David Sexton Criminal Justice Instructor
"Harken: Seems odd you'd name your ship after a battle you were on the wrong side of.
Mal: May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one." - Firefly
One of the things I tell my students – “You can’t gain experience without experiences”.
I have 30 years of law enforcement experience, 17 of which serving as a small town police chief. I carved out a niche working for tourist and resort destinations that present the additional challenge of widely increasing and decreasing diverse seasonal populations with high customer service expectations. I’ve been blessed to live and work in some of the most scenic and exciting locals in Washington and Alaska where most people dream of vacationing.
I have been certified as a police officer on the highest attainable level in both Washington and Alaska. I have attended the Northwest Law Enforcement Executive Command College and the by-invitation-only FBI National Academy in Quantico, VA.
I recently served as the Executive Director to the Alaska Police Standards Council. The Council certifies (and when necessary decertifies) all sworn, commissioned police, correctional and probation officers in the state. I also certified all law enforcement training and trainers in Alaska. This position is appointed and serves at the will of the Governor.
Educationally I have served as an Assistant Professor / Law Enforcement Program Manager at the University of Alaska Southeast, writing and creating new classes and recruiting students for a brand new, first-time-offered criminal justice degree. I also served as a full time faculty member and director of the criminal justice program at Clatsop Community College in Astoria, Oregon where I was able to update and expand their program. Over the last dozen years I have taught criminal justice, public administration and general education classes online or on campus, full or part-time for several public and private colleges in all four Western states.
At 澳门新甫京娱乐游戏在线下载 I have strived to teach above our core required classes. I have added depth and breadth with new elective and upper division courses, and I serve as the Social Sciences department chair.
I enjoy sitting on either side of the desk in the ivory towers of higher education as both a career student and educator. I have an earned Bachelor’s Degree in Community Studies from the Evergreen State College; a liberal arts degree emphasizing research, problem solving, decision-making, politics, and planning for the needs and well-being of communities. My Master’s Degree in Justice Administration from the University of Alaska is a sibling degree to their well-established public administration program. My master’s thesis on the tenure and turnover of small town police chiefs focused on the achievement, impediments and various pathways to success.
I believe deeply in community service. I have worked on or chaired numerous volunteer boards and committees. I have actively worked my way to President-elect for three different Rotary International clubs – always moving on to a new opportunity in a new town before getting to sit in the big chair. I am a Paul Harris Fellow.
I discovered my love of Nevada and the high desert while living inside Yosemite National Park (where I managed the patrol/investigations division of the security department for three years) and exploring the Eastern Sierra’s and Nevada on my time off. I look forward to exploring ghost towns, old mining camps, hot springs… and a more than occasional geezer rock or country music concerts at the surrounding venues!
Contact Information Office Location: |
DCIT 129, Elko Campus | Phone: |
775.327.2265 | Email: | david.sexton(a)365dafa6.com NOTE: Substitute @ for (a) when sending a message. |
Office Hours
- Tuesday: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
- Wednesday: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
- Thursday: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- Other times by appointment
Education
- MA - University of Alaska
- BA - Evergreen State College
- AA - Bellevue Community College
Recommended Reading
- Best of the Skagway Police Blotter Volumes 1 & 2
By D. Sexton & J. Brady
Recommended Web Links
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Interests |
- Hot springs
- Ghost towns
- Old mining camps
- Country music
- Geezer rock concerts
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Memberships |
- Member, Nevada Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
- Board member, California Trail Heritage Alliance
- International Association of Chiefs of Police
- Academy of Criminal Justice Scientists
- Rotary International
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Classes NOTE: Viewing syllabi in Word (blue symbol) or Excel (green symbol) requires that your computer has those Microsoft products. Viewing PDF documents (red symbol) requries the Adobe Reader plugin for your browser, available free from Adobe. Whether or not syllabi are posted here is up to the discretion of the faculty member.
CRJ 104 |
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Introduction to Administration of Justice |
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American criminal justice system, its development, components, and processes. Includes consideration of crime and criminal justice as a formal area of study. |
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CRJ 106 |
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Introduction to Corrections |
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History and development of corrections. Current practices and problems of the correctional system. |
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CRJ 120 |
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Community Relations |
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Analyzes the reasons and techniques for developing communication and understanding between the criminal justice system and various segments of the community. |
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CRJ 164 |
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Introduction to Criminal Investigation |
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Forensic Science I - The Crime Scene to Follow Up. Fundamentals of investigation, crime scene search and recording, collection and presentation of physical evidence, scientific aids, sources of information, case preparation, interviews and interrogations, and follow-up. |
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CRJ 180 |
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Introduction to Security |
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History and development of security services function, interrelationship to the legal process, career roles, and operational processes in various types of security organizations. |
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CRJ 201 |
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Women in the Criminal Justice System |
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Overall view of both sides and the roles in which women participate in the Criminal Justice System. The main concentration of the course will be in the following areas: theories of female criminality, extent of female crime, women as victims, women as offenders, women as defendants and prisoners, and women as practitioners and professionals, i.e., police, courts, and corrections. |
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CRJ 211 |
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Police in America |
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Course includes policy history and organization, the personal side of policing, police operations, critical issues in policing, specific police problems, women and minorities in policing, and becoming a police officer. Designed to help students develop their own philosophy of law enforcement. Critical thinking and discussion of ideas and opinions essential. |
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CRJ 215 |
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Probation and Parole |
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Survey of the probation and parole systems of the United States including different systems within the United States; executive clemency; parole; rights of prisoners, probationers, and parolees; treatment strategies; and administrative aspects. Includes correctional and professional aspects of the parole and probation officers: the role, preparation of a probation summary, a day in court with a probation officer, and time with a parole officer. |
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CRJ 220 |
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Criminal Procedures |
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Origin, development, and rationale of the structural and procedural aspects of America's criminal justice system. Emphasis on arrest, search and seizure, confessions, and related legal issues. |
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CRJ 230 |
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Criminal Law |
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Substantive criminal law including elements of crime, intent, attempts, search and seizure, and the laws of arrest. Relation of criminal law to working police officer and rights and duties of both citizen and officer under criminal law. |
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CRJ 265 |
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Introduction to Physical Evidence |
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Forensic Science II - The Crime Lab to Courtroom. Surveys the forensic sciences to show their role in the use of physical evidence in matters of criminal and/or civil law. Focus on the value of modern scientific investigation. |
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CRJ 270 |
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Introduction to Criminology |
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Examines how society interacts with crime and delinquency through the use of the criminal justice system. Studies effective interaction and communication between the general public and members of the criminal justice system. Emphasizes the understanding of criminal behavior from a sociological and psychological perspective. |
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CRJ 285 |
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Special Topics in Criminal Justice |
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Consideration of special topics and issues in criminal justice. Selection will depend upon current interests and needs. Unlimited repeatability. |
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CRJ 289 |
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Law and Justice |
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Survey of law and justice from a multi-disciplinary perspective with special emphasis on comparative justice systems, race, ethnicity, and gender. |
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CRJ 444 |
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Criminological Theory |
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Comprehensive interdisciplinary examination of theories of criminal etiology from neurological, biochemical, genetic, psychological, psychiatric, social, economic and political perspectives. |
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CRJ 469 |
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Psychology and the Legal System |
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Psychological perspective for understanding legal issues. Topics include police psychology, eyewitness accuracy, jury decision-making, competency to stand trial, criminal responsibility, civil commitment, violence risk assessment, correctional psychology, criminal psychology profiling, and psychological impact of victimization. |
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