Mertens, Jo Ann M.

The author was raised in a rural community in Missouri. She entered the criminal justice field (non-traditional) because she was a single mother, She could not raise her son working the traditional jobs for women. She did not want any assistance from the government. She started this career with less than adequate education by today's standards and excelled. She attended a historically black college on a LEEP grant for law enforcement. The author developed a passion for this career soon after she started in corrections. She made choices which helped her rise through the ranks in a male-dominate...