Criminal Justice Program Alumnus Assists Those with Mental Health and Substance Abuse Issues

Keiser College graduate Kevin Buchanan is grateful to use the information and expertise he’s gained as a Legal Justice pupil and a safety forces member of the US Air Drive towards aiding these in want at an adolescent providers group.

Drawn to its curriculum, veterans’ assets, and schedules designed to help working adults, Buchanan enrolled at Keiser College’s West Palm Seaside campus in 2020 whereas additionally employed at Household First Adolescent Providers in Port St. Lucie, Florida. As a pupil, he quickly gained additional insights regarding legislation enforcement and continued to refine his writing and analysis talents as he delved into the assets out there to deprived youth.

Buchanan shared that though the long-time objective of incomes his Bachelor of Arts diploma was a problem whereas fulfilling skilled tasks alongside together with his main position as husband to Hannah, a fellow veteran, and younger daughter Anaya, he remained motivated to succeed. His mom’s accomplishment of incomes her diploma shortly after arriving in the US from Jamaica continues to function an inspiration as he stays steadfast in constructing a robust basis for generations to come back.

Now Program Coordinator at Household First Adolescent Providers after first serving as a Counselor’s Assistant and a Case Supervisor, he’s additionally grateful for steerage from professors akin to Corinna Balderramos Robinson, Program Director of Legal Justice and Homeland Safety as he works to help vibrant futures for teenagers.

Keiser College’s Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice offers preparation in lots of areas of the legal justice system. Subjects embody however will not be restricted to deviant habits, forensics, legislation enforcement and investigation, victimology, non-public safety, corrections, and juvenile justice and the way parts work collectively and are ruled by our legal guidelines, the Supreme Court docket, and the U.S. Structure. This exploration of the American legal justice system culminates with an emphasis on analysis, evaluation, and the way forward for the system.

Keiser College is a non-public, impartial, non-profit college serving almost 20,000 college students at 21 Florida campuses, on-line, and two worldwide websites. Co-founded in 1977 by Chancellor Arthur Keiser, Ph.D., and Evelyn Keiser, Keiser College presently presents greater than 100 levels from associates to the doctoral degree. Keiser College is a designated Hispanic-Serving Establishment, a member of the Hispanic Affiliation of Schools and Universities, and was ranked No. 5 within the U.S. in Social Mobility by U.S. News And World Report in 2022.