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Sheldon Greenberg, Ph.D., is Associate Dean of the School of Education, Division of Public Safety Leadership, and Associate Professor of Management at Johns Hopkins University. In this capacity, he directs the Johns Hopkins University Police Executive Leadership Program, U.S. Secret Service Executive Development Program, and Intelligence Analysis Program. He directs the University’s formal partnerships with the U.S. Secret Service and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Prior to joining Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Greenberg served as Associate Director of the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), a national law enforcement think tank and center for research. He began his career as an officer in the Howard County, MD Police Department, where he served as criminal investigator, supervisor, director of the police academy, and commander of the administrative services bureau. He worked with the U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Border Patrol, Department of Justice, and Department of State in a variety of capacities. He is past president of the Maryland Crime Prevention Association.

Dr. Greenberg worked with police agencies in Cyprus, Jordan, Kenya, Panama, Hungary, Pakistan, and the Czech Republic. He has served on national task forces on school violence, race-based profiling, police response to people who have mental illness, police recruiting, highway safety, military deployment, and homeland defense. He is the author of several books and numerous articles and is an expert witness on police operations in federal and state courts.

Education

Ph.D. ‑ 1978 Public Administration/Police Administration
Union Institute and University
Central Campus
440 East McMillan Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45206-1925

M.Ed. ‑ 1973 Educational Psychology
Johns Hopkins University
3400 North Charles Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21218

B.A. ‑ 1971 Sociology
Loyola College of Baltimore
Charles St. at Cold Spring Lane
Baltimore, Maryland 21210

A.A. ‑ 1968 Law Enforcement and Corrections
Community College of Baltimore
2901 Liberty Heights Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland 21215

Professional Experience

7/1994 – present Johns Hopkins University - Associate Dean, Division Director, Associate Professor, School of Education

4/1986 ‑ 7/1994 Police Executive Research Forum - Associate Director

Scholarly/Research Interests

• - Public safety leadership
• - Public safety education and training
• - Police patrol
• - Public safety organization structure and resource allocation
• - Police response to people who have disabilities
• - Police engagement in community sustainability
• - Small business crime reduction and prevention
• - School and campus safety

Current Activities - Grants/Sponsored Research/Partnership Activities

Lead Johns Hopkins University partnership with the U.S. Secret Service
Lead Johns Hopkins University partnership with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (DHS)
Grant – International Association of Fire Chiefs – Police Agency Readiness to Manage Crises
Grant pending – to establish the National Center for Immigration and Custom Enforcement Studies at Johns Hopkins University

Selected Publications

Greenberg, S. (2007) State of security at U.S. colleges and universities: A national stakeholder assessment and recommendations. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. American Medical Association, 1:Supp1, 47-50.
Greenberg, S. (2007) Active shooters on college campuses: Conflicting advice, roles of the individual and first responder, and the need to maintain perspective. Invited Commentary. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. American Medical Association, 1:Supp1, 57-61.

Greenberg, S. (2005). National summit on campus public safety: strategies for colleges and universities in a homeland security environment. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.

Greenberg, S. (2005). Engaging the private sector to promote homeland security: law enforcement-private security partnerships. New Realities: Law Enforcement in the Post-9/11 Era. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance.

Greenberg. S & Flynn, E (2004). Police leadership. In Stephens, D. & Geller, W. (Eds.), Police Management. Washington, D.C.: International City Management Association.

Greenberg, S. (2004) Future Issues in policing: Challenges for leaders. In Q. Thurman and J. Zhao, Contemporary Policing: Controversies, Challenges, and Solutions. Los Angeles, CA: Roxbury Publishing Company.

Greenberg, S (2002). The NYPD crime control model and community policing. In P. McDonald, Managing Police Operations: Implementing the New York Crime Control Model. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing.

Greenberg, S (2001). Police response to people with mental illness. In M. Reuland, Solving Crime and Disorder Problems. Washington, D.C.: Police Executive Research Forum.

Vernon, M, Raifman, L, Greenberg, S, Monteiro, B (2001) Forensic pre-trial interviews of deaf suspects: Avoiding legal pitfalls. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry. 24,1, 43-59.

Greenberg, S (2000). Future Issues in Policing: Challenge for Leaders. In Glensor, R., Correia, M., Peak. K. Policing Communities: Understanding Crime and Solving Problems. (pp. 315-321). Los Angeles, CA: Roxbury Publishing.

Greenberg, S (1999). Changing law enforcement’s paramilitary structure. In J. Sewell (Ed.), Controversial issues in policing. (pp. 139-153). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon.

Greenberg, S (1999). Eliminating police pursuits. In J. Sewell (Ed.), Controversial issues in policing. (pp. 172-188). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon.

Greenberg, S (1997). Police integrity. In S. J. Gaffigan & P. P. McDonald (Eds.), Police integrity: Public service with honor. (pp. 81-91). Washington, DC: National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice.

Vernon M, & Greenberg, S (1997). Violence in deaf and hard of hearing people: A review of the literature. Journal of Aggression and Violent Behavior, 4 (3) 259-272.

Vernon, M, Raifman, L, & Greenberg, S (1997). The Miranda warnings and the deaf suspect. Behavioral Sciences and the Law.14 (227) 121-135.