Background
Foraker-Thompson, Jane was born on October 23, 1937 in Alhambra, California, United States. Daughter of Field and Margaret Hall (Foraker) Thompson.
Foraker-Thompson, Jane was born on October 23, 1937 in Alhambra, California, United States. Daughter of Field and Margaret Hall (Foraker) Thompson.
Student, University New Mexico, 1955—1956. Bachelor, University California, Berkeley, 1959. Master of Arts, University California, Berkeley, 1965.
Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1985. Postgraduate, University Leiden, Netherlands (summer), 1973. Master of Divinity, Church Divinity School Pacific, 1997.
Founder, active Stanford/Soledad Teaching Project, 1971—1974. Criminal justice specialist Bernalillo County Mental Health Center, Albuquerque, 1974—1975. Chief planner New Mexico State Police, Santa Fe, 1975—1978.
Project manager New Mexico Restitution Project, New Mexico Criminal Justice Department, 1978—1980. Assistant professor criminal justice Boise State University, 1981—1986, associate professor, 1986—1993, professor, 1993—1994. Assistant St. Michael's Catholic, Boise, Idaho, since 1997.
Member New Mexico Task Force on Victims of Sex Crimes, 1974—1981, president, 1978—1980. First president, chairwoman board Alternatives, Inc. Treatment Program for Offenders, 1974—1975.
Appear as expert witness in court on prison conditions, victims of crime, juvenile justice system, correctional system, offender classification, substance abuse and addiction problems. Member American Bar Association Jail Incapacitation and Prisons Committee, 1982—1983. Lecturer in field; visiting professor College Transfiguration, Grahamston, South Africa, 1998.
Research sabbatical leave Republic of South Africa, 1990.
Member American Bar Association Jail Incapacitation and Prisons Committee, 1982—1983. Member planning committee workshop leader Northwest Regional New Call to Peacemaking Conference, 1983. Member New Mexico Council Community Mental Health Services, 1974—1981, member executive committee, 1979—1980.
Member advisory board Albuquerque Rape Crisis Center, 1974—1975, New Mexico Bar Association Community Corrections, 1975. President Citizens for Prison Change, Incorporated, New York Mexico, 1980—1981. Co-organizer Victims' Rights Week, Boise, 1982—1994.
President Vanguard Victims Advocate Program, 1985—1986, Victims Rights Bill in Idaho, 1985. Clerk Santa Fe Religious Society Friends, 1976—1978. Co-chair peace and justice committee Idaho Diocese Episcopal Church, 1983—1994.
Member Ada County Citizens for Peace, Idaho. Board directors Boise Stepping Stone Ministries Halfway House for Offenders, 1987—1989. Member state board Idaho Conservation League, 1986—1988.
Member trainer community mediation conciliation program The Sounding Board, 1986—1994. Member Foreign Relations Council Idaho Natural Resources Legal Foundation. Member of American Bar Association (member criminal justice section juvenile justice committee), Snake River Alliance, Chamber of Commerce, Idaho Mediation Association (board directors 1986-1988), South African Association Conflict Inervention, Society Professionals in Dispute Resolution, Consortium for Peace, Research, Education and Development, National Conference Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution, National Association Mediation in Education, International Peach Research Association, American Society Criminology, Academy Criminal Justice Sciences, National Organization Victim Assistance, American Society Public Administration, American Political Science Association, Western association Sociologist and Antnropologists (president 1986-1987).
Married Laurence E. Lynn, August 24, 1958 (divorced 1972). Married Edwin W. Stockly, July 22, 1979. Children: Stephen, Daniel, Diana, Juliastepchildren: Sue, Ann, Leigh, Ned, Cynthia.