Jonnese Arrington

Biography

Jonnese Arrington obtained her Bachelor’s Degree of Arts in Criminal Justice from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 2006 and her Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 2016. She has experience working with Juvenile Justice Commission with incarcerated youth offenders. Later as a police officer in East Orange, Professor Arrington was assigned to several units within the East Orange Police Department, including the Patrol Division, Enhanced Crime and Safety Team, the Criminal Investigations Bureau as a detective, and the Violent Crimes Task Force. She currently works full time for the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office as a detective assigned to the Special Victim’s Unit, investigating allegations of sexual assaults and child abuse or neglect cases.

Research Interest

Arts in Criminal Justice