the crime report

The annual H.F. Guggenheim symposium has emerged as a key date on the nation’s calendar of criminal justice events, primarily because it is the only conference that brings together a select audience of journalists, academics, practitioners and policy makers to discuss current issues of criminal justice facing the nation. You are cordially invited to join [...]

A new report by the US Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services and the Police Executive Research Forum examines how the “stop snitching” phenomenon has intimidated witnesses, stymied investigations and prosecutions and eroded trust between the police and community members around the country.
The 64-page report profiles cities that have created programs to [...]

When Paul Butler joined the Department of Justice in 1990 as  a prosecutor in Washington, D.C., he considered himself an “undercover brother.” As a young black lawyer — he was 29 – in a mostly white office, and a progressive in a lock-‘em-up culture, he thought he could make the system fairer from the inside. He [...]

Professor, Duke University
Durham, N.C. 27708
(919) 613-7360
pcook@duke.edu
 
Expertise: A professor of economics, sociology and public policy, Cook has conducted research and worked as a consultant in the areas of crime prevention and criminal justice policy. He is also regarded as an expert in gun violence.

Professor of Criminal Justice, Law, Policy and Society
Northeastern University
Boston
(617) 373-3296 (office); (617) 416-4400 (cell)
j.fox@neu.edu
 
Expertise: One of the country’s most widely quoted crime experts, Fox is the author of 16 books, including (most recently) The Will to Kill: Making Sense of Senseless Murder and Extreme Killing: Understanding Serial and Mass Murder. His areas of expertise include [...]

Law Professor
St. Louis University
(314) 977-2766
goldmanrl@slu.edu
http://law.slu.edu/faculty/profiles/profile.asp?username=goldmanrl
 
Expertise: Goldman is considered a leading expert on police licensing and license revocation laws. For more than two decades he has been helping states write legislation that provides for removing the license or certificate of an officer who engages in serious misconduct, such as sexual assault and brutality.

Director, Division of Public Safety Leadership
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
(410) 516-0769
greenbs@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu
 
Expertise: Police patrol policy and tactics, community policing, crime prevention.

Crime Consultant
Trophy Club, Texas
(817) 988-8443

keith@keithhowse.com
www.keithhowse.com
Expertise: Howse, an attorney, is an expert in litigation on police and security operations. He is versed in police best practices and has done comprehensive security assessments for schools, college campuses, hospitals and clinics, office buildings, commercial

Director, Center for Crime Prevention and Control
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York
(212) 484-1323
dakennedy@jjay.cuny.edu
 
Expertise: Crime reduction strategies, gun and gang violence and drug markets are among the specialties of Kennedy, a frequently quoted source specializing in applied crime control.

Criminal Justice Consultant
Pebble Beach, Calif.
(831) 920-7367
info@gregorydlee.com
www.gregorydlee.com
 
Expertise: Lee is a retired DEA agent.  His areas of expertise include police procedure, use of informants, deadly force, use of force, arrest procedures, raid planning and execution, and undercover operations.

Nault & Associates
Crime Consultant
Seattle
(206) 447-1230
marenerman@aol.com
http://www.jurispro.com/TMichaelNault
 
Expertise: Serial murder, homicide, sex crimes, criminal psychopaths and police training, policies and procedures, misconduct and use of force.

Associate Director, Safety and Justice Program
RAND Corporation
Santa Monica, Calif.
Jeffrey Hiday, media contact
(703) 413-1100, x5117 or (310) 451-6913
media@rand.org
www.rand.org/media/experts/
 
Expertise: Racial profiling, illegal firearms and ammunition. The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit think tank that focuses on research and analysis of public policy issues.

Professor of Criminal Justice
University of Missouri-St. Louis
(314) 516-6717
Richard_Rosenfeld@umsl.edu
www.crimetrends.com
 
Expertise: The social sources of violent crime, crime statistics, crime control policy, analysis of U.S. crime trends.

Behavioral Scientist
RAND Corporation
Santa Monica, Calif.
Jeffrey Hiday, media contact
(703) 413-1100, x5117 or (310) 451-6913
media@rand.org
www.rand.org/media/experts/
 
Expertise: Violent crime and racially biased policing. The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit think tank that focuses on research and analysis of public policy issues.

Director, John Jay Leadership Academy
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
(212) 237-8619
escrivner@jjay.cuny.edu
 
Expertise: Community policing, police recruitment, hiring and training, police technology, police use of force.

Professor of Political Science
Northwestern University
(847) 491-8731
skogan@northwestern.edu
www.skogan.org
 
Expertise: Skogan has directed major crime studies over the past decades for Northwestern’s Institute for Policy Research.  Studies include research on fear of crime, the impact of crime on communities, public participation in community crime prevention, victimization and victim responses to crime. He directs Chicago’s experimental citywide community policing [...]

John Sullivan, president
Las Vegas
(702) 255-0123
johnlsai@embarqmail.com
www.jlsai.com
 
Expertise: Sullivan, a retired Las Vegas police commander, is an expert in law enforcement operations, tactics, management, policies and procedures, investigations and use of force.

Professor Emeritus of Criminal Justice
University of Nebraska-Omaha
(402) 554-3590
samwalker@mail.unomaha.edu
 
Expertise: Police accountability, which Walker says “involves holding both individual police officers as well as law enforcement agencies responsible for effectively delivering basic services of crime control and maintaining order, while treating individuals fairly and within the bounds of law.” Walker is the author of The New World [...]

Crime Consultants
Athen, Ga.
(706) 613-9007 or (888) 677-7233
jcv@jcvinc.com
www.jcvinc.com
 
Expertise: Crime prevention and threat assessment, with particular expertise in malls, office buildings, hotels and motels, apartments, retail venues, parking lots and government buildings

James A. Williams, police consultant
Cherry Hill, N.J.
(609) 280-9787
jawilliamsllc@verizon.com
www.jawilliamsllc.com
 
Expertise: Police policies, practices and procedures, police misconduct, wrongful death, use of force.