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FSW’s Critical Thinking Lectures Series Kicks Off Spring Schedule with “Critical Issues in Law Enforcement: Past, Present and Future”

Jan 9, 2018

JANUARY 8, 2018 – FORT MYERS, FLA. – Florida SouthWestern State College (FSW) begins its spring schedule of the Critical Thinking Lecture Series with a panel discussion, “Critical Issues in Law Enforcement: Past, Present and Future,” at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 25, at the FSW Thomas Edison Campus, Building U-102, Fort Myers. Additionally, the presentation can be viewed digitally at the FSW Charlotte Campus, Building O, Room 117; the FSW Collier Campus, Building M, Room 201; and the FSW Hendry/Glades Curtis Center, Building A, Room 106.

The panel will feature Chief Derrick Diggs of the Fort Myers Police Department and Undersheriff Carmine Marceno of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.

Fort Myers Police Chief Derrick Diggs began his career with the Fort Myers Police Department in 2016. He is a 37-year veteran of the Toledo Police Department in Ohio. He served as a Toledo Police Department police patrolman, police lieutenant, police captain and deputy chief of police before becoming chief of police in 2011. During his tenure as Toledo police chief, he brought intelligence-led and data-driven policing initiatives to the department, leading the department into the 21st century and reducing reported crimes by 27 percent and burglaries by 36 percent. Chief Diggs has a master's degree in public administration from the University of Toledo, and he is a graduate of the FBI National Academy.

Undersheriff Carmine Marceno began his career at the Lee County Sheriff's Office in 2013 as a lieutenant in the Public Services Division after a distinguished law enforcement career in Suffolk County, N.Y. beginning in 1996. He joined the Collier County Sheriff's Office in 2003 as a patrol deputy and worked with numerous units within the agency, transitioning to a larger public liaison role in community policing. After public services, Undersheriff Marceno became executive officer to Sheriff Mike Scott and assumed supervisory responsibilities for day-to-day operations as a member of the command staff. In March 2017, Undersheriff Marceno graduated from the FBI National Academy and is on track to graduate with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice.

The FSW Critical Thinking Lecture Series Community leaders will discuss how they use critical thinking skills in their profession or focus on critical topics from their area of career or academic interest. The series is free and open to the public, and presentations run January-April.

For more information on the FSW Critical Thinking Lecture Series, contact Whitney Rhyne, director, Strategic Initiatives, at (239) 433-6943 or Whitney.Rhyne@fsw.edu.

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Last Updated: January 9, 2018