Law Enforcement and
Justice Administration Information
(Unofficial Page)
Colonel (Retired) Stephen Reinhart, Chairperson
Stipes Hall 403
309/298-1038
Full-Time Faculty: Bailey, Bliss, Campbell, Carper, Chuvala, Clontz, Conrad, Cox, Cronkhite, Cunningham, Das, Durkin,
Fischer, Gilmere, Hazlett, Johnson, McCamey, Mericle, Rehling, Scaramella, and Tomlinson.
Part-Time Faculty:
Bytner, Donald.... Chief, Macomb Fire Department
Grchan, Michael.... Sheriff, Rock Island County
Hooker, Jerry.... States Attorney, Brown County
Janoski, Richard.... John Deere Security
Lee, James.... City Attorney, Macomb
O'Brien, Patrick.... Assistant States Attorney, Macomb
Poncin, William.... States Attorney, Macomb
Wiorek, John .... Research Attorney, Illinois Appellate Court
Academic Advisers: Enright, Schony.
Introduction
"Students pursuing this course of study receive a Bachelor of Science degree in Law Enforcement
and Justice Administration. The program is designed to provide professional knowledge,
understanding, and skills for criminal justice and loss prevention personnel and, at the same time,
develop an educational base for further development into staff and administrative positions in criminal
justice and private security agencies. The program allows the student ample flexibility for liberal and
professional education to meet the anticipated needs of the criminal justice network. All majors in the
program participate in an internship for one academic semester to gain firsthand acquaintance with
criminal justice agencies at the federal, state, county, and local levels. Graduates find employment in
city, county, state, and federal agencies, in private security, and in social services."
Selection/Retention Policy
There are two levels of LEJA students:
- LEJA Majors: Juniors and Seniors (60 or more hours).
- Pre-LEJA Majors: Freshmen and Sophomores (0-59 hours earned).
- * Pre-LEJA majors at WIU may become LEJA majors after
completion of 60 hours earned with a cumulative 2.50 GPA.
- * Students with less than 45 hours earned may not pre-
register for upper-division courses.
- * Students with 45 to 59 hours earned may pre-register for
upper-division courses provided that they have at least a
2.50 cumulative GPA. Students who fail to maintain the
2.50 cumulative GPA or do not complete 60 hours will be
dis-enrolled from upper-division LEJA courses.
- * Any student with less than 60 hours earned may not
register for upper-division LEJA courses.
- * The LEJA Undergraduate Student Selection and Retention
Committee will hear appeals from students who have 45 to
59 earned hours and whose cumulative GPA is below 2.50 but
not less than 2.00.
- Transfers: Students with 60 hours earned or more who transfer
from other schools or from other areas or programs at WIU
must have a cumulative GPA of 2.50 and have earned at least
60 hours in order to become an LEJA major and enroll in upper
division LEJA courses. All grades on the transfer transcript
will count in the calculation of the 2.50 GPA. Students with
incomplete transfer files will be considered Pre-LEJA majors.
Students admitted to the University under the New Start
Program and students pursuing a Second Bachelor's Degree will
be reviewed by the LEJA Undergraduate Student Selection and
Retention Committee. Any student planning to transfer from
another institution or from another WIU department to the LEJA
major must take 30 hours of LEJA courses from WIU (including
Internship), maintain adequate progress in fulfilling General
Education requirements, and have the required GPA's.
- All students are required to take the following LEJA core
courses, or their equivalents, before becoming an LEJA major
(earning 60 hours): LEJA 101, 200, 201, 212, and 242.
- LEJA majors must establish and maintain a 2.25 cumulative GPA
and 2.50 GPA in the LEJA major to apply for and be assigned
an internship.
- Students having double majors of LEJA and another major are
held to the same standards in LEJA as other LEJA majors.
For more information, visit the WIU Law Enforcement HomePage or call the department's office at
(309) 298-1038.
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