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Jillian Snider is the policy director for R Street’s Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties team. She leads the program in producing research and commentary on public policy related to all stages of the criminal justice system: policing, pretrial policy, sentencing, incarceration, juvenile justice, and reentry. She is a retired New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer. Over the course of her career, she served in various enforcement positions including patrol, undercover vice operations, street-level narcotics, field intelligence, and anti-crime. She also currently serves as an adjunct lecturer at John Jay College of Criminal Justice where she teaches in the Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration.

Snider has been invited to testify as an expert before the U.S. Congress on several criminal justice issues and regularly presents at academic and large-scale law enforcement conferences including the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, American Society of Criminology, National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives, and the National Sheriffs’ Association.

She is currently pursuing a PhD in criminal justice with a concentration in behavioral science from Nova Southeastern University. She has received a master’s degree in criminal justice with dual specializations in police administration and criminology and graduated with distinction from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. She also earned a MPA with a concentration in ethical leadership from Marist College and a bachelor’s degree in legal studies from John Jay College of Criminal Justice.