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| SU Ag Center's Dr. Tiffany Franklin has been appointed to serve as a member of the Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. |
Baton Rouge, La. – SU Ag Center’s
Associate Youth Specialist, Tiffany Franklin, Ph.D., has been appointed to
serve as a member of the Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice (FACJJ)
by Caren Harp, Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention.
Franklin will serve a two-year term and
help shape the FACJJ’s perspectives on juvenile justice issues and share them
with the President of the United States, Members of Congress, and the OJJDP
Administrator.
The purpose of the FACJJ is to analyze,
review, and examine legislation, research, policies, regulations, practices,
and/or operations and to advise the President, Congress, and the OJJDP
Administrator about the issues that affect juvenile justice and delinquency
prevention throughout the nation.
The committee was established by the
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (Section 223).
Tiffany has also served on Governor John
Bel Edwards’ Advisory Board on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
She has been employed with the Southern
University Agricultural Research and Extension Center since 2006.
Franklin earned a B.S. in Therapeutic Recreation
and Leisure Studies, a Master’s in Public Administration, and a Ph.D. in Public
Policy, all from Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, La.
Tiffany is a published author with research
interests in juvenile justice policies for at-risk youth; vulnerable,
underserved populations, primarily incarcerated females; and community and
economic development policies for impoverished areas.
The Tensas Parish native currently resides
in Zachary, La.
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