If you see a young woman in the company of Wetzel County Sheriff’s Department officers this spring, it will not be a new recruit to the force, but a criminal justice intern who wants to learn all she can about law enforcement. West Liberty State College senior, Marie Morando, 25, of Paden City, is studying for her degree in criminal justice. As part of her requirements she will intern in a real law enforcement setting with the Wetzel County Sheriff’s Department, earning 200 hours of experience between January and May. “It’s interesting to see how laws are put into action,” she observed. Morando said West Liberty has a wonderful criminal justice program. She has professors who have experience as practicing criminal attorneys, are law enforcement officers, and the program advisor is a former prison counselor. Her philosophy about law is simple, “I think law enforcement officers should be professional and always treat people with courtesy.” Morando, as part of her course background, has been trained in the use of firearms, criminal law, and criminal procedures. She is interested in constitutional law and hopes one day to be an attorney. She wants to make her career in West Virginia. “I love the state,” she says. “It has so much potential and it has the second lowest crime rate in the United States.” Morando, who already has a degree in political science, is interested in all types of research and one of her hobbies is researching the John F. Kennedy assassination and her family genealogy. She is the daughter of John and Jeryl Morando of Paden City.