Brian Forst Prof Emeritus Department of Justice, Law & Criminology
- Additional Positions at AU
- Visiting Professor in Residence, University of California - Irvine, Fall 2017
- Degrees
- PhD, George Washington University
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MBA, University of California, Los Angeles
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BS, University of California, Los Angeles - Bio
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Brian Forst joined the 艾可直播 University faculty in 1992, following three years on the George Washington University faculty. Before that, he was director of research at the Institute for Law and Social Research (1977-85) and the Police Foundation (1985-89). His research on prosecution, policing, and the deterrent effect of the death penalty is cited extensively. His current research focuses on legitimacy, the exercise of discretion, the prevention of terrorism, miscarriages of justice, and sentencing. His book, Errors of Justice: Nature, Sources and Remedies (Cambridge University Press), was named Book of the Year for 2006 by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. The Cambridge University Press released his book, Terrorism, Crime, and Public Policy, in the fall of 2008. Professor Forst chaired the JLC Department's doctoral program from 2000 to 2010. He was awarded the School of Public Affairs Bernard H. Ross Teaching Excellence Award in 2002 and the School's Outstanding Scholarship Award in 2008 and 2011. He was a voting member of the D.C. Sentencing Commission from 2004 through 2010. He played cello with the AU Orchestra in 1998.
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AU Experts
Area of Expertise
Terrorism; miscarriages of justice; law enforcement; privatization of policing; prosecution; sentencing; criminal justice policy and the exercise of discretion; deterrence and the death penalty; law and economics; socioeconomics of crime and justice
Additional Information
Brian Forst's book, Terrorism, Crime and Public Policy (Cambridge University Press, 2009) has been widely praised by authorities on terrorism, public policy, and criminology. Forst's earlier book, Errors of Justice: Nature, Sources and Remedies (Cambridge University Press, 2004), was named Book of the Year in 2006 by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Forst coedited After Terror: Accelerating Dialogue Among Civilizations 聽(Polity Press, 2005) with Akbar Ahmed. This book features original essays by Kofi Annan, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Amitai Etzioni, former president Khatami of Iran, Bernard Lewis, Queen Noor of Jordan, Joseph Nye, Judea Pearl, Sir Ravi Shankar, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, E. O. Wilson, and several other distinguished contributors.聽His third book on terrorism, Criminologists on Terrorism and Homeland Security, coedited with James Lynch and Jack Greene, was published by Cambridge University Press in early 2011.聽In 1999 he coauthored The Privatization of Policing: Two Views 聽(Georgetown University Press, 1999), with Peter Manning. 聽He was a voting member of the District of Columbia Sentencing Commission from 2004 through 2010.
For the Media
To request an interview for a news story, call AU Communications at 202-885-5950 or submit a request.