Jillian Snider
Resident Senior Fellow, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
About Jillian
Jillian Snider produces research and commentary for the R Street Institute on public policy related to all stages of the criminal justice system, focusing her subject matter expertise on policing, evidence-based practices to enhance public safety, and data-driven solutions to reduce crime and recidivism. A retired New York City Police Department officer, she currently teaches at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and serves as an elected member to the Council on Criminal Justice, serving on their Women’s Justice Commission. She is also a board member of the American Society of Evidence-Based Policing and a volunteer speaker at the Law Enforcement Action Partnership.
Jillian has appeared as a subject matter expert in a variety of national media outlets including CNN, C-SPAN, LiveNOW from FOX, MSNBC, NBC News, and NewsNation. She has been quoted in stories featured in The New York Times, New York Post, Fox News Digital, Vox, and Newsday, and her work has been published in outlets across the country. Additionally, she has testified as an expert before the U.S. Congress on several criminal justice issues and regularly presents at academic and large-scale law enforcement conferences including the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, the American Society of Criminology, the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives, and the National Sheriffs’ Association.
Jillian graduated with distinction from John Jay, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in legal studies and a master’s degree in criminal justice with dual specializations in police administration and criminology. She also holds a Master of Public Administration with a concentration in ethical leadership from Marist University and is currently a doctoral candidate in criminal justice with a concentration in behavioral science at Nova Southeastern University.
When she is not traveling for work, Jillian splits her time between New York and Florida with her husband, Andrew—a retired NYPD detective and U.S. Navy veteran—and their two pups, Luka and Oscar.
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