Laurie Robinson, the Clarence J. Robinson Professor of Criminology, Law & Society at George Mason University, has twice served as Assistant Attorney General for the U.S. Department of Justice Office for Justice Programs—the Department’s research, statistics, and state and local criminal justice funding agency. During her first tenure as Assistant Attorney General in the 1990s, she headed a substantial expansion of the federal government’s engagement with states and localities and supported new initiatives on innovation in addressing crime. She helped guide implementation of the 1994 Crime Bill, overseeing the launching of major federal initiatives on violence against women, drug treatment courts, and corrections. During that era, the agency’s annual budget grew from $800 million in 1993 to over $4 billion in 2000. She oversaw the largest increase in federal spending on crime-related research in the nation’s history. During her second tenure in the Obama Administration, Robinson’s service was marked by a focus on science and evidence-based programming. She established a Science Advisory Board for the agency and launched a “what works” clearinghouse. Between her two terms of DOJ service, Robinson launched and then directed the University of Pennsylvania’s Master of Science Program in Criminology. She serves on a number of national boards, including the Board of Trustees for the Vera Institute of Justice.