Jeffrey A. Butts is a Research Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Executive Director of the John Jay Research and Evaluation Center. His work focuses on discovering and improving the effectiveness of policies and programs related to the justice system. Previously, he was a research fellow with Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, director of the Program on Youth Justice at the Urban Institute in Washington, DC, and senior research associate at the National Center for Juvenile Justice in Pittsburgh. Since 1990, Dr. Butts has managed $56 million of research and consultation projects ($74 million in constant dollars). He has worked with policymakers and justice practitioners in 30 states and several other countries, published more than 100 monographs and reports for government agencies and foundations, authored two books and several dozen book chapters, as well as articles in academic journals. He began his justice career as a drug and alcohol counselor with the juvenile court in Eugene, Oregon. Originally from Springfield, Ohio, Jeff graduated from the University of Oregon. He earned an MSW from Portland State University before graduating with a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. For more information.