Richard (Dick) Bent (Canada)

Portfolio: Governance – internal; LEPH conference planning

Simon Fraser University, Canada

Richard is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University,
British Columbia. Prior to his appointment as an adjunct professor, he was Senior
Research Fellow at the Institute for Canadian Research Studies as SFU. Before
beginning work at SFU, Richard served 35 years as a member of the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police in a variety of diverse roles, and ended his career in the executive ranks
of the RCMP. Richard is a strong proponent for the need for well thought-out
collaboration between various public sectors, not only the law enforcement and public
health sectors, but other agencies and actors in these spaces.

Richard’s research interests include mental health calls for service, policing complexity,
performance management for police organizations, national security, governance, and
public policy pertaining to justice and policing issues.

Richard is one of the founding members of GLEPHA and has been on the Board of
Directors since GLEPHA was incorporated in 2017.