The purpose of the LEJA WIU-QC page is to connect students and others who have an interest in criminal justice education and the LEJA program in the Quad Cities. The WIU-QC LEJA faculty have diverse educational and practice backgrounds. Dr. Suzanne Bailey and Dr. Kimberly Dodson serve as full time faculty. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan, and her B.A. in Political Science from the
University of Michigan. She has been teaching at Western since 1998, where her primary focus is the law classes that include Evidence, Criminal Procedure, Civil Law, Civil and Criminal Liability, Current Issues in the Courts, and Personnel Law, and White Collar Crime. Dr. Bailey practiced both criminal and civil law for eight years. She is a member of the State Bar of Michigan. Dr. Kimberly Dodson earned her Ph.D. in Criminology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and her M.A. and B.S. in Criminal Justice and Criminology from East Tennessee State University. She joined the faculty in 2008 and she teaches the following courses: Quantitative Techniques in Law Enforcement, Current Issues in Corrections and Law Enforcement, Diversity and Ethics, Organization and Administration in Criminal Justice, and Criminology. Dr. Dodson formerly served as a deputy sheriff, detective, and U.S. Marshal. The WIU-QC LEJA program has several adjunct professors who teach for the School of LEJA as well. Richard Janoski received his M.A. in LEJA from Western Illinois University. Professor Janoski is retired from Deere and Company Worldwide Security. He primarily teaches in the area of private security including Introduction to External Security, Current Issues in Security, Security Management and Internal Security, and Principles of Terrorism. Victor Moreno received his M.A. He currently serves as the Chief of Police for East Moline. Chief Moreno teaches law enforcement classes that include Organization and Administration in Criminal Justice and Organized Crime. Randal Sluss received his M.A. in Criminal Justice and Criminology and his B.G.S. from East Tennessee State University. Professor Sluss served as a deputy sheriff and as a Drill Sergeant in the U.S. Army where he completed two tours of duty in Iraq. He teaches Quantitative Techniques in Law Enforcement and Principles in Terrorism.
