Degrees:
B.A. University of Alberta
M.A. University of Alberta
Ph.D. University of Washington
Courses Taught:
Criminology, Criminal Justice, Research Methods
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Books
2010 Sociology in Our Times. 5th Edition. Toronto: Thomson, Nelson. With Diana Kendall and Jane Murray
2008 Criminology: A Canadian Perspective, 6th Edition. Toronto: Thomson, Nelson.
2007 Sociology in Our Times: The Essentials. 4th Edition. Toronto: Thomson, Nelson. With Diana Kendall and Jane Murray
Papers and Chapters
2009 “An Evaluation of the Waterloo Restorative Justice Elder Abuse Project”. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect. With Arlene Groh. Forthcoming.
2008 “Corporate and White-Collar Crime.” Pp. 498-536 in Rick Linden (ed.), Criminology: A Canadian Perspective 6th ed. Toronto: Nelson. With John Hagan.
2007 “Obstacles on the Road to Peace and Justice: The Role of Civilian Police in Peacekeeping”. Pp.149-175 in Crafting Transnational Policing: Police Capacity-Building and Global Policing Reform. Andrew Goldsmith and James Sheptycki (eds.) Oxford: Hart Publishing. With Chris Murphy and David Last.
2007 “Policing Palestine: Civilian Police Lessons for the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.” Pp. 136-157 in Kobi Michael and David Kellen (eds.), Stabilizing the Israeli-
Palestinian Bi-Level Conflict Zone: Considerations for a Multinational Peace Support Operation. Jerusalem: Harry S. Truman Institute for the Advancement of
Peace, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. With David Last and Chris Murphy.
2007 “Situational Crime Prevention: Its Role in Comprehensive Prevention Initiatives.” IPC Review. Volume 1 (March): 139-159.
2005 “The Need for Comprehensive Crime Prevention Planning: The Case of Motor Vehicle Theft”. Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Vol. 47, Number 2 (April): 251-270. With Renuka Chaturvedi.
2005 “Issues in Aboriginal Policing.” Saskatchewan Law Review. Vol. 68, Number 2: 303-311.
2005 “Future Directions in Community Policing: Evaluation of the Ottawa Police Service Community Police Centres.” Canadian Review of Police Research. Issue 2:10-17. With Francois Dumaine.
2004 “Conventional or Street Crime”. Pp. 408-433 in Rick Linden (ed.), Criminology: A Canadian Perspective 5th ed. Toronto: Thomson, Nelson. With Daniel Koenig.
2004 “Crime, Criminals and Criminology.” Pp. 2-19 in Rick Linden (ed.), Criminology: A Canadian Perspective5th ed. Toronto: Thomson, Nelson.
2000 “The Impact of Demographic Change on Crime and Security”. Pp. 164-175 in Police and Private Security: What the Future Holds. Ottawa: Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police.
RESEARCH GRANTS
2009 Grant of $158,000 from AUTO21 Network of Centres of Excellence for a National Study of Automobile Crime. With Robert Mann and Reginald Smart.
2009 Grant of $20,000 from AUTO21 Network of Centres of Excellence for a National Study of Automobile Crime. With Robert Mann and Reginald Smart.
2007 Grant of $380,000 from AUTO21 Network of Centres of Excellence for a National Study of Automobile Crime. With Robert Mann and Reginald Smart.
2005 Grant of $435,000 from AUTO21 Network of Centres of Excellence for a National Study of Automobile Crime. With Robert Mann and Reginald Smart.
2005 Grant of $25,000 from Law Commission of Canada for Evaluation of the Waterloo Restorative Justice Approaches to Elder Abuse Project.
2003 Research Grant of $38,000 from AUTO21 Network of Centres of Excellence for a National Study of Auto Theft.
2002 Research Grant of $30,000 from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council for a study of Governance of Policing and Security: Police as Peacekeepers. With Chris Murphy.