Bob Chrismas, PhD, has written prolifically on justice issues, and recently trying his hand at fiction writing. Bob is a Staff Sergeant in his 34th year with the Winnipeg Police Service, and 40 years in law enforcement and peace keeping. He completed his Master of Public Administration (MPA) at the U. of Winnipeg and U. of Manitoba in 2009 (distinction) and Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Peace and Conflict Studies at the U. of Manitoba in 2017. Bob was awarded the University of Manitoba Distinguished Dissertation Award for his doctoral research on modern-day slavery in Canada’s criminal sex industry.
Bob’s publications include numerous peer-reviewed book chapters, journal and magazine articles and books on justice related topics. His first book Canadian Policing in the 21st Century: A Frontline Officer on Challenges and Changes (McGill-Queens University Press, 2013), is a widely used text on modern policing. Bob’s book, Sex Industry Slavery: Protecting Canada’s Youth (University of Toronto Press, 2020), provides a gut-wrenching account of sex trafficking in Canada and many tangible strategies and solutions to interrupt it. Bob co-edited Our Shared Future: Windows into Canada’s Reconciliation Journey (Lexington, Rowman and Littlefield, 2020).
Bob is married with four kids. His publications include numerous peer-reviewed book chapters, journal and magazine articles and books on justice related topics. His first book Canadian Policing in the 21st Century: A Frontline Officer on Challenges and Changes (McGill-Queens University Press, 2013), is a widely used text on modern policing. Bob’s newest book, Sex Industry Slavery: Protecting Canada’s Youth (University of Toronto Press, 2020), provides a gut-wrenching account of sex trafficking in Canada and many tangible strategies and solutions. Bob co-edited Our Shared Future: Windows into Canada’s Reconciliation Journey (Lexington, Rowman and Littlefield, 2020).
Bob’s first novel, The River of Tears (DIO Press Inc., 2021) is a literary fiction novel about a missing person case, giving deep insights into sex trafficking and Indigenous-police relations in Canada. His novel, Dream Catcher: The Call Home (DIO Press, 2023) explores human trafficking in the shipping industry, and the precarious trauma that police can feel working in this area. Bob’s memoir of over three decades in Canadian policing, The Watch: Impressions From a Career In Canadian Policing (DIO Press, 2023) seeks to highlight the challenges of modern policing. Learn more about Bob and his publications and speaking events at his webpage at bchrismas.com.
Books:
The Watch. (DIO Press, in press, link to come)
Dream Catcher: The Call Home. (DIO Press, 2023).
The River of Tears. (DIO Press, 2021).
Sex Industry Slavery. (U. of Toronto Press, 2020).
Our Shared Future. (Lexington, with L. Reimer, 2020)
Canadian Policing in the 21st Century. (McGill-Queen’s Press, 2013).
Modern day Slavery and the Sex Industry. (U. Manitoba, 2017).
I gratefully acknowledge that I live on Treaty 1 territory which is the traditional territory of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and the homeland of the Métis Nation.
