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Board Member Profile
Simon Verdun Jones

Simon Verdun Jones has been a member of our Board since the inception of the BC Institute on Family Violence in 1989. He will be serving as our Chair for the 1997-1998 year.

Dr. Verdun Jones, Professor of Criminology at Simon Fraser University received his law degree from Cambridge University and then his masters and Ph.D in law at Yale University. He undertook postgraduate studies at Cambridge University at the Institute of Criminology.

Dr. Verdun-Jones has had the unique experience of teaching in numerous countries around the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia and England. Most recently, Dr. Verdun-Jones was a visiting fellow at the Midlands Centre for Criminology and Criminal Justice at Loughborough University (England). In addition, his interest in the field of international mental health law has, over the past decade, taken him to Australia, Belgium, England, Israel, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands, and the USA.

Dr. Verdun-Jones' major academic interests include criminal law, criminal procedure and evidence, mental health law, mentally disordered offenders, sentencing, protection of the elderly from abuse, legal aspects of combating the sexual abuse of children, family violence, research ethics and the Canadian Criminal Justice System.

Dr. Verdun-Jones has maintained an active interest in the field of applied criminology. In addition to sitting on our board, he is currently an Honorary Board member of the Lower Mainland Purpose Society for Youths and Families.