Jennifer Fahey
Deputy Director
e-mail: jfahey[@]crjustice.org
tel: (617) 482-2520 ext. 115
Jennifer Fahey is the Deputy Director of the Crime and Justice Institute. She brings an extensive background in public safety and policy development. Ms. Fahey holds a law degree from Hamline University School of Law and a master’s degree in public administration from Harvard University Kennedy School of Government. Her legal areas of expertise include Indian law, specifically working on Native American issues in Minnesota involving everything from treaty rights to the Indian Child Welfare Act; and criminal law, having worked as both an assistant and elected county attorney in Minnesota. As County Attorney she developed an innovative, alternative sentencing program in coordination with the judiciary, the Department of Corrections, the Mille Lacs Band of Indians, and the community, successfully working to prevent recidivism and keep individuals from entering the criminal justice system.
Prior to joining CJI, Ms. Fahey worked as the Director of Policy and Planning of the Division of Prevention and Community Partnerships, for the Department of Human Services in New Jersey. This position involved creating a new division dedicated to the prevention of child abuse and neglect, throughout the state, in partnership with local communities using evidence-based practices.
