Remington College Criminal Justice Instructor Named Local Law Enforcement Officer of the Ye

Oct. 3, 2013 - PRLog -- Heathrow, Fla.  – Remington College congratulates instructor Jon Shaw on being named Local Law Enforcement Officer of the Year by Florida Governor Rick Scott and Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Gerald Bailey.

Shaw received the honor at the annual Florida Missing Children’s Day in Tallahassee.

Shaw, a lieutenant with the Margate Police Department in Broward County, received the award for his role in helping rescue a child who was the victim of an online predator.

Shaw is also a criminal justice instructor with Remington College Online.

“On behalf of everyone at Remington College, we congratulate Lt. Shaw for receiving this prestigious honor,” said Michelle Friederichs, Remington College Online Dean of Academic Affairs. “His work in law enforcement is exemplary in both the community and in the classroom.”

In addition to the Local Law Enforcement Officer of the Year award, Shaw has also been named the 2012 Margate Police Officer of the Year and the 2013 International Officer of the Year by the American Society of Industrial Security, a trade organization made up of security specialists from around the world.

Shaw is an instructor for several classes in the Remington College Criminal Justice online program, including Law Enforcement Operations and Community Policing, Criminal Investigations and Evidence Processing, Criminal Justice Management and Vice, Narcotics & Crime Intelligence. He has been a Remington College instructor since September of 2012.

The Remington College Criminal Justice programs utilize the real-world skills of criminal justice professionals to help prepare students for entry-level positions in the field.¹

Remington College Online is a branch of the Remington College-Tampa Campus and is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC). For more information, call 1-800-448-6405 or visit www.RemingtonCollegeOnline.edu.

About Remington College:  Non-profit Remington College, headquartered in Heathrow, FL operates 19 college campuses throughout the United States offering career focused diploma, bachelor and associate degree programs in a variety of career fields. For more information, please visit remingtoncollege.edu (http://www.remingtoncollege.edu/). For the latest news about Remington College, visit today.remingtoncollege.edu. Remington College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs and other school administered programs.

¹Employment not guaranteed for students or graduates.

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