{"id":14020,"date":"2025-06-03T16:07:23","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T21:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/?post_type=program&#038;p=14020"},"modified":"2026-05-04T09:25:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T14:25:23","slug":"helperprogram","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/academics\/criminal-justice-bs\/helperprogram\/","title":{"rendered":"HELPER+ Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    <div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-u-py-80\">\n        \n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"uwm-l-col content-area\">\n<div id=\"main\" class=\"site-main\">\n\t<header class=\"page-header\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">\n\t\t\tHELPER+ Program\t\t<\/h1>\n\t<\/header>\n\t\n\t\n\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2025\/06\/Helper-program-1.jpg\" alt=\"Photo illustration of blurred United States flag with police lights and first responder profiles.\" class=\"wp-image-16893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2025\/06\/Helper-program-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2025\/06\/Helper-program-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lead-in\">Learn from local, state, and federal practitioners about the interpersonal and service-oriented nature of professions within the criminal justice system. Earn course credit for learning from and networking with local, state and federal criminal justice professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Higher Education Law Enforcement\/Police Education and Recruitment+ Program, students build their knowledge base from a variety of sources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Online lectures delve into the evidence-based understanding of law enforcement and policing in the United States.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In-class presentations provide a practitioner\u2019s point of view from criminal justice professionals working at the local, state and federal levels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Both perspectives emphasize the interpersonal and service-oriented nature of law enforcement\/policing within the larger context of constitutional and evidence-based approaches to crime control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-notice uwm-p-notice--info\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-info fa-fw\"><\/i><div class=\"uwm-p-notice--content\"><div class=\"uwm-p-notice--message\">The Higher Education Law Enforcement\/Police Education and Recruitment+ Program is offered both as a class and optional program.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-who-can-attend\">Who Can Attend?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-uwm-students\">UWM Students<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>UWM students may <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/register-for-helper-program\/\">attend any session<\/a>(s), or enroll in <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.uwm.edu\/course-search\/?srcdb=2269&amp;keyword=CRM%20JST%20592\">Criminal Justice 592<\/a> (undergraduate students) or <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.uwm.edu\/course-search\/?srcdb=2269&amp;keyword=CRM%20JST%20970\">Criminal Justice 970-002<\/a> (graduate students) to receive course credits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-c-button--grid uwm-l-grid-row--60 uwm-l-grid-column--60 uwm-l-grid--2 uwm-l-grid--equal-y\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.uwm.edu\/course-search\/?srcdb=2269&amp;keyword=CRM%20JST%20592\" rel=\"\">Undergraduate Course<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.uwm.edu\/course-search\/?srcdb=2269&amp;keyword=CRM%20JST%20970\" rel=\"\">Graduate Course<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-high-school-students-and-community-members\">High School Students and Community Members<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We welcome high school students and individuals from the community to attend any session(s) that interest them! Just let us know that you&#8217;ll be attending by filling out a <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/register-for-helper-program\/\">registration form<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--wrap uwm-u-flex--center-x\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-u-mx-10 uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/register-for-helper-program\/\" rel=\"\">Register<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-featured-speakers\">Featured Speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This course includes weekly presentations from experts in local, state and federal agencies, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Advocate Aurora Health Public Safety<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Milwaukee County District Attorney\u2019s Office<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Milwaukee Police Department<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oak Creek Police Department<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shorewood Police Department<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>United States Drug Enforcement Administration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Police Department<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wauwatosa Police Department<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wisconsin State Public Defender\u2019s Office<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2026-schedule\">2026 Schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>HELPER+ program sessions are held on Tuesday nights during the Fall 2026 semester in Enderis Hall Room 103 (lecture hall).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-introduction\">Introduction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5:30-8:15 p.m.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Helping Others: The Interpersonal and Service-Oriented Nature of Law Enforcement and Policing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) Chief Norman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-session-1\">Session 1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5:30-8:15 p.m.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Helping Others: Multi-Agency Approach to Drug Investigations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>North Central High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Investigative Support Center Manager Rutter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-session-2\">Session 2<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5:30-8:15 p.m.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Helping Others: Women in Law Enforcement\/Policing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advocate Aurora Health, Director of Public Safety Waldner (MPD Asst. Chief, ret.); Shorewood Police Department Chief Wurth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-session-3\">Session 3<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5:30-6:45 p.m. and 7-8:15 p.m.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Helping Others: Procedurally Just Police-Citizen Interactions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MPD Captain Leitzke; Wauwatosa Police Department (WPD) Chief MacGillis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-session-4\">Session 4<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5:30-8:15 p.m.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Helping Others: Exploiting Digital Evidence in Criminal Investigations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wauwatosa Police Department, Detective Martin Keck<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-session-5\">Session 5<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5:30-8:15 p.m.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Helping Others: Officer Wellbeing \u2013 Physical, Emotional, and Mental Fitness and Health<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oak Creek Police Department Chief Stecker<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-session-6\">Session 6<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5:30-8:15 p.m.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Helping Others: Crisis Intervention and Interactions with People with Emotional Disturbances and Mental Illness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Milwaukee Police Department&#8217;s Crisis Assessment Response Team (CART) Officers and Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Services CART Clinicians<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-session-7\">Session 7<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5:30-6:45 p.m. and 7-8:15 p.m.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Helping Others: Strategic and Tactical Crime Analysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MPD Crime and Intelligence Manager Hafemeister and MPD Crime Analyst Christensen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-session-8\">Session 8<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5:30-8:15 p.m.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Helping Others: Trauma-Informed Investigation of Sensitive Crimes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oak Creek Police Department Detective and FBI Task Force Officer Schneider (ret.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-session-9\">Session 9<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5:30-8:15 p.m.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Helping Others: Prosecuting Criminal Cases<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Milwaukee County District Attorney Kent Lovern<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-session-10\">Session 10<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5:30-8:15 p.m.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Helping Others: Defending the Accused<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wisconsin State Public Defender\u2019s Office, Regional Attorney Manager Johnson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fall-break\">Fall Break<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-session-11\">Session 11<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5:30-8:15 p.m.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Helping Others: Interagency Task Force Operations and Intelligence Analysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Milwaukee District Office, Assistant Special Agent in Charge McGarry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-session-12\">Session 12<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5:30-7 p.m. and 7:15-8:15 p.m.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Helping Others: Recruitment Processes for Sworn and Non-sworn Careers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UWM Police Department Chief Switala; Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"secondary\" class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1 content-area\">\n            <nav aria-label=\"Section\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border uwm-u-mb-40\">\n                <div class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list--title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/academics\/criminal-justice-bs\/\">Criminal Justice and Criminology<\/a>                <\/div>\n                <ul>\n                                            \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/crime-analysis-programs\/\" >All Crime Analysis Programs<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/academics\/crime-analysis-cert\/\" >Crime Analysis Specialization for Undergraduates<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/criminal-justice-field-program\/\" >Criminal Justice &amp; Criminology Field Program<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/criminal-justice-practitioner-scholarship\/\" >Criminal Justice Practitioner Scholarships<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/academics\/criminal-justice-bs\/discover-criminal-justice-criminology\/\" >Meet with the Department Chair<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/academics\/criminal-justice-bs\/helperprogram\/\" >HELPER+ Program<\/a>                        <\/li>\n                                                \n                        <li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/academics\/online-criminal-justice-and-criminology\/\" >Online Bachelor&#039;s Degree in Criminal Justice &amp; 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