Criminal Justice Student Receives 2023 New York State Sheriffs’ Association Scholarship
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Criminal Justice Student Receives 2023 New York State Sheriffs’ Association Scholarship

Published: May 23, 2023

Sheriff, Student, and Administrator
Sheriff, Peter R. Barnett, Jefferson County, Shane A. Peterson, JCC Criminal Justice student, and Daniel J. Dupee, II, JCC Administrator-in-Charge 

Jefferson Community College criminal justice student, Shane A. Peterson, Philadelphia, received a $500 scholarship from the New York State Sheriffs’ Association, presented by Sheriff Peter R. Barnett. The merit-based award is bestowed to a student enrolled full-time at a community college who is majoring in criminal justice, police science or equivalent and expresses an intent to pursue a career in the criminal justice field. Peterson holds a 3.55 GPA and anticipates graduating from JCC in December 2023. His career goal is to become a canine (K9) officer. 

 

 

 

 

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Pamela Dixon

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