Effective Communication in Criminal Justice - Softcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Dr. Robert E. Grubb, Jr., retired as Sergeant, Roanoke City Police Department in 1991. He has personal experience with the information covered in the proposed text. As part of his training opportunities, Dr. Grubb engages in discussions with current agency personnel to ascertain their needs with regards to communication skills development. So, he is continually seeking and receiving data that supports the use of this type of text in both educational and training facilities. He was the criminal justice program coordinator at Cumberland University, criminal justice program director at Columbia State Community College, and an award-winning associate professor at Marshall University where he served as the department chair, graduate director, and internship director. He is currently pursuing an additional degree in Information Systems with an emphasis in digital security at Middle Tennessee State University.

Dr. K. Virginia Hemby, is a Certified Hospitality Educator (CHE) and a Certified Online Instructor (COI) and has taught Business Communication at the university level for the past 22 years. She worked as a legal secretary for 10 years prior to earning her doctorate. Dr. Hemby’s areas of specialization are Business Communication; Professional Meeting, Event, Exhibition, and Convention (MEEC) Management; Training and Development; and Office/Administrative Management. She is currently a professor of marketing at Middle Tennessee State University and Director of Raiders′ Closet, a nonprofit project established to provide professional attire to MTSU students′ in need to be used for interviews for post-graduation jobs. Students are allowed to keep any suit and accessories secured from Raiders′ Closet and at no cost to them. Dr. Hemby created Raiders′ Closet in 2012 in response to students′ comments that they were unable to afford to purchase suits to wear for interviews. She was honored by MTSU as the recipient of the 2016-2017 Public Service Award for her work with Raiders′ Closet.

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Effective Communication in Criminal Justice is the perfect companion for any criminal justice course that discusses communication and writing. Authors Robert E. Grubb and K. Virginia Hemby teach students how to be both effective writers and communicators―essential skills for anyone interested in criminal justice.