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Prof. Anthony Doob

Affiliation

University of Toronto

Academy or College

Academy of Social Sciences

Year Elected

2009

Areas of Interest

Criminal Justice Policy, Youth Justice, Solitary Confinement

Professor Anthony N. Doob is the most cited criminologist in Canada and is recognized by the international academic community as the foremost authority on Canadian criminal justice. His dual career as a scholar and as a public, engaged intellectual has long been seen as a model for criminologists around the world.

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DOOB, Anthony N.
Professor Anthony N. Doob is the most cited criminologist in Canada and is recognized by the international academic community as the foremost authority on Canadian criminal justice. He has made particularly lasting contributions in the field of youth justice and in sentencing research and policy. He has helped to shape Canadian justice policy as a Commissioner on the Canadian Sentencing Commission and continues to be the key source of criminological knowledge for both provincial and federal ministries. His dual career as a scholar and as a public, engaged intellectual has long been seen as a model for criminologists around the world.