News and Media Guide

Criminal Justice System Experts for the Media

As part of its program of public education, the following full-time and adjunct members of the University of Arizona faculty who teach in the Program in Criminal Law and Policy have agreed to make themselves available to members of the media. Here is a list of media appearances.

Gabriel J. Chin

Chester H. Smith Professor of Law (College of Law), Professor of Public Administration and Policy (School of Public Administration and Policy) & Co-Director, Program in Criminal Law and Policy. LL.M., Yale.

Other positions: Formerly Special Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Massachusetts & Ohio; Public Defender, New York; law clerk, U.S. District Judge Richard Matsch (Denver).

Areas of Expertise: Criminal Justice Policy, Criminal Law, Constitutional Criminal Law. Law Enforcement

Chris C. Demchak

Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy (School of Public Administration and Policy). Ph.D., California (Berkeley).

Other positions: Cyberspace Policy Research Group (CyPRG)

Areas of Expertise: Information Systems, National Security, Terrorism

Roger Hartley

Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Policy (School of Public Administration and Policy), Assistant Professor of Law (Adjunct) (College of Law) & Co-Director, Program in Criminal Law and Policy. Ph.D., Georgia.

Other positions: Member, Arizona Supreme Court Board of Legal Document Preparers

Areas of Expertise: Courts, Specialized Courts, Judges and Judicial Selection

Michael P. Polakowski

Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy (School of Public Administration and Policy). Ph.D., Wisconsin.

Other positions: Member, Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board. Formerly Police Officer and Sergeant, Wisconsin.

Areas of Expertise: Law Enforcement, Policing, Corrections

Neil Vance

Senior Lecturer, Public Administration (School of Public Administration and Policy). Doctor of Public Administration, University of Southern California

Other positions: Consultant, National Institute of Corrections, U.S. Department of Justice

Areas of Expertise: Criminal Justice Policy, Jails and Corrections, Ethics

Bruce Heurlin

Adjunct Assistant Professor (College of Law); Shareholder, Karp, Heurlin & Weiss PC. J.D., Arizona.

Areas of Expertise: Criminal Law, Federal Criminal Law

Darrow K. Soll

Adjunct Assistant Professor (College of Law); Partner, Quarles & Brady Streich Lang. J.D., Arizona.

Areas of Expertise: Criminal Law