Christopher Stone

Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Professor of the Practice of Criminal Justice
Director
Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations
Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management,
Degree Programs
Office Address
Belfer-114
Mailing Address
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Mailbox 143
79 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Contact
Phone: 617-495-4844
Fax: 617-495-0996
Email: chris_stone@harvard.edu
Assistant
Klara Kabadian (617-496-0831)
Christopher Stone

Profile

Christopher Stone is Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Professor of the Practice of Criminal Justice and faculty chair of the Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management. His work focuses on two distinct subjects: the improvement of criminal justice systems, particularly through the use of performance measurement and empirical research,and the leadership and governance of nonprofit organizations.From 1994 to 2004, he served as director of the Vera Institute of Justice, having joined the Institute in 1986 as head of its London office. In 2006, he was awarded an honorary OBE for his contributions to criminal justice reform in the United Kingdom. Stone serves as the founding chair of Altus, an alliance of nongovernmental organizations and academic centers in Russia, India, Nigeria, Chile, Brazil, and the United States that are jointly pursuing justice sector reform. In all, he has guided the start-up of eight nonprofit organizations pursuing justice from Johannesburg to Los Angeles and New York. Stone received his AB from Harvard, an MPhil. in criminology from the University of Cambridge, and his JD from the Yale Law School. He became faculty director of the university-wide Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations in January 2008.

Courses

January

Spring

  • CCJ-201 Workshop on Crime and Criminal Justice Reform in Global Context

Media Expertise

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Research

For a complete list of faculty citations from 2001 - present, please visit the Harvard Kennedy School Research Report Online.

Selected Publication Citations:

  • Research Papers/Reports
    • Stone, Christopher, Todd Foglesong, and Christine M. Cole. "Policing Los Angeles Under a Consent Decree: The Dynamics of Change at the LAPD." Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management Working Paper Series, May 2009.