Dr. Rick Dierenfeldt, head of UTC’s Department of Criminal Justice and founder of UTC’s Violence Reduction Initiative, joined Jed & JR Mornings on Talk Radio 102.3 FM to discuss school shootings, active-violence preparedness, and how these topics can be addressed responsibly in educational settings. The conversation centered on the ongoing Texas trial stemming from the…
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Rick Dierenfeldt, Ph.D., is a U.C. Foundation Professor and Head of the Department of Criminal Justice at UTC. Since 2024, he has also served as the Director of the UTC Violence Reduction Initiative, a research center dedicated to the study and reduction of violent crime through community-based partnerships with criminal justice agencies, service providers, and…