Law Experts

James Acker

James Acker

O'Leary Professor

School of Criminal Justice, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

518-442-5317

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Areas of expertise: Death penalty, History of capital punishment in the United States and New York, Criminal justice, Law, Public policy

David E. Guinn

David E. Guinn

Public Service Professor

Department of Public Administration & Policy, International Affairs, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

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Areas of expertise: International development in democracy and governance, International public law, Human rights, Intellectual property, Human trafficking, Religion and violence, Post-conflict, Multicultural and religious pluralism, Government, International relations, Law

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Richard F. Hamm

SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor & Collins Fellow

Department of History

518-442-5382

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Areas of expertise: Temperance movement, Crime, Civil liberties, History, Law

Matthew C. Ingram

Matthew C. Ingram

Associate Professor

Department of Public Administration & Policy, Department of Political Science, International Affairs, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, School of Criminal Justice, Department of Africana, Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies

518-442-3940

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Areas of expertise: Public law, Comparative law and politics, Justice reform, Violence, Latin American law and legal institutions, Latin American Politics, Brazil, Mexico, Research methods, Geospatial Analysis, Network analysis, Mixed-methods research, International relations, Law

Justin Pickett

Justin Pickett

Professor

School of Criminal Justice, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy

518-442-5210

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Areas of expertise: Public opinion on crime and criminal justice, Social threat and social control, Juvenile justice and delinquency, Community influences on attitudes and behavior, Sociology of punishment, Criminal justice, Diversity, Law, Violence