Prof. John Winterdyk: Trustee

Prof. Winterdyk is the Chair of the Department of Justice Studies at Mount Royal College in Calgary, Canada. He is the author of many justice studies books, Dr. Winterdyk has been at MRC since 1988. He has an Honours B.A. (Psychology) from Wilfrid Laurier University and a Ph.D. (Criminology) from the School of Criminology at Simon Fraser University. His primary areas of interest include young offenders, criminological theory, research methodology, bio-social explanations of crime, and comparative criminology/criminal justice.

John has published extensively in the areas of criminological theory, youth at risk, corrections, criminal justice related issues, and on a host of comparative themes. He recently completed  Canadian research methods text (Pearson) and is working on several new international texts on comparative research methods and racial victimization. In addition, he is the Editor for the International Journal of Comparative Criminology and Adjunct Professor at St. Thomas Un. In Fredericton, NB. Dr. Winterdyk is frequently interviewed by media to provide analysis and comment on issues in criminology.