Background
Breed, Allen Forbes was born on October 1, 1920 in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Noel Jerub and May Belle (Forbes) Breed.
Breed, Allen Forbes was born on October 1, 1920 in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Noel Jerub and May Belle (Forbes) Breed.
Bachelor of Arts cum laude, U. Pacific, 1942.
With, Department Youth Authority, State of California, 1945-1976;
superintendent correctional schools, Department Youth Authority, 1947-1965;
chief division institutions, Department Youth Authority, 1965-1967;
chairman, Youth Authority Board, State of California, 1967-1976;
director, Department Youth Authority, State of California, 1967-1976;
visiting fellow, Department Justice, 1976-1977;
special master, United States District Court, Rhode Island, 1977-1978;
director, National Institute Corrections, Department Justice, Washington, 1978-1983;
Chairman of the Board, National Council Crime and Delinquency, Washington, 1983-1991, 98-;
special master to federal and state courts on prison litigation issues, since 1983. Chairman Task Force on Corrections and member Joint Commision on Juvenile Justice Standards, American Bar Association and Institute Judicial Administration. Member of national advising committee on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
Member United States delegate United Nations Congress on Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders, Caracas, Venezuela, 1980. Member United Nations Congress on Prevention Crime and Treatment ofOffenders, Milan, Italy, 1985. Delegate International Conference on Criminology, Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany, 1988, International Conference on Futureof Corrections, Ottawa, Canada, since 1991.
Leader delegate on juvenile justiceto Russia, since 1989. Lecturer 1st Sino-American Criminal Justice Institute, People's Republic China, 1986. Criminal and juvenile justice delegate People's Republic China, 1992.
Delegate International Conference Corrections, Warsaw, 1993.
Member justice programs advisory committee Edna McConnel Clark Foundation, 1983-1989. Chairman Calaveras County Library. Commission, 2000^; member Calaveras County Juvenile Justice Commission, since 2002, past chair.
Member Calaveras Community Foundation, 2004^. Member American Justice Institute, 2000^. Member Calaveras County Delinquency Prevention Communications, past chair.
Board director Calaveras Community Foundation. Vice president American Justice Institute. Member Calaveras County Library.
Communications Served to major United States Marine Corps, 1942-1945. Member National Association State Correctional Administrators (state and national awards), National Association State Juvenile Delinquency Program Administrators (past president), Interstate Compact on Probation and Parole (past president), American Correctional Association (vice president 1984-1986, board governors 1986-1991), American Arbitration Association, National Council Crime and Delinquency (chairman emeritus board directors), California Probation, Parole and Correctional Association.
Married Virginia Mae Plaskett, June 24, 1945. Children: Marla, Eleanor, Carol.