Alice Elizabeth Perry

Professor Alice Elizabeth Perry serves in the Department of Criminal Justice at Westfield State University, leveraging twenty years of experience as a state prosecutor handling major felony cases including homicide, arson, drug trafficking, sexual assault, and gang-related gun crimes. She has collaborated extensively with the FBI, DEA, ATF, Massachusetts State Police, and local law enforcement agencies.

Her academic credentials include:

• Ph.D. in Law, Policy and Society from Northeastern University (2011)
• J.D. from Washburn University (1984)
• B.A. in Political Science from Western New England College (1980)

Dr. Perry's research centers on policing and leadership dynamics from national and global perspectives, highlighted by a recent cybercrime comparative study conducted with South Korean scholars and funded by the Korean Institute of Criminology. Her pedagogy emphasizes technological and forensic applications essential for modern law enforcement personnel, alongside American and comparative jurisprudence.

Her professional recognition includes:

• St. Thomas More 2002 Lawyer of the Year

Dr. Perry actively contributes to the field as a member of the U.S. Supreme Court bar, the American Society of Criminology, and the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (serving as 2015 program chair for its Comparative/International Courts section). She provides advisory services to a local community college's Criminal Justice program, instructs at the Massachusetts State Police academy, and presents on leadership and mentoring at industry events including Women in Criminal Justice.