{"id":116959,"date":"2020-09-16T09:57:43","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T13:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=116959"},"modified":"2020-09-16T09:57:43","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T13:57:43","slug":"antiguan-mercedes-ryan-completes-msc-in-criminology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antiguan-mercedes-ryan-completes-msc-in-criminology\/","title":{"rendered":"Antiguan Mercedes Ryan completes MSc in Criminology"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An Antiguan student has recently completed a Master of Science (MSC) degree in Criminal Justice\/ Criminology.<\/p>

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Mercedes Ryan, the daughter of businessman Paul Ryan and his wife, Francine, pursued the degree at Purdue University Global, which is located in the United States.<\/p>\n

Ryan started her journey in 2009 at the Midwestern State University in Texas where she graduated with a Bachelor\u2019s in Criminal Justice.<\/p>

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She then returned home for a brief internship with the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda.<\/p>

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While working with the police, Ryan assisted with processing arrests, examining crime scenes and updating criminal records.<\/p>\n

She was among the top three graduates of the Ministry of Finance\u2019s Leadership through Excellence Award Programme (LEAP) in 2013.<\/p>

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Ryan is a graduate of the Christ the King High School class of 2007 and has always looked forward to a career in criminal justice.<\/p>\n

According to the new criminologist, Benjamin Franklin\u2019s observation that \u2018an investment in knowledge always pays the best interest\u2019 has been her personal guide.<\/p>

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