John Winterdyk

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John Winterdyk
Born1954
Nationality Canadian
EducationPhD in Criminology
Alma mater Simon Fraser University
Scientific career
Institutions Mount Royal University

John Winterdyk (born 1954) is a Canadian criminology professor at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta. [1] He is the university's Centre for Criminology and Justice Research chair. [2]

He has spent much time in Sub-Saharan Africa studying local beliefs about violence and honour. [3] He was the first person to receive a PhD in Criminology from the School of Criminology at Simon Fraser University. [4] He later served as visiting scholar to the Max Planck Society in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. [5] In 2010, Winterdyk conducted a study with fellow Mount Royal University professor Kelly Sundberg as well as with scholars from Europe and the United States, and the study concluded that Canada is not doing as well as other democratic countries in the Western world in preparing its law enforcement officers to address the issue of people smuggling. [6] Winterdyk wrote a book called Human Trafficking: Exploring the International Nature, Concerns, and Complexities and signed copies of the book at an event at Mount Royal University on February 16, 2012, which also included a speech by Yvon Dandurand on the subject of human trafficking, and a reading of the play She Has a Name by Andrew Kooman. [7]

In June 2014, one of Winterdyk's colleagues made a complaint about Winterdyk to a court judge, which prompted the Crown to charge Winterdyk with forcible confinement. [8] After a closed-door hearing that June at which both Winterdyk and the complainant were in attendance, the Crown decided to drop the case because there did not seem to be a reasonable chance that Winterdyck would be convicted. [9]

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References

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  2. Anna Mehler Paperny (August 8, 2011). "Watchdog says prison violence on rise; Toews says it has decreased". The Globe and Mail . Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  3. Suzy Thompson (November 14, 2013). "Honour and violence". Fast Forward Weekly . Archived from the original on December 14, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  4. "John Winterdyk, PhD". Mount Royal University . Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  5. "Faculty profile". Mount Royal University . Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  6. Kelly Sundberg (August 16, 2010). "Let's get serious about human smuggling". National Post . Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  7. "Human Trafficking: She Has a Name". Mount Royal University. February 16, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  8. Michael Franklin (June 26, 2014). "MRU professor charged with forcible confinement". CTV News . Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  9. Jason Van Rassel (October 20, 2014). "Criminal charges stayed against prominent Mount Royal professor". Calgary Herald . Retrieved December 14, 2014.