Christine Gardiner, Ph.D.
(657)278-3608
Dr. Christine Gardiner is a Professor of Criminal Justice and a Senior Research Fellow for the Police Foundation. Her fields of expertise including policing, crime policy, and juvenile delinquency. She was awarded a prestigious National Institute of Justice grant to study the effects of Proposition 36 (drug treatment in lieu of incarceration law) on the case processing and sentencing of drug offender and criminal justice practitioners in Orange County, California. She also helped create a “Blueprint for juvenile offender reentry” for Orange County as well as a set of recommendations to improve inter-agency collaboration between Los Angeles County’s public safety agencies. Beyond that, she has studied public opinion on the legalization of marijuana in California and conducted two major studies on the role of higher education in policing (one on California specifically, the other on a National scale). She has authored numerous articles, book chapters, and an introduction to policing textbook and has edited books on criminal justice policy and the California criminal justice system. Prior to becoming an academic, she worked as a crime analyst, police dispatcher, intern probation officer, and police explorer.
