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DEA Special Agent in Charge (retired) June Werdlow Rogers (formerly June W. Stansbury) holds a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice and Criminology earned at the University of Maryland. She has 28 years of law enforcement experience from 3 different agencies including the Detroit Police Department and Central Michigan University's Department of Public Safety.
Ms. Werdlow Rogers is the Author of Becoming Ethically Marketable: A Guide for Criminal Justice Majors and Recruits (available from staggspublishing.com). She also was a contributing author in the book Police Psychology into the 21st Century (Kurke and Scrivner) writing chapter 11 on Counseling and Diversity Issues (available through amazon. Ms. Werdlow Rogers' newest book CRACKING THE DOUBLE STANDARD CODE: A Guide to Successful Navigation in the Workplace is scheduled for release on June 1, 2010 by Cable Publishing (cablepublishing). Other articles written by Ms. Werdlow Rogers may be accessed at her expert page.
Ms. Werdlow Rogers has been a speaker on numerous occasions among diverse audiences, including national professional conferences, colleges and universities, and at numerous training seminars. She has made public appearances on television and radio, and is heavily quoted in printed media accessible on the internet.
Ms. Werdlow Rogers has received numerous awards. She has held membership in many organizations including the International Association of the Chiefs of Police, the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, served on the executive staff for the Interagency Committed of Women in Federal Law Enforcement (ICWIFLE), and was at one time a church trustee. Moreover, Ms. Werdlow Rogers developed a videotape and presentation entitled "Dangerous Liaisons: Drug Dealers and You," designed to inform people about the dangers of involvement with drug dealers, and to provide information about how drug dealers behaviorally operate. She continues to educate community groups in a presentation entitled "Risky Business: How to Avoid Involvement in the Drug Trade," in an effort to reduce drug facilitation. In 2007, her efforts led to the nationally recognized Generations Rx: Children in the Medicine Cabinet, a public awareness effort aimed at reducing pharmaceutical drug abuse through a unique forum. This novel campaign piloted in Brockton, MA offered a drug identification and drop zone, permitting the public, for the first time, to properly dispose of unwanted drugs and learn the identity of any surrendered drug that the participants suspected was being abused by loved ones.
(4 comments) SHARE Thursday, March 18, 2010 Gun Laundering? Dirty Money? When the 2nd Amendment Meets Greed
The nation is reeling from a discovery that the guns used to shoot officers in two recent incidents had previously been seized by police. This article provides reasons for why state and local entities should cease the practice of taking in dirty money from reselling confiscated firearms.
SHARE Monday, September 28, 2009 Caught on Tape: What do the ACORN and Mayor Barry Chronicles Have in Common?
Sting operations designed purely for embarrassment and destruction of targets fall short of an overall pursuit of justice backed with pure motives. Those charged with crafting such operations should be ever mindful that just because we can does not mean we should. If everything becomes political we engender a relative truth instead of an absolute truth which can result in defeated on many fronts (i.e health care, economy).
(1 comments) SHARE Sunday, September 20, 2009 Could Annie Le Really Have Been Killed Anywhere?
Places do not commit crimes, people do. Consequently, criminal victimization, especially violent encounters, is not so much a product of whether a person is in a public or a private setting. Provides practical advice on behaviors for avoiding victimization even when in a private venue.
SHARE Thursday, September 10, 2009 Choosy Bosses Choose the Ethically Marketable
This article stresses the importance of properly vetting Presidential Appointees. President Obama has been criticized for employing such a lengthy questionnaire for assessing candidates; however, America deserves assurance that it's leaders will perform ethically especially when many appointees are placed over agencies filled with people exposed themselves to extensive background investigation.