David Soulé is the Executive Director of the Maryland State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy (MSCCSP). The MSCCSP is a state agency affiliated with the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Maryland. As Executive Director of the MSCCSP, Dr. Soulé is responsible for oversight of all of the agency operations and he leads the agency’s efforts to develop and implement the state’s criminal sentencing guidelines. Currently, he is also working as a member of the Maryland Task Force to Study Transparency Standards for State’s Attorneys.

Dr. Soulé has presented at a variety of national and state conferences including the National Association of Sentencing Commissions, the American Society of Criminology annual conference, the Society for Prevention Research, the National Sentencing Policy Institute, the Maryland Judicial Conference, and the Maryland New Trial Judges Orientation. Additionally, he has served as principal author or co-author for published articles in a variety of academic journals, including most recently in Federal Sentencing Reporter, Justice Quarterly, Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, Criminology and Public Policy and Columbia Law Review. Additionally, Dr. Soulé serves on the Advisory Board to the Prosecution Research Collaborative implemented by the National District Attorneys Association (NDAA) in partnership with the Center for Justice Research and Innovation (CNA).

Dr. Soulé earned both a Ph.D. and MS degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland. Previously, David was elected as a member of the Executive Board of the National Association of Sentencing Commissions in 2008 and served as the Vice-President of NASC for two years.