Director, Graduate Criminal Justice ProgramAssociate Professor of Criminal Justice Staten Island Campus Criminal Justice & Legal Studies (718) 390-4371pisania@stjohns.edu
Educational Background B.A., M.A. John Jay College of Criminal Justice Ph.D., City University of New York.
Prof. Pisani is a former Deputy Commissioner of the New York City Department of Investigation, where he served as the agency’s chief management and fiscal officer. He has also served as a New York City Police Officer, New York City Fire Marshal and Firefighter and as an executive on the Mayor’s Arson Task Force. Prof. Pisani has published a number of articles and presented papers on the topic of community policing at numerous professional meetings.