Ross London

Department: Legal Studies, New Jersey   

Areas of Expertise: Victims Rights; Juvenile Justice; Mental Health and the Law; Community Policing; Inner-City Crime; Civil Rights; Civil Litigation; Real Estate Law; and Estates and Trusts.

Background:  Dr. London joined Berkeley College in 2006 as Professor and Chair of the Department of Justice Studies, teaching Criminal Law, Policing and Society, and Criminal Justice. In 2007 Justice Studies was incorporated into the Legal Studies Department where Dr. London continues to teach. Before coming to Berkeley, Dr. London served as a Teaching Assistant at Rutgers University in Newark and a Teaching Consultant with the Hoboken, Paterson, and Hudson School Boards of Education. In that capacity, Dr. London devised and conducted mock trials for high school students.

Legal Experience:

	•	Eight years as a presiding Judge in the Municipal Court of Hoboken, NJ.
	•	Ten years as Acting Judge of the Superior Court-Special Civil Part Criminal Division, Jersey City, NJ.
	•	Thirty-one years as an Attorney at Law, including six as a Juvenile Court Referee in the Superior Court of Jersey City where he conducted hearings on juvenile cases.

 

Civic Affiliations:

	•	Founder of the Hudson Theater Ensemble in Hudson County, N.J.
	•	Co-Founder, Producer, and Director of Radioland Theater in Hudson County, NJ (the group presents old-time radio shows free-of-charge to senior citizens and civic groups).
	•	Founder and President of the New York Avenue Block Association, Jersey City, N.J.
	•	Founder and President of the Jersey City Block Association Leadership Conference (provides training in community organizing and anti-crime techniques for inner-city block associations).

Professional Affiliations:  Consultant, United States Department of Justice – Delinquency Prevention and Early Intervention Strategies; Member, Supreme Court Committee on Attorney Ethics; Advisor, Supreme Court Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution; Advisor, Supreme Court Committee on Intermediate Sanctions; Member, American Society of Criminology; Member, American Criminal Justice Society; Member, New Jersey Criminal Justice Educators Association; Member, American Judges Association; Member, Hudson County Bar Association; and Co-Chair, Criminal Law Task Force, American Society of  Criminology.

Degrees: B.A. from State University of New York, Binghamton and a Doctor of Law degree from Rutgers University, NJ.; Ph.D. Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice.