Kirby Trask, MA.
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Sociology trask_kirby@roberts.edu
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2004-Present
Roberts Wesleyan College, Rochester, New York
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Sociology
Courses Taught:
Crime Victims
Juvenile Delinquency
Criminology
Contemporary Issues in Juvenile Justice
Juvenile Justice
Comparative Criminal Justice Systems
Correctional Services
Intro to Criminal Justice
1993-2004
Genesee County Sheriff’s Department: Genesee Justice Programs
Batavia, New York
Acting Director
Duties:
Oversaw the daily operation of seven programs that fell under Genesee Justice.
Interviewed, assessed, designed offender specific programs, wrote reports and supervised misdemeanor and felony juveniles and adults.
Provided intensive assistance to victims of violent crime.
Prepared for and mediated victim/offender reconciliation meetings and arranged restitution settlements.
Recruited volunteers within the community to work with victims and offenders.
Presented the Genesee Justice Programs and Restorative Justice principles to interested jurisdictions, institutions and agencies.
Grant writing.
1995-1997
Roberts Wesleyan College, Rochester, New York
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Sociology
Courses Taught:
Correctional Services
Criminal Law & Procedure
Topics in Criminal Justice (Restorative Justice)
1984-2004
United States Army Reserve, Retired (Captain)
EDUCATION
1991-1993
Regent University, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Master of Arts in Public Policy with an emphasis in Criminal Justice
1985-1987
Roberts Wesleyan College, Rochester, New York
Bachelor of Arts in History and a minor in Criminal Justice
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Kirby Trask is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Sociology. His teaching areas of expertise include Restorative Justice, Crime Victims, Juveniles, and Corrections. Prior to teaching Professor Trask served eleven years with the Genesee Justice Programs, a branch of the Genesee County Sheriff’s Department in Batavia, New York. Genesee Justice is one of a few governmental agencies in the United States doing applied restorative justice work within a criminal justice system. Professor Trask is a board member for the Finger Lakes Restorative Justice Center based in Henrietta, New York and an advisory board member for Employment, Consulting and Referral Advisors in Albion, New York. He also serves as an advisory board member for Project C.O.P.E. (Children of Prisoners Embraced), which is located in Rochester, New York. He has given numerous lectures on infusing the restorative justice philosophy into the traditional criminal justice system. Professor Trask holds an MA in Public Policy with an emphasis in criminal justice from Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He is a retired officer of the United States Army. He has been married 18 years to his beautiful bride, Sheryl, and has two children, Kirby, Jr. and Tucker. When not teaching he enjoys time with family and exploring God’s magnificent outdoor playground, mother earth.
