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Fax: 713-223-7440
CPS Advising: 713-221-8906
Undergraduate Admissions: 713-221-8522
Graduate Admissions: 713-221-8093
The Badge and Beyond: A Live Conversation with HPD's Chicano Squad
This special live interview event will put you face-to-face with a member of the legendary
Houston Police Department's Chicano Squad, the groundbreaking, all-Latino homicide
unit that transformed community policing forever.
In the late 1970s, amid rising crime rates and deep distrust between law enforcement and the city's expanding Latino community, the HPD took a bold step. A small team of young, bilingual officers—with no prior homicide experience—was carefully selected to create an experimental unit. Given only 90 days to clear a backlog of cold cases, they faced the impossible task: solving dozens of unsolved murders while trying to rebuild trust with a community cautious of the police.
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This event is in-person in C100 and via Zoom.
Dr. Jesse Esparza and Dr. Natalie Garza
When Loss is Traumatic: Reflections from Life and Research
UHD Social Work professor, Dr. Liza Barros-Lane, knows how profoundly life can shift when loss comes without warning. In 2020, her husband died in a tragic boating accident, an event that reshaped her identity and her world. Since then, she has explored what it means to mourn a loved one when the death is sudden, accidental, intentional, violent, or deeply tragic.
This three-part series weaves together her personal story and traumatic bereavement
research to explore how trauma complicates grief, and how people find ways to survive
and slowly rebuild their lives in the aftermath of devastating loss.
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All events are both in-person in C100 and via Zoom.
Dr. Liza Barros-Lane
The UHD Law Enforcement Academy (LEA) provides peace officer training courses in a professional environment.
Mallett Undergraduate Student Teaching Scholarship
The Mallett Scholarship is available to undergraduate students entering the semester
of student teaching. Students who meet the initial requirements are eligible to apply
for the $3,500 scholarship.
Due Dates: end of November for spring awards and end of March for fall awards.
Mission
The University of Houston-Downtown College of Public Service educates and develops public servants, advocates, and leaders in criminal justice, education, and social work.
Vision
The College of Public Service is a nexus of community-driven engagement, empowering tomorrow's leaders to create a just and equitable society through public policy, collaborative action, and educational practice.
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