Jerome G. Miller, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jerome G. Miller

American academic

Date of Birth: 08-Dec-1931

Place of Birth: Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States

Date of Death: 07-Aug-2015

Profession: social worker, criminologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Jerome Gilbert Miller (December 8, 1931 – August 7, 2015) was an American social worker, academic and public sector corrections administrator, who was an authority on the reform of juvenile and adult corrections systems.
He was a prominent advocate for alternatives to incarceration for offenders as well as for the de-institutionalization of individuals with developmental disabilities.
His career involved university teaching, administration of juvenile justice services for three states, clinical work with offenders and advocacy for systemic change in public sector correctional services.
Miller's work first drew national attention for his leadership in closing several juvenile reformatories in Massachusetts in the early 1970s.
Miller went on to emerge as a prominent national advocate, administrator and educator working for systemic change in public sector corrections and disability service delivery systems.
He was the co-founder of the National Center on Institutions and Alternatives.