STAC to Host "Beyond Brinks: Modern Terrorism and the Criminal Justice System"

St. Thomas Aquinas College’s Criminal Justice Advisory Board will host “Beyond Brinks: Modern Terrorism and the Criminal Justice System,” announces Dr. Ellen Chayet, professor of criminal justice at the College. The event is scheduled for Thursday, April 23, 2015 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the College’s Lougheed Library. The event is free and open to the public.

The discussion will focus on how anti-terrorism policies and practices have changed since the Brinks robbery in Rockland County (1981). Panelists will include: Assistant Special Agent in Charge Kenneth Maxwell, Federal Bureau of Investigation (retired); The Honorable John Molinelli, Bergen County Prosecutor; The Honorable Thomas Zugibe, Rockland County District Attorney; Detective Arthur Keenan, Nyack Police Department (retired); and Superintendent Michael Capra, Sing Sing Correctional Facility, NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. A networking reception with the Criminal Justice Advisory board will follow the panel discussion.

“We are excited to host our fifth annual Criminal Justice Advisory Board panel discussion,” says Dr. Chayet. “Our speakers are experienced, top-level professionals representing the different areas of the criminal justice system. They will offer our audience an insider’s look into the world of modern terrorism using the Brinks Robbery, a case played out in Rockland County. This promises to be an intriguing discussion for our students and others interested in crime and criminal justice,” Dr. Chayet adds.

For more information about the event, contact Dr. Ellen Chayet at 845-398-4192 or echayet@stac.edu or Professor Ira Promisel at 845-398-4208 or ipromisel@stac.edu.

St. Thomas Aquinas College is an independent liberal arts college located on 60 acres in Rockland County, NY which provides education at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The College’s 2,800 full and part time students can choose from more than 100 different majors, minors, specializations, and dual degree programs across three Schools: Arts & Sciences, Business, and Education. The College is recognized by U.S. News & World Report in the Top-Tier for Regional Universities, by Colleges of Distinction in both its New York and Catholic editions, by Affordable Colleges Online as a top College in New York for Return on Investment, and is included as a Military Friendly School®. St. Thomas Aquinas College is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools; its School of Education is accredited by National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education(NCATE); and its School of Business is accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE). For more information, visit www.stac.edu.