Lawrence Warren Pierce
Personal
U.S. Army, 1943-1946
Staff attorney, Legal Aid Society, New York City, 1951-1953
Assistant district attorney, Kings County, New York, 1954-1961
Deputy commissioner of police, New York City, 1961-1963
Director, New York State Division for Youth, 1963-1966
Chairman, New York State Narcotic Addiction Control Commission, 1966-1970
Visiting professor, Graduate School of Criminal Justice, State University of New York at Albany, 1970-1971
Education
Fordham University School of Law
The mission of the Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service draws upon the Jesuit tradition of fostering social justice through education, research, and service. By building on its location in the economically, racially and culturally diverse environment of the greater New York City metropolitan region, the School seeks to provide outstanding social work education, guided by humanistic values and a global perspective, focusing on service to and research with individuals, families and groups, organizations, and communities. The School advocates for improving the quality of life for society's most vulnerable populations through teaching, practice, influencing policy, and the development and dissemination of knowledge.