About Rick Parent

Rick Parent is a 30 year veteran of the Delta Police Department and a retired Associate Professor, Simon Fraser University. While serving as a police officer he examined the issue of police use of deadly force and the phenomenon of Victim Precipitated Homicide, also known as Suicide by Cop. His dissertation, entitled "*Aspects of Police Use of Deadly Force in North America: The Phenomenon of Victim Precipitated Homicide*" was for a Doctoral degree in Criminology at Simon Fraser University.

Rick has been qualified in US and Canadian courts as an expert in police shootings and in matters related to police use of deadly force.

Rick served as an Associate Professor (ret.) at Simon Fraser University, School of Criminology - Police Studies for over ten years.

Rick is also a subject-matter expert in the area of police ethics and accountability. He is the author of the Canadian Police Knowledge Network (CPKN) course entitled: "Police Ethics and Accountability" and the co-author of the textbook "Ethics and Canadian Law Enforcement" (2018). He is also the co-author of the textbook "Community-Based Strategic Policing in Canada" (2019), as well as numerous publications regarding policing including the police use of deadly force.

Experience

Employment

2008 – 2019 - Associate Professor: Simon Fraser University - School of Criminology

1995 – 1998 - Police Recruit Instructor: Justice Institute of BC – Police Academy

1980 – 2009 - Police Officer: Delta Police Department

Education

Simon Fraser University, BC Ph.D. (Criminology)

2004 Aspects Of Police Use Of Deadly Force In North America -The Phenomenon Of Victim-Precipitated Homicide