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Laurie Robinson
On a Leave of Absence: Nominated by President Obama for Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice.

B.A., Brown University, 1968; Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa

See also http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/about/leadership_lrobinson.htm

Areas of Interest

Evidence-based crime and justice policy, implementation of change in criminal justice agencies, federal policy-making, and state and local criminal justice programs.

Current Projects

Laurie Robinson directs the Forum on Crime & Justice, which holds periodic luncheon briefings for Washington policymakers on research-based developments in addressing crime. She maintains a network of Executive Branch and Capitol Hill contacts, and appears before Congress to testify regarding federal support for crime research and statistics, and federal criminal justice assistance to states and localities. She chairs the Vera Institute of Justice Board of Trustees and sits on numerous other boards (see below).

Positions Held

1979-1993: Director, American Bar Association Section of Criminal Justice
1993-2000: Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs, United States Department of Justice
2001-present: Distinguished Senior Scholar for the Program on Crime Policy, University of Pennsylvania’s Jerry Lee Center of Criminology
2003-present: Director, Master of Science Program, Department of Criminology, University of Pennsylvania

Honors, Professional Awards and Representative Boards

Presidential appointment and confirmation by United States Senate, 1994

Edmond J. Randolph Award presented by the Attorney General of the United States for Outstanding Service to the Department of Justice, 2000

Roscoe Pound Award from National Council on Crime & Delinquency, 1997

Chair, Vera Institute Board of Trustees, 2006 to present; Board member, 2001 to present

Chair, Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy Advisory Board, George Mason University, 2008-present

Vice-Chair, George Mason University Administration of Justice Program Advisory Board, 2000 to present

Police Foundation Board of Directors, 2002 to present

RAND Criminal Justice Program Advisory Board, 2001-2002

National Center for Victims of Crime Board of Directors, 2000 to present

Constitution Project Board of Directors, 2000 to present

National Commission on Forensic Science and Public Policy (American Judicature Society), 2005 to present

Commission on Safety & Abuse in America’s Prisons, 2005-2006

“Federal Sentencing Reporter” Advisory Board, 1991 to present

Chair, American Society of Criminology National Policy Committee, 2001-2002

Principal, Council for Excellence in Government, 2005-2006

Representative Publications

Robinson, L., "Restoring Federal Leadership on Crime Policy," Federal Sentencing Reporter, Vol. 20., No. 5. (June, 2008).

Robinson, L., “Commentary on McCoy -- Problem-Solving Courts,” American Criminal Law Review, Vol. 40., No. 4 (Fall, 2003).

Robinson, L., “The Future Federal Role in State and Local Criminal Justice Assistance: Gazing into the Legislative Crystal Ball,” Corrections Today (December, 2002).

Travis, J., Robinson, L., Solomon, A., “Prisoner Reentry: Issues for Practice and Policy,” Criminal Justice (Spring, 2002).

Robinson, L., and Travis, J., “Managing Prisoner Reentry for Public Safety,” Federal Sentencing Reporter, Vol. 12, No. 5 (March/April 2000).

Robinson, L., “Sex Offender Recidivism: A Challenge for the Court,” Court Review (Journal of the American Judges Association) (Spring, 1999).

Robinson, L., “Prison Policy,” Federal Sentencing Reporter, Vol. 5, No. 4 (January/February 1993)

 

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