About Us
Joe Yocum
- Adjunct Professor
- School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
- 6001 Dodge Street, 218 CPACS
- Omaha, NE 68182-0149
- Tel: 402.554.2610
- Fax: 402.554.2326
- Email: jyocum@unomaha.edu
Education
M.S., Criminal Justice, Kaplan UniversityProfessional Experience and Expertise
Mr. Yocum is the sheriff of Seward County, a position he was elected to in 1999 and has been re-elected to several times since. 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.Announcements
- Samantha Clinkinbeard’s Latest Study to be Published in Justice Quarterly
- Samantha Clinkinbeard, Ph.D. to Receive Honorable Mention for Paper She Co-Authored
- Nix and Tregle Release Results of their 2018 National Police Executive Survey
- Tara Richards, Ph.D., to Present her Research at Congressional Briefing
- Ph.D. Alumna Karyn Sporer Receives Award and Grant
- Policing Expert Justin Nix Participates in Panel Discussion at National Conference for Police Executives
- SCCJ Doctoral Students’ Research is Published in Perspectives on Terrorism
- Under Nebraska Law, Officers Entitled to Tuition Waiver
Contact Us
- UNO Campus
- 6001 Dodge Street, 218 CPACS
- Omaha, NE 68182
- Phone: 402.554.2610
- Fax. 402.554.2326
- UNL Campus
- 310 Nebraska Hall
- Lincoln, NE 68588-0561
- Phone: 402.472.3677
- Fax: 402.472.6758
- Website
College of Public Affairs and Community Service
- CPACS Units and Resources
- Division of Continuing Studies
- School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Department of Gerontology
- Goodrich Scholarship Program
- School of Public Administration/Aviation Institute/Emergency Management and Disaster Science
- Grace Abbott School of Social Work
- William Brennan Institute for Labor Studies
- Center for Public Affairs Research
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