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Professor
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| Research Interests: | Determinants of sentencing
Development of comparative cri
Measurement of white collar cr
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Charles Wellford has been named a lifetime National Associate of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) "in recognition of extraordinary service to the National Academies in its role as advisor to the nation in matters of science, engineering, and health." He was the first criminologist to receive this honor. Dr. Wellford served for six years as chair of the NAS Committee on Law and Justices.
He served as the Director of the Maryland Justice Analysis Center (1984-2007).
From 1981 – 1995 and 1999-2004, he was Chair of the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice.
From 1992 to 1998 he was Director of the Office of Academic Computing Services in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences.
For 1998 he was Acting Associate Provost and Dean of Continuing and Extended Education.
From 1998 to 1999 he was Interim Associate Provost for Research and Dean of the Graduate School.
He serves on numerous state and federal advisory boards and commissions and is a past (1995-96) President of the American Society of Criminology (ASC).
In 1996 was elected a Fellow of the ASC.
He was the Chair of the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Law and Justice and recently chaired the NAS panel on pathological gambling and the panel on research on firearms and violence.
In Maryland he currently serves on the Maryland Sentencing Policy Commission.
From 1976 - 1981 Dr. Wellford served in the Office of the United States Attorney General where he directed the Federal Justice Research Program. During that time he directed research on federal sentencing and prosecution policies and on the state of civil justice in America.
The author of numerous publications on criminal justice issues, Dr. Wellford's most recent research has focused on the determinants of sentencing, and the correlates of homicide clearance. At the University of Maryland, Dr. Wellford has been active in a variety of efforts.
He has served on and chaired numerous academic review committees. He chaired the Campus Security Committee from 1985-1995, been a member of the Athletic Council (1986-89 and 1992-95, and 1997-present), served on the Campus Human Subjects Committee (1983-87), served on campus drug committees, chaired the review of the Campus Admissions Office, served on the President's Committee on Freedom of Expression, been a member of the Graduate Council (1986-90) and Chair of its PCC (1986-90), and served on or chaired a number of recruitment committees.
He is Past-chair of the Campus Senate and served on the campus Academic Policy Advisory Committee and campus promotions committee.
Dr. Wellford is Faculty Athletic Representative to the NCAA and Chair of the Athletic Council. In 2007, he will be vice president of Atlantic Coast Conference and president in 2008.
In 1996 and 2001 he chaired recruitment committees for the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.
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| 1/1/1900 | Since 1981 Dr. Wellford has been principal investigator for externally funded awards totalling approximately twelve million dollars. |
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