Nuanced. 73. Yvon Dandurand: Youth Crime Prevention, Organized Crime & Corruption
Aaron speaks with criminologist Yvon Dandurand to discuss his latest book Youth Crime Prevention & Sports. Aaron also raises the topic of corruption. Specifically, he raises the challenges Darryl Plecas faced when he pointed out corruption, and the current allegations against of Brenda Lucki, the current commissioner with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The two also discuss organized crime, human trafficking, and cancel culture in universities.
Yvon Dandurand is a criminologist at the University of the Fraser Valley, British Columbia (Canada), and a Fellow and Senior Associate of the International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy, a Vancouver-based research institute affiliated with the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme. His long career in teaching, research and policy development in the fields of crime prevention and criminal justice has led him to specialize in comparative research. He has been involved in numerous criminal justice reform and capacity building projects in Canada and abroad, including several projects and studies in the areas of organized crime, human trafficking, witness protection, corruption, crime prevention, policing, and corrections.
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