Consulting

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Jeffrey Ian Ross, Ph.D. brings more than three decades of research, policy, and institutional experience to consulting engagements across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. His work is characterized by rigorous analysis, independence from institutional pressures, and the ability to translate complex findings into clear, actionable recommendations.

Areas of Expertise:

Ross consults on a range of issues within his core areas of scholarship and practice.

  • Developing and reviewing solicitations for research
  • Managing the peer-review process
  • Reviewing and selecting grant applications
  • Managing funded research projects
  • Policing and law enforcement
  • Corrections and prison systems
  • Political crime, state crime, and crimes of the powerful
  • Crime and criminal justice in indigenous communities
  • International crime, punishment, and political violence
  • Extradition-related research for international cases
  • Sentencing outcomes and mitigation
  • Affidavits and expert reports for legal proceedings
  • Reviewing book proposals and manuscripts for publishers
  • Evaluating papers for scholarly journals
  • Assessing reports for government agencies
  • Developing strategic plans for nonprofit organizations
  • Facilitating stakeholder processes that integrate competing perspectives
  • Identifying opportunities to better align resources with organizational goals.

Selected Clients:

  • CSR
  • Gerson Lehrman Group
  • Westat
  • U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice
  • U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
  • U.S. Department of Homeland Security
  • U.S. Department of Defense, Strategic Command
  • Maryland Department of Probation and Parole
  • Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
  • Intel Science
  • Washington Latin Charter School
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Prentice Hall
  • Rutgers University Press
  • Sage Publications
  • State University of New York Press
  • Temple University Press
  • University of Alberta Press
  • University of Minnesota Press
  • Wadsworth Publishers
  • And Others