Prominent Simon Fraser University professor emeritus of criminology and public policy analyst Robert Gordon has died, leaving behind a trail of “pivotal” contributions to his field, according to a statement from the school.
Gordon spent 15 years directing the SFU School of Criminology and was a founding director of the International Cybercrime Research Centre. He earned the title “The Captain” among his peers.
Tributes have been posted to the university’s website. Among them, former president Andrew Petter noted “Gordon was a force to be reckoned with in so many ways.”
“In addition to being a dedicated teacher, prolific scholar and omnipresent media commentator, he was a major contributor to the life of SFU
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