Rate My Professor Charles Shields

Shields teaches core criminal justice courses including Criminal Law, Adjudication Process, Criminal Evidence, Criminal Procedure (Laws of Arrest, Search & Seizure), Mock Trial, Crime and Justice in West Virginia, Legal Research, and graduate-level courses such as Constitutional Law, Advanced Criminal Law, and Seminar in Law Enforcement. He has advised 60-75 criminal justice majors, Pi Gamma Mu National Social Science Honor Society, Pre-law Society, and serves as Fairmont State’s registered pre-law advisor with LSDAS and LSAC. His university service is extensive, including Faculty Senate President from 2007-2016 and 2020-present, membership on numerous committees including Personnel, Admissions & Credits, Strategic Planning, and search committees for various departments. Shields was awarded a sabbatical in spring 2017 to obtain specialized certification in Criminal Justice Administration from California University of Pennsylvania via the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. He holds memberships in the West Virginia State Bar, Marion County Bar, West Virginia Criminal Justice Educators’ Association (past president), and Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, and is admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court, Pennsylvania and D.C. bars, and certified as a Divorce/Family Mediator. His community service includes leadership roles on boards of the North Central West Virginia American Red Cross, Marion County Habitat for Humanity, and Family Services.