{"id":119094,"date":"2024-08-15T10:00:38","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T15:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/?p=119094"},"modified":"2024-08-15T12:24:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T17:24:23","slug":"criminal-justice-education-christopher-zaleski","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/psychology\/criminal-justice-education-christopher-zaleski\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Zaleski\u2019s Passion Is Teaching Students About the Criminal Justice System"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"clearfix\"><p>Before teaching at The Chicago School, Chris Zaleski, J.D., department chair and director of General Education, worked in a variety of positions in the criminal justice field, gaining valuable experience at each stop.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI started off as a police dispatcher, then a parole officer, and then oversaw policy and planning for the state parole board in New Jersey before becoming the chief probation officer in Denver,\u201d Zaleski says. \u201cI\u2019ve seen a lot of aspects of the criminal justice system that have shown me how the system works.\u201d After being a first responder during the attacks in the U.S. on Sept. 11, 2001, Zaleski says he felt his calling to teach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor most of my career, they asked me to teach criminal law and procedure to new recruits. I loved doing that,\u201d Zaleski says. \u201cAfter 9\/11, I recognized that I needed to help train the next generation of police officers.\u201d When offered an adjunct professor position, Zaleski jumped at the opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>At The Chicago School, Zaleski says his passion is seeing students learn more about the criminal justice system. \u201cI see these students, and I remember where I was, wishing I had folks helping me understand how it worked,\u201d Zaleski says. \u201cI love watching students have those ah-ha moments, learning something they didn\u2019t know.\u201d He says his main goal within the criminology program is to have students study crime, helping them understand theories around crime and personality.<\/p>\n<p>Another way Zaleski says he helps prepare students is through the integration of criminology and public health, an objective that reflects The Chicago School\u2019s long-standing commitment to integrated health. \u201cIn criminal justice, drug use, gun violence, homelessness, and inmates in prison getting sick from COVID are all public health matters,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>Zaleski recognizes helping students understand this reality means separating fact from fiction. \u201cDepictions on TV shows are not what really happens in criminal justice,\u201d Zaleski says. \u201cThe hardest part of teaching criminology is trying to get past those myths with students.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zaleski says he hopes to equip students with the tools to change the criminal justice system for the better. \u201cWe\u2019re trying to get students prepared with career-ready skills. By the end, you\u2019ll understand criminal investigations and criminal laws,\u201d he says. \u201cThe importance is to not get your degree but to get career-ready skills. 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