Sociology students at Olentangy Liberty High School (OLHS) gained insight on the culture of crime during a special panel discussion this week. The students spent an afternoon talking with parole officers, a prison warden, a common pleas court judge, sheriff’s deputies and a man who is working hard to get his life back on track after a felony drug conviction.
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- OLHS teacher Julie McCue organized the panel discussion to give her students real-world insight into the sociology of crime and deviance.
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- Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputy and School Resource Office Todd Woolum listens to a student’s question.
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- Delaware County Common Pleas Court Judge Duncan Whitney responds to a student’s question as Deputy Lance Leonard, also a School Resource Officer, listens in.
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- Ginine Trim, left, is the warden for the Ohio Reformatory for Women in Marysville. She spoke with students about the difference between using the penal system for punishment or rehabilitation.
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- Students listen as several panelists reinforce the importance of education in preventing crime.
