Criminal defense attorney in Wichita, Kansas, Jonathan W. McConnell, is now a member of the Criminal Justice Association’s Lambda Alpha Epsilon Chapter. The association began during the first three decades of the twentieth century when law enforcement in the western United States was simple and extremely rudimentary by comparison with today’s high-tech standards. The ability to do a “cop’s job” relied heavily on physical brawn to maintain the peace and a degree of political connections to maintain one’s job. Ethics and standards varied between states and political subdivisions if, indeed, heed was paid to these virtues. So to bring it into the modern age, the Criminal Justice Association was born. It centers around six main objectives:
- To improve criminal justice through educational activities
- To foster professionalism in law enforcement personnel and agencies
- To promote professional, academic, and public awareness of criminal justice issues
- To encourage the establishment and expansion of higher education and professional training in criminal justice
- To provide a unified voice for professionals in, and students of, criminal justice
- To promote high standards of ethical conduct, professional training, and higher education within the criminal justice field
Joining the Lambda Alpha Epsilon Chapter of the Criminal Justice Association
Jonathan W. McConnell is a criminal defense attorney in Wichita, Kansas, representing clients across the entire state. He formerly served as an Assistant District Attorney under Nola Foulston and successfully prosecuted the first passenger DUI case in Kansas.
Jon received his Master of Arts in Criminal Justice from WSU and his Juris Doctorate from the St. Thomas University School of Law in Miami, Fla. In 2013 and 2014, McConnell was named a “Top 40 Under 40” attorney by The National Trial Lawyers. In 2015, McConnell was commissioned by the Governor of Kentucky as a Kentucky Colonel and was honored as a “Paul Harris Fellow” by the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International.
