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Biographical Summary:
Albert R. Roberts, Ph.D., B.C.E.T.S., D.A.C.F.E., is Professor of Criminal Justice (former Chairperson), and Director of Faculty and Curriculum Development, Administration of Justice and Interdisciplinary Criminal Justice Programs in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Livingston College Campus at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey in Piscataway. He has been a tenured professor at Rutgers since 1989, prior to which he taught at Indiana University, Seton Hall University, Brooklyn College of CUNY, and the University of New Haven. Dr. Roberts has approximately 30 years full-time university teaching experience including 15 years of administrative experience (ten years as Chair, and five years as a Program Director). Dr. Roberts received an M.A. degree in Sociology from the Graduate Faculty of Long Island University in 1967, and a D.S.W. in 1978 (which became a Ph.D. in 1981) from the School of Social Work and Community Planning at the University of Maryland in Baltimore. In addition, his doctoral studies at the University of Maryland included a double specialization in research methods and criminology. Dr. Roberts is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention journal (Oxford University Press). He is an Editorial Advisor to Oxford's Professional Book Division in New York City, and currently serves on the Editorial Boards of six professional journals. Dr. Roberts recently co-edited (with Dr. Kevin Corcoran) a special issue of the Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention Journal(vol 5, no 1) including 9 original articles on time-limited assessment and treatment with children and youth. The leading experts in the US focus on concept-mapping, youth school violence prevention, teen mental health scale, mobile crisis teams, adolesent substance abuse, dual diagnosis, and juvenile justice.
Dr. Roberts is a member of The Board of Scientific and Professional Advisors, and a Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress for The American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress. He is also a Diplomate of the American College of Forensic Examiners. Dr. Roberts is the founding and current Editor of the 42 volume Springer Series on Social Work (1980 to present), and the 10 volume Springer Family Violence Series. He is the author, co-author, or editor of approximately 200 scholarly publications, including numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, and 27 books. His recent books and articles include: Handbook of Domestic Violence Intervention Strategies (2002), Oxford University Press; Social Workers' Desk Reference (includes 146 chapters and is co-edited by Gilbert J. Greene, Oxford University Press, 2002), Crisis Intervention Handbook: Assessment, Treatment and Research, 3rd edition (2005, Oxford University Press), Juvenile Justice Sourcebook (2004 Oxford University Press), and Ending Intimate Abuse (2005 Oxford University Press).
Dr. Roberts recent current projects include: Continuing to teach courses on Crisis Intervention, Domestic Violence, Introduction to Criminal Justice, Research Methods, Program Evaluation, Victimology and Victim Assistance, and Juvenile Justice at Rutgers University; training crisis intervention workers, crisis counselors, and clinical supervisors in crisis assessment and crisis intervention strategies; training police officers and administrators in domestic violence policies and crisis intervention; He is a lifetime member of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS), has been a member of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) since 1974, and has been listed in Who's Who in America since 1992. Professor Roberts is the faculty sponsor to Rutgers' Sigma Alpha Kappa chapter of the National Criminal Justice Honor Society (1991-present).
For further information contact Dr. Roberts at: prof.albertroberts@comcast.net or call his direct line (732) 445-7021.
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