Jennifer Lynn-Whaley
Research Associate
Berkeley Center for Criminal Justice
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
2850 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 500
Berkeley, CA 94705-7220
Tel: 510-643-2301
Fax: 510-643-4533
Email Address: jlynn-whaley@law.berkeley.edu
Jennifer Lynn-Whaley is a Research Associate at the Berkeley Center for Criminal Justice. Prior to joining BCCJ, Jennifer was the Juvenile Detention Alternatives (JDAI) Coordinator for the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council in Washington D.C. As JDAI Coordinator, Jennifer worked with stakeholders in D.C. to reform juvenile detention practices. Prior to that, Jennifer was a Program Analyst for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for Community Justice Programs in Washington D.C. Jennifer designed and implemented the Agency’s intervention for violent offenders. Jennifer has also worked for the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice in Washington D.C. as the Program Manager for Violence Against Women Grants and Crime Victims Assistance Grants. Before that, Jennifer served as a Research Assistant in the Justice Policy Center at the Urban Institute. Before her work at the Urban Institute, Jennifer was a Research Assistant at the Violence Policy Center where she researched gun violence.
Jennifer obtained her Ph.D. in criminal justice from American University. Jennifer graduated with her bachelor’s degree in literature from U.C. Santa Barbara’s College of Creative Studies.
Education:
B.A. University of California, Santa Barbara (1992)
PhD. American University, School of Public Affairs (2005)
