Summary
Robert Bayer, Ph.D. is an adjunct faculty at the University of Nevada, Reno and chair of the Justice Management Degree Program's advisory committee. He received his baccalaureate degree in liberal arts from the University of New York, College at Oswego in 1971. He earned his M.A. in English from Oswego in 1972 and his Master's of Public Administration from the University of Nevada, Reno in 1990. He completed his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2004.
He has worked in prison, parole and probation for 26 years and served as the Director of the Nevada Department of Prisons from 1995-2000. He was also a Peace Officer Standards and Training Commissioner for over five years and has an extensive training and education background in adult corrections. Currently he is active as an associate member of the Association of State Correctional Administrators (ASCA) as well as an active member of the American Correctional Association (ACA) serving on the Legal Affairs Committee for over 10 years. He has published numerous articles and consults in adult criminal justice.
Class Materials
- JM 601 - Introduction to Justice Management
- JM 730 - Privatization in Justice Management
Education
- Ph.D., Political Science, University of Nevada, Reno, 2004
- M.A., English, University of New York, College at Oswego, 1972
- B.A., Liberal Arts, University of New York, College at Oswego, 1971