Manitoba Police Commission

    Dr. Linden is a sociology professor and research fellow with the Centre for Defence and Security Studies at the University of Manitoba. He has co-chaired Manitoba's Auto Theft Task Force since 2001 and is on the management committee of Winnipeg's Gang Response and Analysis Program (GRASP). He is the author of more than 60 published papers and reports, and is the author or editor of four books including Canada's best-selling criminology text. Linden helped to draft the policing section of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry report and prepared reports on policing and crime prevention for the Aboriginal Justice Implementation Committee. His research interests include work in the areas of women in policing, crime prevention, peacekeeping and dispute resolution. He is also a pilot who served for 38 years in the Air Force reserve. He retired in 2000 at the rank of major-general having served as the commander of Air Reserve Group, chief of reserves and cadets at National Defence Headquarters and Canada's representative on NATO's Reserve Forces Committee.