LaVergne criminal justice takes first overall in county competition

October 31, 2023

By BARTON HENLEY
Rutherford County Schools

Criminal justice programs from schools around the county came together Saturday to compete in a competition at the National Guard Armory.

The competition held the following events:

Crime Scene Investigation 
Domestic Incident Response 
Felony Traffic Stop
Fingerprinting
Quiz Bowl 
Standard Field Sobriety Testing 
Unknown Incident Response 

Each of these events was meant to test student knowledge about Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Practices.

The teachers involved design the events to reflect the information taught in classrooms from the Criminal Justice Tennessee State Standards.

Each school is required to plan and host one of the events for the other schools to compete.

LaVergne took home first overall out of seven Rutherford County schools competing.

Riverdale placed second, and Stewarts Creek finished third overall in the competition.

The teams thanked the National Guard Armory for hosting the event.