Joshua J. Murphy

Joshua J. Murphy completed his MA in Criminology at Simon Fraser University in 2014, the focus of which was police use of force training and tactics. He completed his PhD in 2022, also at Simon Fraser. His PhD focused on Canadian police leadership succession and succession planning. Josh has worked with Dr. Curt T. Griffiths on a variety of projects and reports involving Public Safety Canada, the Vancouver Police Department, Winnipeg Police Service, Edmonton Police Service, Victoria Police Department, Metro Vancouver Transit Police, Delta Police Department, Kelowna RCMP, Prince George RCMP, the Saanich Police Department, and the BC provincial government, Police Services Branch. These projects covered a broad range of issues, including street checks, police staffing and resources, patrol deployment, officer health and wellness, community policing, and operational reviews of police services. He has taught at Kwantlen Polytechnic University since 2017, where he has been a full-time faculty member since 2022, teaching a broad range of criminology and criminal justice courses, including introduction to policing, policing and community, and police accountability.