WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS.

Deborah is a third-year doctoral candidate at New Jersey City University, where she is pursuing her doctorate in Civil Security, Leadership, Management, and Policy. Deborah's academic and professional interests are in wrongful conviction and her goal is ensuring the fairness of the administration of justice to everyone. The focus of her research is what circumstances contribute to the erroneous conviction of innocent suspects in some instances, but their acquittal or dismissal of charges in others?

Deborah is an adjunct professor for Monmouth University where she teaches Introduction to Criminal Justice courses. Deborah feels that developing one's mind may be one of the most fulfilling undertakings in life, which she instills in her students.

A Police Captain with 29 years of substantial law enforcement experience and training, she is committed to enhancing law enforcement's response to the community through leadership, community involvement, violence prevention, crime reduction, and police-community collaborations. Additionally, she is the first female police captain in the history of the City of Orange Township police department.

Deborah graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University with a Bachelor of Science in Public Administration and a Master of Administrative Science in Organizational Leadership. She is a third-year doctoral candidate at New Jersey City University, where she is pursuing her doctorate in Civil Security, Leadership, Management, and Policy.