Inside Look

"Our military’s core function is to fight and deter foreign enemies, which often requires speed, surprise, and the use of specialized weapons and heavy artillery. Civilian police, in contrast, are meant to keep the peace and to protect local communities while safeguarding civil liberties. Regrettably, and to a dangerous degree, those lines are blurring.

As a Felony Investigator with the Department of Public Advocacy (DPA) in the Lexington North Trial Office, Emily Swintosky assists indigent individuals charged with a crime in Kentucky.

Justin Turner, a recent graduate of EKU’s Criminal Justice Master’s Program, has been awarded a PhD from Old Dominion University. His dissertation, titled “Killing the State: The Cultural Afterlife of Edward Byrne” examined the ways in which the death of police officers provides us a chance to understand our current histories.

Ashley Farmer, a graduate of EKU’s Criminal Justice Masters Program, has been awarded a PhD from the University of Delaware.  Her dissertation, titled “Copwatchers: Citizen Journalism and the Changing Police-Community Dynamic” was the recipient of the University of Delaware’s Dan Rich Dissertation Award.