Hosted by Blessed Mary Angela Institute

The Blessed Mary Angela Institute presents the second webinar in its series on Restorative Justice, featuring criminal justice professors Gina Robertiello and Emmanuel Pierre-Louis. They will discuss alternatives to punitive approaches within the criminal justice system, the practice of sentencing circles and the potential impact of restorative justice in other types of communities.

1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Gina Robertiello
Dr. Robertiello grew up in Montville, N.J.  She received her B.S. in Administration of Justice from Rutgers University (New Brunswick, N.J., 1991), and her M.A. (1993) and Ph.D. (2000) from Rutgers University (School of Criminal Justice, Newark, N.J.).  She teaches courses in Research Methods, Victimology, Criminology, Juvenile Delinquency, and Deviance.
She is a textbook reviewer, a manuscript reviewer, a member of several advisory and editorial boards, and a volunteer for many organizations, especially those that support her Italian heritage.  She has administrative experience with organizing fundraisers for the Tisch Foundation for their yearly Golf Outing, and for the Fairfield, N.J. UNICO.  She also is a Board Member on the Mantoloking Shores Property Owners Association, and President of the Mantoloking Shores Beach Association.
Dr. Robertiello is a Full Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at Felician University in Lodi, N.J.  She has authored more than thirty publications in the areas of policing, domestic violence, restorative justice, and crisis intervention.  She has published book chapters, book reviews and journal articles, and has presented papers at local and national conferences.
Her first book, Police and Citizen Perceptions of Police Power, was published in 2004, and her second book, The Use and Abuse of Police Power in America, was published in 2017.  Her third book is entitled Sexual Harassment and Misconduct, was released in 2021. 
Dr. Robertiello has been teaching full-time for over 32 years, has been involved in the development of new programs, new majors and classes, and has been a Department Chair. She enjoys the reading on the beach and jogging.  Her free time is spent with her husband Peter Robertiello, and their three children (Brianna, Gabriella, and Joseph). 

Emmanuel Pierre-Louis
Dr. Emmanuel Pierre-Louis is an award-winning scholar, educator, and criminal justice professional who serves as an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Felician University and has taught at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Kean University, New Jersey City University, and Rutgers University. A former Senior Probation Officer and Program Managing Director of the Superior Court of New Jersey’s Gun Violence Prevention Program, he brings extensive experience in criminal justice reform, public safety, and community-based intervention. His scholarship and professional work focus on restorative justice, gun violence prevention, leadership, and advancing equitable approaches to justice that promote accountability, healing, and community restoration. His distinguished honors include a FEMA award recognizing his doctoral dissertation, the Martin Luther King Jr. Social Justice Award, and the Leader of the Year Award. Beyond academia, Dr. Pierre-Louis serves as Felician University’s Faculty Athletics Representative to the NCAA, a minister, and a community leader committed to empowering individuals, strengthening communities, and inspiring the next generation of changemakers.

For more information, contact:
Dr. Mara Zukowski
zukowskim@felician.edu