Acknowledgments
This Open Educational Resource could not be possible without the support of many generous people and organizations. Financial support for the original text came from a grant through Open Oregon (openoregon.org), while support for the Penn State adaptation came from the OEAR Leads Adoption Grant (Penn State OER). The Louisiana adaptation was made possible through a grant program sponsored by the Rebus Foundation (Rebus Foundation) in conjunction with the Louisiana Board of Regents | Louis: The Louisiana Library Network (Louis Libraries).
The Louisiana cohort for CCRJ 1013 – Introduction to Criminal Justice would like to thank Jördis Weilandt, Assistant Program Manager, and Amy Minervini, Cohort C Team Lead, from Rebus for their leadership and dedication to guiding us through our journey through this project. For many of us this was our first time building an educational resource of any kind, and we couldn’t have done it without your expertise.
The CCRJ 1013 cohort would also like to extend its warmest regards to Emily Frank, Affordable Learning Program Administrator, at Louis: The Louisiana Library Network. Emily kept us on schedule with all of the workshops, webinars, scheduling, and logistical events that kept us on track. She was our light in the darkness and her hard work was greatly appreciated.
The Louisiana adaptation would be remiss if it did not give much-needed love and respect to the men and women who put so much time and effort into their own OER projects that made this one even a possibility. To that effect, the CCRJ 1013 cohort would like to bestow an emphatic thank you to the SOU-CCJ230 Introduction to the American Criminal Justice System cohort and the PSU Introduction to the U.S. Criminal Justice System teams for paving the way and being the beacons of professionalism in OER development for Criminal Justice content.
And finally, a most heartfelt thank you goes to you, the students, for taking this class and educating yourselves on the complexities of the American Criminal Justice System. Hopefully we have been able to provide you with enough material to keep you engaged so that you want to continue your educational journey through whichever career path you choose in the future, and made it a little fun along the way.
