Vision: Recognizing
the evolving demographical changes of our communities, the vision of
the Criminal Justice Center for Innovation (CJCI) is to create a
community justice cultural awareness concept where community health and
safety needs are proactively met through collaboration with criminal
justice service providers, community leadership, and community
residents.
Mission:
The Criminal Justice Center for Innovation (CJCI) at Fox Valley
Technical College (FVTC), a component of the Criminal Justice Division,
sets as its mission to address the diverse and evolving needs of
criminal justice and community service professionals by developing and
providing specialized resources, innovative training and onsite
technical assistance.
Tribal Initiatives
FVTC has a long history of working with Wisconsin tribal communities and more than a decade of expertise in providing training and technical assistance nationally to tribal communities. Since 1976, the Criminal Justice Department has been a significant provider of training services for the Ho-Chunk, Mohican, Potawatomi, Menominee, and Oneida Tribes.
- In 1994, FVTC and College of Menominee Nation (CMN) developed a transfer of credit agreement that enhances tribal students’ ability to transfer to FVTC’s criminal justice degree programs. Training included juvenile justice issues such as the Indian Child Welfare Act, responding to child abuse and gang issues (reservations), as well as alcohol and drug use/abuse concerns. Other past training topics include Public Law 280, cross deputization, crime prevention, and recruit officer training.
- Tribal Youth FocusGroup Report Will Guide OJJDP Efforts
The
report captures
the meeting of the 2007 Tribal Youth Focus Group, which was comprised
of boys
and girls, ages 10 to 17, from 20 tribes across the United States and
their
chaperones. The meeting was subsequently described by former OJJDP
Administrator J. Robert Flores as "an important event that will shape
the relationship between our Office
and your communities for many years to come," and the report will guide
OJJDP as it continues to develop programs to help tribal communities
address
the challenges they face in strengthening families and assisting
at-risk youth.
Diverse Programming
- FVTC’s Criminal Justice Division also offers an associate degree program and is a regional state police training center.
- Other specialized assistance is available based on community needs.
- FVTC staff and consultants include managers and instructors with experience working in law enforcement, treatment, the court system, government, and communities at the tribal, local, county, state, and federal levels. They recognize the diverse and changing needs of communities and are committed to listening first, and then providing community-based assistance.
Questions? Call us at 888-370-1752, email
cjgrants@fvtc.edu, or visit the
Contact Us page for a directory.