Dr. Wade Deisman
BA (Alberta), MA (Dalhousie), PhD (Carleton)
Dr. Wade Deisman is a social scientist, educator, activist, media pundit and provocateur, and public advocate. He teaches courses in criminological theory, policing, and national security and intelligence at Kwantlen Polytechnic University and is the host of the weekly radio show “Intersections” on Roundhouse Radio. Prior to moving to the Lower Mainland, he was a professor in the Department of Criminology at the University of Ottawa and the Director of the Ottawa-based National Security Working Group.
Wade’s research interests range from a fascination with all things theoretical to a more substantive focus on terrorism and violent extremism, surveillance, and Anonymous. He worked for the Law Commission of Canada and the Atlantic Institute for Criminology and has conducted research for the RCMP and the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. He is a passionate teacher and an ardent proponent of community-based education. He is an outspoken advocate of criminal justice reform and an incorrigible interlocutor of the public good. He is a frequent commentator in the news and television media and has appeared in a range of programs including CBC’s Canada Now, Question Period, The National, Canada AM, CTV Newsnet, The Current, Dispatches, BC Today, Ontario Today, Ottawa Morning, Global National, A-Channel, and CPAC.
Currently, Dr. Deisman is on admin leave from teaching and serving as Associate Dean in the Faculty of Arts.
Courses taught
- CRIM 1100 Introduction to Criminology
- CRIM 1101 Introduction to the Criminal Justice System
- CRIM 1207 Introduction to Criminal Law
- CRIM 2205 Crime, Criminal Justice, and the Media
- CRIM 2211 Introduction to Policing
- CRIM 2341 Canadian Criminal Justice Administration
- CRIM 2355 Police Deviance and Accountability
- CRIM 3111 Contemporary Sociological Criminology
- CRIM 4410 Policy and Program Evaluation
- Special Topics: Regulating Cyberspace, Terrorism and National Security, Criminal Intelligence
Areas of Interest
Theory and Philosophy, Policing, Cybercrime, National Security, Intelligence, Surveillance, Violent Extremism and Radicalization, Police oversight, Transparency and Accountability, Artificial Intelligence
Scholarly Work
- Deisman, W., Derby, P., Doyle, A., Leman‐Langlois, S., Lippert, R., Lyon, D., Pridmore, J., Smith, E., Walby, K., & Whitson, J. (2009). A report on camera surveillance in Canada. Part one, Surveillance Camera Awareness Network (SCAN). Queen’s University, Surveillance Studies Centre.
- Deisman, W. (2008). Securing cyberspace: Neo-liberalism, risk and child safety [PhD Dissertation, Carleton Universiy].
- Deisman, W. (2003). CCTV: Literature review and bibliography (JS62-108/2003; p. 35). RCMP, Community, Contract and Aboriginal Policing Services Division, Research and Evaluation Branch.