Authors
Terry D. Anderson, PhD
Professor, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of the Fraser Valley, and Managing Principal, Anderson Corporate and Executive Coaching,
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Kenneth D. Gisborne, MA, CISSP, CPP
President, 3Si Risk Strategies Inc.
and former member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Technical Security Directorate
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Patrick Holliday, MA
President, Prime HR Consulting Group Inc.,
Associate Faculty, School of Leadership Studies, Royal Roads University
and former Police Officer, Vancouver, British Columbia
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Contributing Authors
Ward Clapham recently completed his 25th year of service with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and then was in the position of Chief at the Greater Vancouver Transit Authority Police. He was until 2008 the Officer in Charge at Richmond Detachment. This 215-member Detachment consists of 275 staff (including non-police personnel) and serves a population of approximately 175,000. Ward holds an Associate degree in Criminology and is currently completing his Bachelor of Arts. Ward’s passion is in the area of Leadership. This interest began in 1991, soon after the philosophy was introduced to the RCMP. He has published several articles and workbooks in the areas of Community Policing and Root Problem-Solving. For the past nine years, Ward has been lecturing in the area of Leadership and Community Policing across North America, Europe, and Asia and is very actively implementing these philosophies at all levels. In 2008, Ward published a book, with a Foreword by Stephen Covey, titled, The Nobility of Policing: Guardians of Democracy (2008), published by the Franklin/Covey Company. In 2011, Ward added to his collection of published works, with a Foreword by Stephen Covey, titled, Lead Big: Discovering the Upside of Unconventional Leadership.
Ward received the following awards for his contribution to leadership and community policing: The Canadian Head of Public Service Award, The Order of Merit of Police Forces, The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, and the Queen’s Golden Jubilee.
Dr. Irwin M. Cohen is Director and a professor in the School of Criminology at the University of the Fraser Valley. Irwin’s research interests include young offenders, juvenile justice, Aboriginal victimization and resource access, state torture, and terrorism. He has co-authored several manuscripts on state torture, terrorism, juvenile justice, young offenders, restorative justice, and mentally disordered offenders.
In addition, Irwin is the Director of the Institutes for Social Responsibility, Safe Schools and a member of the Institute of Mental Health, Law, and Policy at Simon Fraser University. Irwin holds a PhD from Simon Fraser University.
Dr. Raymond R. Corrado is a full professor in the School of Criminology and the Department of Psychology at Simon Fraser University. He also is a Visiting Fellow at Clare Hall College and the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, and a founding member of the Mental Health, Law, and Policy Institute at Simon Fraser University. Dr. Corrado has co-authored four books.
Currently, Dr. Corrado is working on a number of research projects involving Aboriginal issues, such as The National Community Research Project; Homelessness and Shelter Use in the Greater Vancouver Regional District; Housing Discrimination and Aboriginal People in Winnipeg and Thompson, Manitoba; and Mental Health Outcomes for Aboriginal People Based on Residential School Experiences. He is also researching Aboriginal incarcerated serious-and-violent young offenders. He has also been working on a NATO-sponsored project with leading experts in many NATO countries on the development of a needs/risk assessment instrument for children, youth, and adolescents. He is a member of SFU’s Institute of Mental Health, Law, and Policy, the SFU site director for the Centre of Addiction Research of British Columbia, and a co-director for the Institute for Social Responsibility. Ray holds a PhD from Northwestern University.
John LeDoux, EdD, served more than 28 years as a Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, after serving four years as a commissioned officer in the United States Marine Corps. During his tenure at the FBI Academy, Dr. LeDoux, as a senior instructor in the Leadership and Management Science Unit, worked internationally as an instructor and consultant in the areas of leadership and organizational effectiveness and designed and administered the top executive leadership program for the FBI. He has taught as an adjunct faculty member of the University of Virginia, University of Tulsa, and John Hopkins University.
Dr. LeDoux holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Maryland in Psychology and Sociology, a Master’s in Public Administration Criminal Justice, from Auburn University at Montgomery, and an EdD from Auburn University in Adult and Vocational Education. He also has 12 graduate hours in Business Administration taken at George Washington University.
Gene Stephens, PhD, is a Professor Emeritus at the University of South Carolina. He has more than 25 years of experience as a consulting futurist, specializing in investigating the future of criminal justice in the world. He has presented his methods and findings to more than 300 organizations—some on a continuing contract.
Those who have sought Gene’s services for consulting, instructing, coordinating, and/or speaking have ranged from the FBI Academy to the IACP, from the National Association of Police Planners to the US Congress Office of Technology Assessment. He is also an instructor on the faculties of three of the most prestigious criminal justice management and executive training programs: the California Command College, the Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute, and the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas. In addition, he has worked with the National Safety Council, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Ontario Ministry of the Solicitor General. His activities for clients have ranged from keynote to graduation speeches, interactive workshops, 20-minute to 8-hours-a-day (and multi-day) presentations, teaching futures methods and their applications to the clients’ operations, designing programs to help executives and policymakers envision the future, and consulting with agencies in developing strategic plans.
Dr. Paul Tinsley: Until his premature passing in July of 2005, Dr. Tinsley worked as professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of the Fraser Valley (UCFV) where he also served as Director of the Police Studies Program, the first degree program to be in partnership with the RCMP. Prior to joining UCFV full-time in 2003, he served as an adjunct professor for 14 years.
Dr. Tinsley served 25 years with the Abbotsford Police Department and retired as Deputy Chief. He served in nearly every role imaginable during his policing career, including some roles that reflect his exceptional ability as a leader. Paul’s policing experience included extensive executive, management, and operational experience.
His research interests in policing were many, although his most significant interest was in the area of police ethics. He served as the co-chair of the Ethics Sub-Committee for the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police and as a member of the Ethics Committee for the British Columbia Association of Chiefs of Police. He was the recipient of numerous awards for his contributions to policing, including the Police Exemplary Service Medal and the Order of Merit of Police Forces.
John Welter has over 35 years’ experience in policing. During his career with the San Diego and Anaheim Police Departments, he rose through the ranks, serving in various assignments including the Motorcycle Squad, SWAT, Robbery, Child Abuse, and the Homicide Investigations Unit. Chief Welter was appointed Chief of the Anaheim Police Department in March 2004.
Chief Welter holds an Associate and a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice. He is a graduate of the FBI’s National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. In 1997, the FBI sent Chief Welter to Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia, to conduct Police Management and Leadership training for Russian Police command personnel. In the past several years, he worked as a consultant and trainer with police officials in a number of European and South American Countries including Hungary, Ukraine, Sweden, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Colombia, Canada, and Mexico. Chief Welter also consults and trains police officials throughout the United States. He is a California-credentialed college instructor.
