Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: May 8, 2014
• Invested on: September 23, 2015

For his scholarship in the field of criminology and for his role in shaping Canadian justice policy.

Anthony Doob is an important voice in the criminal justice debate. Professor emeritus and a long-serving director of the Centre of Criminology at the University of Toronto, he is highly regarded for his research into our justice system, particularly on issues related to youth and the effects of sentencing and imprisonment on crime rates. For over 40 years, he has championed the place of empirical evidence in the development of policy, notably as a member of the Canadian Sentencing Commission, as a contributor to programs of the National Judicial Institute and as the founder and co-director of Criminological Highlights, which is published by the university.