C. Allen Turner

• Research Professor, Administration of Justice Program
• Visiting Scientist, Office of Science & Technology, National Institute of Justice

    EDUCATION:

• D.P.A., University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California (1995)
• M.P.A., University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California (1984)
• M.A., Administration of Justice, University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri 1976)

• PUAD 509 Justice Organizations and Process
• PUAD 796 Issues in Justice Administration
• ADJ 480 Internship in Administration of Justice

Dr. Turner currently serves as Associate Director of the Center for Justice Leadership and Management and supervises the Administration of Justice research office. In addition, he serves as a Visiting Scientist at the Office of Science and Technology, National Institute of Justice, providing technical information and assistance to the physical research arm of the United States Department of Justice.  In the role of Visiting Scientist, Dr. Turner serves as program manager for national projects to develop cutting edge technology for corrections, law enforcement, and school safety. He plays a national leadership role in the development and implementation of biometrics, drug detection, and electronic tracking and monitoring technology in the criminal justice system. Prior to his assignment at NIJ, Dr. Turner served as a consultant to the Department of Defense and Department of Justice Joint Programs Steering Group on national initiatives to develop and implement technology programs for joint military and law enforcement use. 

In addition to his current work with the National Institute of Justice, he is Chair of the Technology Application Committee, American Correctional Association, and an expert witness in legal cases involving prison and jail management.

Dr. Turner has extensive experience as a practitioner in corrections. He served as Warden of a 1000 bed medium security prison, Warden of a 1,200 bed correctional medical facility providing medical care to high security inmates,Warden of the super-maximum security penitentiary, which housed the most violent, high risk inmates incarcerated in the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and as a senior executive managing a national detention and community corrections system.  He served over 12 years as a member of the federal government Senior Executive Service.

• RESEARCH PROFESSOR, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, Center for Justice Leadership and Management, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA (1999-Present)
  
• VISITING SCIENTIST, Office of Science & Technology, National Institute of Justice, Washington, D.C.
  
• CONTRACTOR, Tracor Systems Technologies Charleston, S.C. (1997-1999)
  
• SENIOR FELLOW, Executive Leadership Center, Mount Vernon College, Washington, D.C. (1995-1997)
  
• SENIOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Washington, DC (1993-1995)
  
• WARDEN, US Penitentiary, Marion, Ill. (1991-1993)
  
• WARDEN, Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Springfield, Mo. (1986-1991)
  
• Deputy Assistant Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Washington, D.C.1983-86
  
• Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, La Tuna, Anthony, Texas.1981-83
  
• Associate Warden, Federal Correctional Institution, Terminal Island, California.1980-81

• Superintendent, Federal Detention Center, Florence, Arizona.1979-80
  
• Administrator, Federal Prison Camp, Terre Haute, Indiana 1978-79
  
• Unit Manager, Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury, Connecticut.1976-78
  
• Personnel Management Specialist, North Central Regional Office, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Kansas City, Missouri.1975-76
  
• Personnel Management Specialist, U. S. Penitentiary, Atlanta, Georgia 1974-75

• ADJUNCT FACULTY MEMBER, School of Public Administration, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois (1992-93)
  
• ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER, School of Health and Applied Sciences, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri (1988-91)

• US MARINE CORPS 1967-71 (Active) 1971-93 (Reserve)
• Operations Officer S-3
• Infantry Tactics Instructor
• Infantry Platoon Commander
• Vietnam Veteran

• Brandt, Jennings, Roberts, Davis & Snee, PLLC
• McNally and Robinson, Attorneys at Law
• The Lafayette Group
• The Keith Corporation
• Tracor Applied Sciences, Inc.
• Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice

• James Howard Williams v. Blankenship, et al. USDC No. LR-C-96-530
• Thelma Virginia Grayson, Administrator of the Estate of Gerald Anthony Collins v. Carl R. Peed, Sheriff of Fairfax County, et al. (C.A. No. 98-613-A)
• India Chisley v. Corrections Corporation of America, et al.,(Civil Action No. 98-007014)
• Allison Scott, Individually and as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Derrick Davis v. District of Colombia, et al. (Civil Action No. 98-01645)

• Biometrics
  • Develop, install, test and demonstrate a facial recognition system in the Prince George's County, Maryland Correctional Facility. (Department of Defense Counterdrug Program Office, Dahlgren VA)
  • Multi-phase effort to identify and develop biometric technology to control inmate movement and enhance inmate accountability within a correctional facility. (Space and Naval Warfare Center, Charleston, S.C.)
    
• Drug Detection
  • Investigate alternative technology (sweat, saliva, and hair) to effectively replace urinalysis as the method for drug screening in corrections. (Department of Defense Counterdrug Program Office, Dahlgren VA)
  • Identify, assess, and demonstrate technology that detects illicit drugs being transported into correctional facilities through the mail. (Department of Defense Counterdrug Program Office, Dahlgren VA)
  • Develop a non-toxic aerosol drug detection and identification system for marijuana, cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine. (Mistral Inc.)
  • Detect of drugs smuggled into a facility by swallowing a latex packet of drugs for later retrieval. (Department of Defense Counterdrug Program Office
    
• Tracking and Monitoring
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of electronic monitoring technology in domestic violence cases and cases which have related charges. (Kent State University)
  • Assess the needs of correctional facilities, develop technical specifications, and identify technology which may be available commercially to meet the needs of corrections for a reliable personal alarm monitoring system. (Space and Naval Warfare Center, Charleston, S.C.)
  • Identify remote (wireless) sensing and signal processing technology to accurately detect the presence/absence, and/or variation in human respiration. (Space and Naval Warfare Center, Charleston, S.C.)
  • Develop an evaluation instrument that will allow facilities and independent evaluators to assess both basic correctional and technology security vulnerabilities of a correctional facility. (American Correctional Association and Sandia National Laboratories)
    

• Turner, C. Allan, and Duane Blackburn, "Biometrics: Myths and Realities" Corrections Today, Forthcoming 02.
  
• Turner, C. Allan, and Becky Lewis, "Stopping Drugs In The Mail" Corrections Today, Forthcoming 02.
  
• Nacci, Peter L., C. Allan Turner, Ronald J. Waldron, and Eddie Broyles, "A Guide to Implementing Telemedicine in Correctional Facilities,"Department of Justice-Department of Defense, Dec, 01.
  
• Turner, Allan, “A Valuable Resource for Practitioners,” Corrections Today, Vol 63, No. 5, August 01.
  
• Turner, C. Allan, “Technology - A Challenging Opportunity,” Corrections Today, Vol 63, No. 4, July 01.
  
• Turner, C. Allan, “Biometrics: Applying An Emerging Technology in Jails,” Corrections Today, Vol. 62, No. 6, Oct. 00.
  
• Turner, C. Allan, Nacci, Peter C., and Waldron, Ronald J. "Demonstrating the Viability of Telemedicine in Correctional Healthcare," Corrections Today, Vol. 61, No. 1, Feb. 99.
  
• Turner, C. Allan, "Organizational Culture and Cost Containment in Corrections:  The Leadership Dimension," Volume 3, Issue 3, Public Administration and Management:  An Interactive Journal
  
• Waldron, Ronald J. and Allan Turner, "Telemedicine in Corrections" appearing in Freeman, Robert M., Correctional Organization and Management, Butterworth-Heinemann, February 1999, pp 366-368
  
• Turner, C. Allan (Dec. 95).  Where Safety Is Not Found in Numbers.  The Washington Post, p. C8. 
  
• Waldron, Ronald J. and Turner, C. Allan, "Re-engineering Corrections Through Project Management," Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, Vol. 2, No. 3, Aug. 95, pp. 177-186.
  
• "Telemedicine in Corrections: The Federal Experience"
  Paper co-presented May 1998 at the American Society for Public Administration National Conference, Seattle, Washington.
  
• "Strategies for Improving Correctional Organization:  The Task Force Approach"
  Paper co-presented March 11, 1995, at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Boston, Massachusetts
  
• "Cost-containment/Reduction Strategies for Inmate Health Care Delivery" Paper co-presented July 18, 1993, at the American Society for Public Administration National Conference, San Francisco, California.

• "Drug Detection to Keep Drugs out of Prisons and Jails in the United States", Co-presenter, Gordon Research Conference, Queens College, Oxford University, July 2002, Oxford, U.K.
  
• "Cybersecurity in Corrections: Can your agency protect against attack?" Moderator for workshop at American Correctional Association 2002 Winter Conference, January 2002, San Antonio, Texas.
  
• "Applying Biometrics: An Examination of Current Programs Affecting Corrections, Probation and Parole" Moderator for workshop at American Correctional Association 131st Congress of Correction Conference, August 2001, Philadelphia, PA.
  
• "Keeping Drugs Out of Prisons and Jails: How Can Technology Help Address The Problem?" Plenary Speaker, 2001 Office of National Drug Control Policy International Technology Symposium, June, 2001, San Diego, CA.
  
• "Technology: What Works. What Doesn't. Moderator for workshop at American Correctional Association 2001 Winter Conference, January 2001, Nashville, TN.
  
• "Body Alarms: Will New Technology Improve Staff Safety?" Moderator for panel at American Correctional Association 2000 Winter Conference, January 2000, Phoenix, AZ.
  
• "Criminal Justice Technology In The 21st Century: Developing Tools For Police And Corrections" Panel Chair at Annual Meeting of Academy Criminal Justice Sciences, March 1999, Orlando, Florida.
  
• "The Application of Telemedicine in Corrections" Moderator for panel at 1998 American Society of Public Administration Regions III/IV Conference June 1998, Fairfax, Virginia.
  
• "Out of the Office, Into the Neighborhood: Improving Community/Police Relationships" Moderator for panel at American Society of Public Administration's 57th National Conference June 1996, Atlanta, Ga.
  
• "Illegal Immigration and Criminality" Moderator for mini-plenary session at American Society of Public Administration's 56th National Conference July 1995, San Antonio, Texas.

• 2000 Public Administrator Award, Northern VA Chapter, American Society of Public Administration, 2000

• Commendable Service Medal, Federal Bureau of Prisons, 1995

• Special Recognition Award for Contributions to Public Administration, Missouri State Senate, 1990

• Senior Executive Service Meritorious Award, US Department of Justice, 1989

• Chair, Technology Application Committee, American Correctional Association.
  
• Past-Chair, Section on Criminal Justice Administration, American Society of Public Administration.
  
• Past Board Member, Northern Virginia Chapter, American Society Public Administration.
  
• Member, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.
  
• Member, American Correctional Association.