Criminal Justice & Forensic Investigation at UW- Platteville

07/21/2026

07/21/2026

Civil War veterans. Sports betting. Bovine fertility. UW-Platteville's 2026 Summer Undergraduate Scholars walked family, friends and mentors through a breadth of research in capstone presentations Monday in the Markee Pioneer Student Center, showcasing how they spent the last eight weeks honing skil...

05/27/2026

This is the culmination of a nearly 10-year effort. We are delighted and honored to be recognized by FEPAC. We are now one of only 5 programs nationwide with an accredited CSI emphasis and the only one with an accredited Medicolegal Death Investigation emphasis.

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville announced that its Department of Criminal Justice and Forensic Investigation has earned accreditation from the Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission (FEPAC), a body of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS). The accreditation c...

05/15/2026

Congratulations, Lily!

03/05/2026

University of Wisconsin-Platteville sophomore Kaitlyn Greenwood has been awarded a $3,000 scholarship from the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership. The scholarship recognizes students who exemplify former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson’s spirit of tackling complex challenges through t...

03/05/2026

10/23/2025

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s Forensic Investigation Club, the Huff Family Innovation Center and the Forensic Investigation program are teaming up for a hands-on event focused on creating footwear impressions for the Madison State Crime Lab. “Gaining new footwear impressions is impor...

05/18/2025

Hired Before Graduation Student Spotlight

Ireland Dunnett
Hometown: Woodstock, IL
Major: Criminal Justice & Forensic Investigation

Employment: McHenry County Sheriff's Office - Deputy

Involvement: Criminal Justice Association, Pioneer Pantry, Student Leadership Award, Criminal Justice Student Ambassador and Career Day Planner

Congratulations and best wishes on the start of your career, Ireland!

University of Wisconsin-Platteville UW-Platteville College of Liberal Arts and Education

05/18/2025

Congratulations graduates!

04/01/2025

https://www.uwplatt.edu/news/uw-platteville-students-participate-nations-first-mass-fatality-cold-weather-training

In a groundbreaking event, University of Wisconsin-Platteville forensic investigation students participated in the first-ever cold weather Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team (DMORT) Full-Scale Exercise. Held at Northern Michigan University earlier this month, the mass fatality response trai...