Welcome to the Law and Justice Education blog. This new feature of JusticeAcademy.org is specifically designed to provide a forum where members of the profession can address the contemporary issues of the day. This blog is hosted by Professor Maria R. (Maki) Haberfeld, Ph.D. Maki currently serves as Professor and Co-Director of the NYPD Police Studies Program of John Jay College of Law, Police Science, and Criminal Justice Administration for the City University of New York. Prior to joining John Jay she served in the Israel National Police, and left the force at the rank of Lieutenant. She also worked for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Field Office, as a special consultant and taught at Yeshiva University and New Jersey City University. Maki is a member of the Board of Governors of JusticeAcademy.org. You can email her at [email protected]