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| Dr. Tiffany W. Franklin was recently appointed to Governor John Bel Edwards Advisory Board of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. |
Baton Rouge, La. – Tiffany W. Franklin, Ph.D., has been appointed by Governor John Bel Edwards to serve on his Advisory Board of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
Dr. Franklin was initially appointed to serve on the board, which assists in the establishment of juvenile justice policy by providing advice and counsel to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement, the Louisiana Legislature, and the Governor on ways to facilitate greater juvenile justice system effectiveness, in 2017. She was reappointed to the board by Governor Edwards on October 30, 2020.
“Being part of this advisory
committee puts me in the position to propose effective policy changes to our
state’s juvenile justice system, serving all youth, primarily those
disproportionately incarcerated,” stated Franklin.
She is also a member of the Office of
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s Federal Advisory Committee on
Juvenile Justice (FACJJ), serving in her second year.
Dr. Franklin is the Associate Youth Specialist and Program Leader of 4-H Youth Development at the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center. In this capacity, she also coordinates programming to develop School Gardens in food desert areas near Southern University, as well as Prison-Based programs serving those incarcerated, along with their families.
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