Irwin Cohen
Director, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Director, BC Centre for Social Responsibility

Publications:

  • 2006 Corrado, R.R. & Cohen, I.M. “Taking ‘Being Prepared’ Seriously: How Current and Future Leaders can Address Current and Future Terrorist Trends.” Every Officer is a Leader: Coaching Leadership, Learning and Performance in Justice, Public Safety and Security Organizations. Edited by Terry Anderson, Kenneth Gisbourne, and Patrick Holliday. Canada: Trafford Publishing.
  • 2005 Corrado, R.R., Cohen, I.M., & Davies, G. “Social Capital and Community Crime Prevention Programs.” Social Capital in Action: Thematic Policy Studies. Ottawa: Policy Research Initiative.
  • 2005 Corrado, R.R, Watkinson, A., & Cohen, I.M. “Theoretical and Empirical Developments in the Utilization of Psychopathy as a Predictor of Serious and Violent Young Offending.” Forensic Psychology and Law: Facing the Challenges of a Changing World. Edited by Alicja Czeredercka, Teresa Jaskiewicz-Obydzinska, Ronald Roesch, and Jozef Wojcikiewicz. Krakow: Institute of Forensic Research Publishers.
  • 2005 Cohen, I.M. and Corrado, R.R. “State Torture in the Contemporary World.” International Journal of Comparative Sociology. Vol. 46 (1-2), 103-131.
  • 2005 Cohen, I.M. “A Review of Russell D. Howard and Reid L. Sawyer’s Defeating Terrorism: Shaping the New Security Environment.” Police Practice & Research: An International Journal. Vol. 6 (2), 201-208.
 

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Research Interests:

  • Serious and Violent Young Offenders
  • Juvenile Justice
  • State Torture
  • Political Terrorism
  • Victimization
  • Alcohol, Drug, Gaming, and Internet Addiction

Courses Taught

  • Crim 100: Introduction to Criminology
  • Crim 104: Sociological Explanation for Criminal and Deviant Behaviour
  • Crim 210: Youth and Young Offenders
  • Crim 460 (soon to be Crim 245): Comparative Criminal Justice Systems

Education:

  • Ph.D, Simon Fraser University
  • M.C.A., University of Ottawa
  • M.A., University of Toronto

Other:

Contact Information:

Irwin Cohen  
Phone Number: 604-557-4081
Office Number: A203n
Email: irwin.cohen@ufv.ca

 

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