ANKENY, Iowa—A groundbreaking ceremony was held on the Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Ankeny Campus to build a new Criminal Justice Training Facility. The 1,540 square foot building will be the first-of-its-kind in Iowa and will be used by DMACC Criminal Justice students, as well as statewide law enforcement agencies, to get hands-on, real-world experience. The facility will offer participants interactive learning opportunities on investigative techniques, evidence collection, preservation and processing, and crime scene documentation.
The facility will be a collaborative effort among three DMACC programs:
· Criminal Justice faculty, in conjunction with DMACC Architectural students, are designing training facility.
· DMACC Building and Trades students will build it.
· DMACC Horticulture students will landscape the area.
(contributed article and photo, DMACC)
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