Biography: Dr. Paul Rinkoff, Ph.D.

For over two decades, Paul has gained frontline, investigative, and senior leadership and management experience in the fields of policing and criminal justice. He has, and continues to lead several committees which promote community relations, and equity and inclusivity in the workplace.

Paul holds a PhD in Policy Studies from Toronto Metropolitan University (fomerly Ryerson University), specializing in Public Policy and Administration and an MA in Leadership Studies from the University of Guelph College of Business and Economics. Paul currently lectures in the Departments of Public Policy and Administration and Criminology at Toronto Metropolitan University.

Paul is a Contributing Editor at the Journal of Community Safety & Well-Being, a Board Director, and an accredited police tribunal adjudicator.

Paul’s most recent publications and research interests focus on police leadership and supervision, public sector leadership and management, leadership style and theory, implementation policy, organizational culture, community and neighborhood policing, and race relations.