glenville, West Virginia
(304) 462-4115
Alan Mollohan
Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Alan Mollohan inserted language in an appropriations bill that will allow Glenville State College to receive $750,000 for the continued development of a criminal justice program that the college's president believes will be a nationally-recognized premier educational opportunity.

Mollohan explained that when the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Bill for 2008, it approved a measure that will make the $750,000 available to Glenville if the Senate approves the bill and the President signs it.

Mollohan has been a strong supporter of the development of a unique criminal justice program at Glenville that features a state-of-the-art crime scene house and labs, a strong alliance with law enforcement in a 13-county region, a quality faculty and expertise available to the college through the National Corrections & Law Enforcement Training and Technology Center (NCLETTC).

Glenville President Peter B. Barr said the college's approach in the creation of the criminal justice program has already resulted in an uncommon program. "The vast majority of criminal justice programs tend to be either forensic (heavy science) or law enforcement," according to Barr. "Few programs present a balance between the two producing criminal scene graduates with hands-on training and expertise in forensic-influenced crime scene investigations."

Mollohan said the additional funding will allow Glenville to continue development of a sophisticated curriculum that blends traditional course content with applied certification programs offered by NCLETTC. The new curriculum will also span the landscape of criminal behavior from a basic understanding of criminal behavior to the incarceration and treatment of criminals.

"The new curriculum will also incorporate the application of the sciences, including computer science, in criminal investigation and analysis," Mollohan said. "Glenville has made great progress in establishing an outstanding criminal justice program with a national reputation that will increasingly attract students from both within the state and from across the nation. This additional funding will help further advance the program to unprecedented levels."

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