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Rick Linden, PhD, Consulting Associate

Synopsis

Rick Linden is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Criminology Research Centre at the University of Manitoba. Following B.A. and M.A. degrees at the University of Alberta, he completed a Ph.D. in Sociology at the University of Washington in 1974. He is the author of over 50 published papers and government reports and is the editor of the best-selling criminology text in Canada. From 1988-1992 he served as editor of the Canadian Journal of Criminology.

Dr. Linden's research interests have ranged from community and problem-oriented policing and police ethics to the history of the justice system in Western Canada.

Teaching experience

2001 to present

Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Arts, University of Manitoba

1999-2001

Associate Dean (Graduate Studies), Faculty of Arts, University of Manitoba

1987 to present

Professor, University of Manitoba

1982-1996

Lecturer, Canadian Police College, Ottawa

1979-1987

Associate Professor, University of Manitoba

1976-2002

Lecturer, Winnipeg Police Academy

1972-1979

Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba 1971 - 1972 Lecturer, Department of Sociology, University of Victoria