Victimology: Legal, Psychological, and Social Perspectives

About Cliff RobersonHarvey Wallace

About our authors Cliff Roberson LLM PhD is an emeritus professor of criminal justice at Washburn University Topeka Kansas and a retired professor of criminology at California State University Fresno California. He has authored or coauthored numerous books and texts on legal subjects and victims issues. His previous academic positions include Associate Vice-President for Academic Affairs Arkansas Tech University; Dean of Arts and Sciences University of Houston Victoria; Director of Programs National College of District Attorneys; Professor of Criminology and Director of Justice Center California State University Fresno; and Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice St. Edwards University. Dr. Robersons non-academic experience includes U.S. Marine Corps service as an infantry officer trial and defense counsel and military judge as a marine judge advocate as well as Director of the Military Law Branch U.S. Marine Corps. Other legal employment experiences include Trial Supervisor Office of State Counsel for Offenders Texas Board of Criminal Justice and judge pro-tem in the California courts. His first involvement with victims issues came in 1981 when the State Bar of Texas appointed a committee on victims issues. He was fortunate to be appointed to that committee. In 1984 as director of the Justice Center California State University Fresno he authorized funds to hold a training course on victims services. Years later as a faculty member at Washburn University he attended a conference in Kansas City on victims services. It was at this conference that the American Society of Victimology was founded and he joined as a life member. Unfortunately the Society has not been regularly active in recent years. Harvey Wallace deceased 1944-2007 was a professor in the Criminology Department California State University Fresno. He served as chair of the Department of Criminology. During his tenure as chair the department embarked on innovative programs. He was the associate dean for the College of Social Sciences at California State University Fresno from 2003 to 2005. Professor Wallace received a Juris Doctorate Degree from California Western School of Law an MPA from Golden Gate University and a BS in criminology from California State University Fresno. He was considered a subject matter expert by the U.S. Department of Justice in Family Violence and Victimology. He is the author or coauthor of nine college texts and has published in referred and scholarly journals as well as presented his research at a variety of national and international conferences. Professor Wallace was an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of California and his professional experience includes appointment as the city attorney of the City of Fresno service as the county counsel for the County of Butte private practice in a media law firm and experience as deputy district attorney in San Diego California. In 2008 the Northern California Mock Trial Regional was renamed the Harvey Wallace Northern California Mock Trial Regional in memory of Harvey Wallace.