Charles B. DeWitt

Honorable Charles B. DeWitt
Hon. Charles B. DeWitt
Born	(1950-03-13) March 13, 1950 (age 67)
Residence	Chevy Chase, Maryland
Education	Cambridge University ('73) Stanford University (Criminology '72) Oxford University ('70)
Occupation	Management Consultant
Known for	National Institute of Justice
Title	Director
Term	1990–93
Predecessor	James K. Stewart
Successor	Jeremy Travis
Website	Charles DeWitt

Charles B. DeWitt, a native of California, is a former State and Federal official who served at the White House and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). He was Director of the Justice Division in Silicon Valley, California before moving to Washington, D.C. to accept Federal appointments. He served as Director of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) from 1990-1993.

DeWitt currently works as a Washington, D.C. management consultant for public safety and national security agencies drawing on more than 40 years of public service. He co-founded Lafayette Group with partner Scott Green and their firm celebrated its 20th year in 2014. DeWitt studied criminology at Oxford and Cambridge Universities and is a graduate of Stanford University. He rose from deputy sheriff to Director of the Justice Division for Santa Clara County, leaving his post in Silicon Valley in 1984 to become a Fellow at the Department of Justice, where he was responsible for corrections and law enforcement programs. Assigned to the White House by the Department of Justice in 1989, he was later appointed to the Domestic Policy Council and made Director of Border Security. DeWitt was responsible for a task force investigation of terrorist threats and border security. After serving at the White House for a year he was nominated by President Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Director of the National Institute of Justice.

DeWitt has served as a Staff Analyst for the Community Development Study project at Stanford University, conducting research into urban poverty and crime in San Francisco. He was responsible for criminal justice and police-community relations while assigned to the San Francisco Police Department. DeWitt prepared reports for improvement of conditions in the Mission District and participated in police training programs.