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LaShundra R. Persley

Crowley,TX

Summary

Dynamic and innovative professional with over 20 years of experience in the criminal justice field, committed to advancing social justice and community welfare. Eager to transition skills into the social sciences public sector, contributing to initiatives that promote organizational strength, growth, and success.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Confinement Sergeant

Tarrant County Sheriff Department
11.2020 - Current
  • Coordinate and implement in-service and training programs for department/unit employees to meet identified training needs and departmental and state requirements.
  • Understand, interpret, and properly apply court orders, relevant State statutes including the Code of Criminal Procedure, Penal Code, State Jail Standards, and all other statutes, ordinances, policies, and procedures required to perform essential job duties of the position assigned.
  • Utilizes information systems to perform essential duties including employee performance evaluation, incident investigation and review, use of resources, workload and performance measures, and the creation/preparation of documents and reports.
  • Supervises preliminary investigations of all major incidents and crimes committed in jail facilities.

ARDC Caseworker

Forcht Wade Correctional Center
08.2008 - 08.2012
  • Monitors and review files to ensure timely processing or releases of all DPS commitments housed in parish prisons and work release programs.
  • Work closely with sex offender registers office and victim assistance offices to ensure proper placement of inmates when released from DPS and ensuring that victims of crimes are notified of offender’s release.
  • Contact sheriffs, clerks of court, probation personnel and judges to secure and verify inmate's information determine eligibility for work release, minimum security programs, or furloughs from an institution with special treatment units.

Executive Administrative Assistant

LOUISIANA STATE NATIONAL GUARD (1083RD QUARTERMASTER BATTALION)
04.2000 - 04.2007
  • Maintain and review soldier’s personnel files, officer memos and policies, training and in-service, payroll and attendance.
  • Provide disaster relief and assistance during state and local emergencies.
  • Perform riot and crowd control during critical state and local incidents.

Program Group Leader

YOUTH CHALLENGE PROGRAM
07.2005 - 01.2007
  • Counseling of young adults in a controlled setting, in life coping skills by using teen crisis intervention methods.
  • Tutoring and assisting in classroom activities to help promote the understanding needed for young adults to pass the General Education Document (GED) program and enter the work force.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Social Science, Criminal Justice

Louisiana State University
Shreveport, Louisiana
08-2007

Master of Public Administration - undefined

Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Texas

Skills

  • Crisis Intervention and Mental Health Training
  • Leadership
  • Critical Thinking
  • Advance Jailers License
  • TCOLE Basic Instructor

Timeline

Confinement Sergeant

Tarrant County Sheriff Department
11.2020 - Current

ARDC Caseworker

Forcht Wade Correctional Center
08.2008 - 08.2012

Program Group Leader

YOUTH CHALLENGE PROGRAM
07.2005 - 01.2007

Executive Administrative Assistant

LOUISIANA STATE NATIONAL GUARD (1083RD QUARTERMASTER BATTALION)
04.2000 - 04.2007

Master of Public Administration - undefined

Tarleton State University

Bachelor of Arts - Social Science, Criminal Justice

Louisiana State University

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