Christopher Utecht, MS, has served as a law enforcement officer in Wisconsin for 15-years, working for the UW-Milwaukee, Washington Island, and Sturgeon Bay Police Departments as an officer before attaining the rank of Chief with the Dover Water Patrol. In addition to the duties incumbent on a Chief, during his career Chris has worked in a variety of police roles, including patrol officer, tactical team member, marine officer, and field-trainer. He began his move into academia by teaching as adjunct faculty at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College in Green Bay, WI. Chris is currently a full time Associate Professor in the Criminal Justice Department at the College of Lake County in Grayslake, IL. He is a regular presenter at regional and national conferences, including the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) Annual Meeting. Chris is also the Secretary-Treasurer of the ACJS Community College section. His writing appears in the journal Multicultural Perspectives. He holds a Master of Science degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Cincinnati, and is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Applied Sociology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. In his free time he enjoys fishing and travelling with his family, especially in the Florida Keys.