COMPASS Criminal Justice Program

COMPASS 2025 will be held June 21-26, 2025.Criminal Justice Summer Immersion Program

The criminal justice immersion program will engage students in a police academy-inspired, hands-on curriculum showcasing key components of North Carolina’s Basic Law Enforcement Training. Facilitated by police officers and faculty with collective decades of real-world experience in the field, students will interact with the most exciting and fundamental elements of the criminal justice system and learn how these elements will play into future educational and career opportunities.

COMPASS 2025 will be held June 21-26, 2025.

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What You’ll Experience

Topics

Use of Force
Search and Seizure
Traffic and Crimes Codes
Criminal Procedure
Courtroom Practices

Hands-On Experience

Handcuffing
Traffic Stops
Fingerprinting
Building Searches
Crime Scene Investigations
Field trips to Local Jail and Courthouse

A Day in the Life

*Subject to Change

7:30-8:30 a.m.: Breakfast
8:45-10:15 a.m.: Session 1 – Criminal Procedure
10:15-10:30 a.m.: Break
10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.: Session 2 – Handcuffing & Fingerprinting
12-1 p.m.: Lunch
1:15-4:30 p.m.: Session 3 – Field Trip to County Jail
4:30-5:30 p.m.: Free Time
5:30-6:30 p.m.: Dinner
6:30-10 p.m.: Evening Activity – Bonfire
10 p.m.: Lights Out

Program Facilitators

Dr. Robert Roth, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice Students

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Where You’ll Be

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Where You'll Stay

COMPASS attendees will stay in either Anderson Residence Hall or Howerton Residence Hall. Most rooms include two twin beds, two dressers, two desks, two chairs, two closets, one or two bookcases, and a private or shared restroom.