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David Olson, Ph.D.
Professor
Department:  Criminal Justice

Dr. David Olson is Chair and Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Loyola University Chicago, Director of the Forensic Science Program, and a member of Loyola's graduate faculty. For 19 years, Dr. Olson was a senior scientist at the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, and previously served as the director of the Illinois Statewide Drug and Violent Crime Control Strategy Impact Evaluation Program, where he oversaw the evaluation and monitoring of federally funded drug-control efforts in the state. He has also served as staff to the Illinois Governor's Task Force on Crime and Corrections (1993), the Illinois Legislative Committee on Juvenile Justice (1996), the Illinois Truth-in-Sentencing Commission (1997), and the Governor's Public Safety and Reentry Working Group (2005), and has worked with a variety of state and local agencies during his 20 years in the field of criminal justice.

David's most recent research has been published in Law and Human Behavior, Law and Policy, The Journal of Law and Economics, and Justice Research and Policy. Dr. Olson's current research has focused on probationer/parolee recidivism and evaluations of drug control initiatives in Illinois.

Dr. Olson received his BS in Criminal Justice from Loyola University Chicago, his MA in Criminal Justice from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and his PhD in Political Science/Public Policy Analysis from the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he was the recipient of the Assistant United States Attorney General's Graduate Research Fellowship.

This expert is listed in the following categories:

  • Offender Drug Abuse and Dependence Problems
  • Community Corrections
  • Crime Control Policy
  • Probation Effectiveness and Operations
  • Drug Courts and Drug Enforcement
  • Financing of Justice System Operations
  • Criminal Justice Agency
  • Criminal Justice Policy
  • Prisons and Jails
  • Sentencing Policy and Practice

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