Bio
Jac Charlier is the Executive Director of TASC’s Center for Health and Justice (CHJ), and the Executive Director and co-founder of the Police, Treatment, and Community Collaborative (PTACC). Jac is a co-founder and leader of the international deflection movement, and serves in a wide-variety of roles related to the growth and development of the global field of deflection from research to legislation to policy to practice. Prior to CHJ, Jac served in the State Parole Division and was promoted through the ranks from Officer to District Commander to Deputy Chief, Operations. As Deputy Chief, he created the Division’s first domestic violence units, human trafficking response teams, and the first women’s gender-specific trained officers.
Jac is a trained community organizer and civic leader in his hometown of Chicago. He is a US military veteran, and a member of the American Legion and the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA). Jac is an Eagle Scout and recipient of the Outstanding Eagle Scout Medal. An avid fan of the sport of rugby, he played Club level rugby after college. He received his MPA from The John Glenn School of Public Policy at The Ohio State University and his BS in mathematics from the University of Illinois at Urbana.
Abstract
Integrating Treatment into the Criminal Justice System- Stakeholders' Perspective: Police - Prosecutors - Courts – Probation
Police Deflection: A New Word, A New (Global) Practice, A New Opportunity for Recovery and Crime Reduction