Rate Professor Rachel Barkow

Academic Profile

Academic Background: JD, Harvard Law School (1996); BA, Northwestern University.

Research Interests: Criminal law, administrative law, sentencing reform, and the intersection of law and policy in criminal justice.

Appointments: Professor of Law, NYU School of Law; Director, Center on the Administration of Criminal Law, NYU; Former Member, United States Sentencing Commission (2013–2019).

Awards: NYU Distinguished Teaching Award; Recognized by the American Bar Association for contributions to criminal justice reform.

Publications: Author, Prisoners of Politics: Breaking the Cycle of Mass Incarceration (Harvard University Press, 2019); Articles in Harvard Law Review and Yale Law Journal.

Editorial Contributions: Editorial board member, Federal Sentencing Reporter.

Additional Contributions: Testified before Congress on sentencing reform; Frequent commentator on criminal justice issues in national media.