WKU Sociology & Criminology Alumni Profiles
April Fulcher '91
April Fulcher graduated in 1991 with a BS in Government and a double minor in Criminology and Spanish. She has been with the Bowling Green Police Department for almost 25.5 years and is currently employed as a Victim Advocate. During her time at WKU she interned with the Warren County Commonwealth Attorney’s Office. After graduation April was hired as a Victim Advocate at the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office, where she worked for 18 months. She then studied law at the University of Kentucky for two years and began her career as a Victim Advocate at the BGPD. “What I like about my job is that I enjoy public service - working alongside detectives, officers, and our civilian staff to provide services to crime victims, their families, and other citizens of Bowling Green.”
Her memories of her time at WKU center around the people she worked and studied with in the Sociology Department. “We had a great group of classmates who traveled through our criminology classes together, and we were eager to “get out there” and put it into practice – but we weren’t always sure what the “it” would exactly be! (which is why I think this project is neat in helping students define different career paths in the field.) My best memories, of course, include the wisdom, wit, compassion, and passion of the late (and great) Dr. Ed Bohlander. And his test questions on the caption of the most obscure picture on the 50th page of material you read. Just to see if you were paying attention”
April’s advice to current students who are interested in a criminal justice career:
“Please do an internship! Get out there in the field and see what it has to offer you! Seize every opportunity to learn from and be mentored by the professionals whose boots are on the ground. It may solidify what you want to do, or show you what you don’t want to do and take you down a different path. Also, take a business and professional speaking class. Polish your skills in face-to-face communication. It’s critical in the business world. Watch your posts on social media, and please, please, have a professional message on your voicemail. Your potential employer does not want to hear your favorite song, your dog, or your off-handed greeting. They may just hang up.”
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