October 18, 2010

A Brief Profile of Dr. Cyril A. Okoye

Cyril A Okoye,
BA, MPA, FCCS, MPhil (Cambridge), PhD (Leeds)

Dr Okoye is a Consultant Criminologist and President of Metropolitan Community

College. He is the founding director of BC Peace Foundation, located at Simon Fraser
University. The Foundation undertakes research into and consultancy work on youth
criminality behaviour, crime and criminal justice system. Dr Okoye is also a consultant
to the Government of British Columbia on strategic research, and notably to the Premier
Prison Services in London, United Kingdom. He has written on a variety of criminology
and criminal justice topics including in broad terms, victimization of the elderly, courts,
correctional policies on privatization and youth delinquency. Dr Okoye is a Fellow of
Cambridge Commonwealth Society (UK), a member of IFEPS (International Forum for
the Advancement of Education in Penal Systems), and has served as Chair of different
voluntary associations.