BUT HAS ONLY MOVED THROUGH ONE COMMITTEE IN THE STATE SENATE. WELL, THERE ARE DOZENS OF DIFFERENT CAREER PATHS TO CHOOSE FROM IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE, BUT SOME STUDENTS MAY NOT KNOW WHAT THEY WANT TO DO OR HOW TO EVEN GET THERE. AND THAT’S WHY KEISER UNIVERSITY HOSTS A CRIMINAL JUSTICE DAY EVERY YEAR, GIVING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THE CHANCE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE FIELD. JADE JARVIS SHOWS US HOW IT IS HELPING STUDENTS SUCCEED. KAISER’S CRIMINAL JUSTICE DAY GIVES THESE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS A CHANCE TO TURN AN INTEREST FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE INTO DIRECTION FOR THE FUTURE. OBVIOUSLY, MY FATHER, HE’S THE PERSON I LOOK UP TO THE MOST, YOU KNOW, AND SO IT WAS KIND OF JUST I KNEW FROM A YOUNG AGE I WANTED TO BE LIKE MY FATHER. ISABELLA STIEFEL’S DAD IS A POLICE CHIEF IN BRANDON, SOUTH DAKOTA, WHERE SHE GREW UP. NOW SHE’S A SENIOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE MAJOR AT KEISER UNIVERSITY. I DO WANT TO BE A POLICE OFFICER, KIND OF FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF MY DAD. THAT PASSION FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE, STEERING HER TOWARDS A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN THIS YEAR’S CRIMINAL JUSTICE DAY AT KAISER. THERE’S SO MANY, LIKE, OPPORTUNITIES AROUND THE AREA. AND SO I THINK IT WAS JUST MORE SO THEY WANT TO GET MORE NOTICE TO WHAT THESE STUDENTS CAN POSSIBLY DO. AND IT’S NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, YOU’RE GOING TO BE A POLICE OFFICER. THE GOAL IS TO EXPOSE STUDENTS WHO ALREADY HAVE AN AFFINITY FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE TO SPECIFIC ROLES THAT MIGHT FIT THEIR SKILLS AND INTERESTS. WE HAVE STATE, FEDERAL, LOCAL AGENCIES. WE HAVE THE FBI, WE GOT DEA, WE GOT RIVIERA BEACH, DELRAY BEACH, WEST PALM SHERIFF’S OFFICE. WE HAVE CRIME SCENE PEOPLE. WE HAVE VICTIMS ADVOCATES. SO ANYTHING THAT IS RELATED TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE IS HERE. THE EVENT ALSO FEATURES SEVERAL DEMONSTRATIONS LIKE THIS MOCK CRIME SCENE AND A CHANCE FOR STUDENTS TO TOUCH AND FEEL EQUIPMENT. LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES USE LIKE SWAT TRUCKS AND GEAR, HAVING AN INTEREST ISN’T THE SAME THING AS HAVING A DIRECTION. SO FOR MANY PEOPLE, THIS WILL BECOME A DIRECTION. THEY TALK TO SOMEBODY, I WANT TO BE FBI, AND THEN THEY TALK TO THE DEA AND GO, NEVER MIND, I WANT TO BE DEA BECAUSE UNTIL YOU TALK TO SOMEBODY YOU DON’T KNOW AND, YOU KNOW, PART OF COLLEGE IS FOUR YEARS WORTH YOUR TIME, ENERGY AND MONEY. SO WE DON’T WANT YOU TO SPEND FOUR YEARS GETTING A DEGREE THAT YOU DON’T WANT AND DON’T WANT TO USE. SO COME FIND OUT. NOW, ALL CRIMINAL JUSTICE FOCUS MAGNET PROGRAMS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN KAISER’S CRIMINAL JUSTICE DAY. SO IF YOU OR YOUR STUDENT IS INTERESTED, MAKE SURE TO REACH OUT TO THE MAGNE
Keiser University’s ‘Criminal Justice Day’ exposes high school students to different career paths
Updated: 8:19 PM EST Mar 4, 2026
There are dozens of different career paths to choose from in criminal justice, but some students may not know what they want to do or how to get there.That’s why Keiser University hosts a “Criminal Justice Day” every year, giving high school students the chance to learn more about the field.Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25″Obviously, my father, he was the first one I look up to the most, you know, and so it was kind of just—I knew from a young age I wanted to be like my father,” Isabella Steffel said.Steffel’s dad is the police chief in Brandon, South Dakota, where she grew up.Now, she’s a senior criminal justice major at Keiser University.”I do want to be a police officer to follow in the footsteps of my dad,” Steffel said.That passion for criminal justice steered her towards a leadership role in this year’s “Criminal Justice Day” at Keiser.”There’s so many, like, opportunities around the area. And I think it’s just more so they want to give more notice to what these students can possibly do. And it’s not just, you know, you’re going to be a police officer,” Steffel said.The goal is to expose students who already have an affinity for criminal justice to specific roles that might fit their skills and interests.Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News”We have the FBI, we got DEA. You got Riviera Beach, Delray Beach, West Palm Sheriff’s Office. You have crime scene people. We have victims’ advocates. So, anything that is related to criminal justice is here,” said Scott Addlesberger, Keiser University’s program director of criminal justice.The event also features several demonstrations, including a mock crime scene and a chance for students to touch and feel equipment law enforcement agencies use, such as SWAT trucks and gear.”Having an interest isn’t the same thing as having a direction. So, for many people, this will become a direction. They talk to somebody, ‘I want to be FBI,’ and then they talk to the DEA and go, ‘Never mind, I want to be DEA,’ because until you talk to somebody you don’t know and, you know, part of college is four years’ worth your time, energy and money. So, we don’t want you to spend four years getting a degree that you don’t want and don’t want to use. So come find out now,” Addlesberger said.All criminal justice-focused Magnet programs in Palm Beach County are invited to participate in Keiser’s “Criminal Justice Day,” so anyone interested in attending next year should reach out to the Magnet program at their school.Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. —
There are dozens of different career paths to choose from in criminal justice, but some students may not know what they want to do or how to get there.
That’s why Keiser University hosts a “Criminal Justice Day” every year, giving high school students the chance to learn more about the field.
Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25
“Obviously, my father, he was the first one I look up to the most, you know, and so it was kind of just—I knew from a young age I wanted to be like my father,” Isabella Steffel said.
Steffel’s dad is the police chief in Brandon, South Dakota, where she grew up.
Now, she’s a senior criminal justice major at Keiser University.
“I do want to be a police officer to follow in the footsteps of my dad,” Steffel said.
That passion for criminal justice steered her towards a leadership role in this year’s “Criminal Justice Day” at Keiser.
“There’s so many, like, opportunities around the area. And I think it’s just more so they want to give more notice to what these students can possibly do. And it’s not just, you know, you’re going to be a police officer,” Steffel said.
The goal is to expose students who already have an affinity for criminal justice to specific roles that might fit their skills and interests.
Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News
“We have the FBI, we got DEA. You got Riviera Beach, Delray Beach, West Palm Sheriff’s Office. You have crime scene people. We have victims’ advocates. So, anything that is related to criminal justice is here,” said Scott Addlesberger, Keiser University’s program director of criminal justice.
The event also features several demonstrations, including a mock crime scene and a chance for students to touch and feel equipment law enforcement agencies use, such as SWAT trucks and gear.
“Having an interest isn’t the same thing as having a direction. So, for many people, this will become a direction. They talk to somebody, ‘I want to be FBI,’ and then they talk to the DEA and go, ‘Never mind, I want to be DEA,’ because until you talk to somebody you don’t know and, you know, part of college is four years’ worth your time, energy and money. So, we don’t want you to spend four years getting a degree that you don’t want and don’t want to use. So come find out now,” Addlesberger said.
All criminal justice-focused Magnet programs in Palm Beach County are invited to participate in Keiser’s “Criminal Justice Day,” so anyone interested in attending next year should reach out to the Magnet program at their school.
Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.