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Sandra Susan Smith is the Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Professor of Criminal Justice at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), a Professor of Sociology at Harvard University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), and the Carol K. Pforzheimer Professor at the Radcliffe Institute. She serves as Faculty Director of the Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management (PCJ) at HKS. Her research focuses on urban poverty, joblessness, social networks, and criminal justice system reforms, with a focus on racial disparities and pretrial detention impacts.
Smith holds a B.A. in History-Sociology from Columbia University and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Chicago. She has held visiting roles at Stanford’s Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences and the Russell Sage Foundation.
Her recent work analyzes racial disparities in law enforcement experiences (e.g., Boston residents’ distrust in policing), pretrial detention effects on employment, and the social costs of electronic monitoring. She advises numerous organizations, including Arnold Ventures, the Laura and John Arnold Foundation, and the Misdemeanor Justice Project. Smith has also contributed to policy briefs on bail reform, ban-the-box legislation, and workforce development.
Her service includes leadership roles in the American Sociological Association (ASA), editorial roles at journals like the American Sociological Review, and advisory positions for initiatives like the Executive Session on Community Corrections.
