Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Tuesday will announce his selection of the city's new police chief, who will succeed William Bratton. UCLA has experts.

 

Franklin D. Gilliam Jr., dean of the UCLA School of Public Affairs and a professor of political science and public policy, is an authority on race and urban politics in Los Angeles and the U.S. and on policy issues in minority communities. As founding director of UCLA's Center for Communications and Community, he supervises research on the influence of television news coverage and campaign advertising on the public's understanding of race, crime and politics.

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Minne Hong Ho | 310-916-8465 | mho@spa.ucla.edu

 

Mark Kleiman, professor of public policy at the UCLA School of Public Affairs, is an authority on drug-control policy and the criminal justice system. The author of "Marijuana: Costs of Abuse, Costs of Control" and "Against Excess: Drug Policy for Results," Kleiman has advised local, state and national governments on crime control and drug policy.

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Minne Hong Ho | 310-916-8465 | mho@spa.ucla.edu

 

Jorja Leap, adjunct assistant professor of social welfare at the UCLA School of Public Affairs, is an expert on gangs, youth violence and juvenile justice who has served as an adviser to Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on gangs.

Media contact:

Minne Hong Ho | 310-916-8465 | mho@spa.ucla.edu