Faculty

Jerry Williams, Associate Research Professor

University of Colorado Denver
School of Public Affairs
P.O. Box 173364 - Campus Box 142
Denver, CO 80217 - 3364
Phone: (303) 315 - 2866
Fax: (303) 315 - 2229
E-mail: Jerry.Williams@cudenver.edu

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Bio: Dr. Gerald L. Williams, (Jerry) is an Associate Research Professor at the School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado Denver. Dr. Williams holds a D.P.A. from the University of Colorado Denver, a M.C.J. from University of Colorado Denver, and a B.A. in History and Sociology from Metropolitan State College in Denver. Currently Dr. Williams is the Director of the Executive Leadership Masters in Criminal Justice (ELMCJ), as well as the Police Executive Leadership Certificate Program (PELCP). Prior to coming to SPA, Dr. Williams was a Principal Associate for the Institute for Law and Justice, a public sector criminal justice consulting firm located in the Washington D.C. area, (1997-2000). Jerry has held Executive Director positions at two universities, the Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas at Sam Houston State University (1994-97), and the Administrative Officer Management Program at North Carolina State University (1993-94). Dr. Williams has more than 30 years of experience in the criminal justice field and has served as police chief in Arvada, Colorado (1982-86) and Aurora, Colorado (1986-92). Dr. Williams, while Chief of Police for Aurora, Colorado, served as President of the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), located in Washington D.C. (1990-92) and Chairman of the National Commission on Law Enforcement Accreditation (1989-92). Dr. Williams was also a member of the National Institute of Justice series Perspectives on Policing held at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, (1989-91).

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