Joe Yocum

Adjunct Professor
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice

email:

jyocum@unomaha.edu

office:

6001 Dodge Street, 218 CPACS
Omaha, NE 68182-0149

office phone:

402.554.2610

fax:

402.554.2326

Additional Information

Education

M.S., Criminal Justice, Kaplan University

Professional Experience and Expertise

Mr. Yocum is the former sheriff of Seward County, a position he was elected to in 1999 and was re-elected to several times. He has also worked as a sergeant and as a deputy sheriff for Seward County prior to becoming sheriff. Mr. Yocum's law enforcement career started in the mid-1980s when he was hired as a police officer for the Milford Police Department. He is a member of several professional organizations, including the Nebraska Sheriff's Association, the Police Officer's Association of Nebraska, and the FBI National Academy Association.