CURRICULUM VITAE: Don Morrison
September, 2010

 

EDUCATION :

1982 UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

• L.L.B.

1980 PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY

• M.Sc. - Organization Development

1971 UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

• M.S.W. - Community Organization
• CMHC Fellow (1970-1971)

1967 UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

• B.A. - Asian Studies

 

EMPLOYMENT IN LEGAL FIELD:

BARRISTER AND SOLICITOR Present

• Private Practice

POLICE COMPLAINT COMMISSIONER April 1998 –May 2002

• Officer of the Legislature, British Columbia
• Establish first Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner
• Oversee complaints against 12 municipal police forces

MINISTRY OF ATTORNEY GENERAL Nov 1987 - April 1998

• Criminal Justice Branch, Victoria , British Columbia

Crown Counsel Dec 1991 - April 1998

• Major Crime Prosecutions Unit (MCPU) Region 1, Vancouver Island

Administrative Crown Counsel Nov 1989 - Nov 1991

• Supreme Court, Victoria , British Columbia
• Co-ordinate prosecution of Supreme Court trials and Summary Conviction appeals.

Trial Prosecutor Nov 1987 - Oct 1989

• Jury trials

MINISTRY OF ATTORNEY GENERAL Oct 1986 - Oct 1987

• Criminal Justice Branch, Vancouver , British Columbia

Trial Prosecutor

• Provincial, County & Supreme Courts

MINISTRY OF ATTORNEY GENERAL June 1986 - Oct 1986

• Vancouver

Barrister

• Family Maintenance Project

SWINTON & COMPANY May 1982 - May 1983

• Barristers & Solicitors
• Articled Law Student

 

EMPLOYMENT IN NON-LEGAL FIELD:

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE CANADA Sept 1983 - Oct 1984

• Indian/Inuit Professional Health Career Program, Ottawa

Acting Director

• Administered a new program assisting natives to enter the health field as professionals.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE CANADA May 1984 - Aug 1984

• Ottawa

Policy Advisor

• Prepared policy papers on the residual role of Medical Services Branch on transfer of health services pursuant to Indian Act or Indian First Nations Government Act.

DEPARTMENT OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND NORTHERN
DEVELOPMENT CANADA Ottawa Oct 1983 - April 1984

Policy Advisor

• Developed response of government to the Special Parliamentary Report the "Penner Report" on Indian Self Government.
• Participated in the development of drafting instructions for an Indian First Nations Government Act.

MINISTRY OF SOLICITOR GENERAL CANADA Dec 1978 - April 1979

Acting Director

• Planning & Inter-Governmental Affairs
• Development of strategic plan for consultation centre.
• Supervised national consultants in the policy areas of youth, preventive policing, natives and diversion.

Regional Consultant (Pacific Region) July 1974 - Sept 1979

• Managed regional office of 4 with budget responsibilities for program development and evaluation in British Columbia and the Yukon in areas of Diversion, Victims, Native Police.

NATIONAL PAROLE SERVICE May 1972 - July 1974

• Vancouver, British Columbia

Parole Officer

• Supervised parolees in the Vancouver area.
• Prepared parole applications for the Parole Board

 

TEACHING AND COUNSELLING :

VANCOUVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE April 1981 - July 1981

• Contract Counsellor between 2nd and 3rd year law school.

DOUGLAS COLLEGE Sept 1977 - 1975

Supervisor

• Criminology, Field Placement Program.

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY 1975 - 1976

Sessional Lecturer, 3 semesters

• Crim. 469 - Professional Ethics in Criminal Justice.

VANCOUVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE May 1971 - May 1972

Counsellor

• Counsellor to native students attending U.B.C., S.F.U., V.C.C., Capilano College , Douglas College
• Case load reached 60+ and involved recruitment and maintaining aboriginal students attending post secondary institutions

VANCOUVER SCHOOL BOARD Sept 1969 - June 1970

Teacher (Fall, Spring sessions)

• English as a second language

KANSENJI SECONDARY SCHOOL Sept 1967 - May 1969

Ndola , Zambia

Teacher

• Multi-racial Secondary School

 

CONSULTING :

PADAEIC SOCIETY - 1990

• Team building, strategic planning.
• Inter agency group focusing on services to I.V. AIDS victims not presently being serviced by agencies

VANCOUVER INDIAN HEALTH CARE SOCIETY - 1990

• Strategic planning for service delivery to natives in urban setting. (sponsored by the B.C. Ministry of Health)

ALBERTA INDIAN ASSOCIATION - 1986

• Goal setting, team building workshop with new board of directors

CUSO - 1984

• National board/staff, team building workshop in Ottawa , Ontario

DEPARTMENT OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT - 1983

• Review of aboriginal government proposals and federal government options for aboriginal self-government models

LAW REFORM COMMISSION OF CANADA - 1983

• Prepared a discussion Paper of "Public participation and the role of the Commission."

VANCOUVER CRISIS CENTRE - 1980 - 1981

Workshop Facilitator

• Board/staff workshops; problem solving with volunteer trainers

MINISTRY OF SOLICITOR GENERAL - July 1980

• Review of Preventive Policing Program

CORRECTIONAL SERVICE OF CANADA - May 1980 - June 1980

(PACIFIC REGION)

Workshop Facilitator

• Regional management team workshop.
• Orientation to new case management system. Follow-up evaluation workshop for Deputy Wardens Pacific Region

B.C. POLICE COMMISSION - 1979

• Goal setting with crime prevention committee

NATIONAL PAROLE SERVICE - 1988

• Team building workshops with management and staff

B.C. CORRECTIONS SERVICE - 1976

• Strategic planning, team building with Vancouver Island Regional and Fraser Valley (South Region)
• Community/corrections workshop, Northern Region

VANCOUVER CITY POLICE - 1976

• Strategic planning/team building (District III)

VANCOUVER INDIAN CENTRE - 1975 - 1976 & 1985

• Board/staff workshops

B.C. NATIVE COUNSELLING AND COURT WORKERS ASSOCIATION - 1974

• Co-training of 1st province wide court workers

 

WORKSHOPS & PRESENTATIONS:

2001 Presentation, " Policing the Police: Is it Working?" , Criminal Justice Congress, Halifax

• Presentation, " Models of Civilian Oversight of Police in Canada " , International Law Enforcement Academy , Bangkok

2000 Presentation " The Challenges of Disclosure of Police Boards after Scaduto ", Canadian Association of Police Boards Annual Conference, Saint John

• Presentation "The Impact of Torts and Human Rights Litigation on Police", CACOLE Annual Conference, Winnipeg
• Presentation "The Transition of Police to the Professional Model and the Role of Civilian Oversight", Keynote Address, 9 th Annual Conference on Law Enforcement & Ethics, Dallas
• Presentation “ The Legal Status of Police and Private Security ” to Conference on “Police and Private Security: What the Future Holds.” Toronto , Nov. 1999
• Presentation to Arson Investigators Level III
• Presentation to Canadian Police Association Western Wage Conference

1999 Presentation to World Police Medical Officers Association

1999 Presentation to American Society of Forensic Odontologists

1998 Presentation to Canadian Association of Police Boards

1998 Presentation to Canadian Association of Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement

1998 Presentation to Futures Group of Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police

1998 Opening Remarks to first training course for Municipal Police Undercover Training

1996/8 Presentation to Fire Commissioners' Advanced Arson Seminar

1995 Mock Trial with Forensic Odontologists

1995 Presentation to Crown Counsel Training Workshop on Adverse Witnesses

1994 Presentation at International Association of Identification conference

1994 Presentation to Fire Commissioners on Advanced Arson Seminar

1993/4 One day presentations (12) to RCMP on Advanced Forensic Training across Canada

1993 Presentation to Crown Counsel conference on juries

1993 Presentation to RCMP Blood Stain Examiners

1992 Presentation on Character Evidence at Crown Counsel conference

1992 Workshop presentations (two) for Fire Commissioner's Office, on legal issues for fire inspectors

1992 Structured Experience on Examination-in-Chief and Cross-Examination for articled students

1992 Presentation to B.C. Criminal Justice Branch, for new crown counsel

1992 Workshop for Forensic Odontologists

1991 Presentation to B.C. Fire Investigation Education Seminar

 

REPORTS AND PUBLICATIONS :

1992 Author, Windjammer Syndrome: Witness Recollection of Events that did not Happen

1990 Co-Author, Young Offenders - Continuing Legal Education

1992 Co-Author, Crime Activities of the Dai Huen Jai ( Big Circle Boys) draft paper

1983 Author, The Public Participation Function of the Law Reform Commission of Canada .

1982 Co-Author, Evaluation of the Cedar Cottage-Kensington Community Accountability Panel (2 volumes).

1981 Editor, Crime Prevention and the Police in Quebec : Source Materials in Translation (2 volumes).

1980 Author , The Preventive Policing Programme in the Ministry of Solicitor General.

1980 Author, Overview of Preventive Policing in Canada .

1980 Author, Planned Change in the Vancouver Police Department.

1974 Author, The Vancouver Handbook on Parole.

1973 Editor, New Directions in the Criminal Justice System. (UBC Continuing Legal Education Symposium).

1972 Editor, B.C. Corrections Courier (journal).

 

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES -- BOARD MEMBERSHIPS :

2001 - 2002 • Member, Advisory Board, Canadian Police College

1999 - 2002 • President , Canadian Association of Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement

2001 - 2002 • Board Member, International Association of Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement

1993 - 1996 • Victoria School Board (Trustee)

1985 - 1987 • Nisha Children's Society (Board) Burnaby, British Columbia

1983 - 1984 • Mayor's Committee on Crime Prevention, Ottawa , Ontario

1982 - 1983 • Britannia Community Centre (Board), Vancouver , British Columbia

1978 - 1980 • Vancouver Indian Centre (Board), Vancouver , British Columbia

1978 - 1980 • Vancouver Crisis Centre, Vancouver , British Columbia

1975 - 1976 • Canadian Association for the Prevention of Crime (Board), Ottawa , Ontario

1972 - 1974 • Allied Indian Metis Society (Board) (Native Ex-offender Halfway House), Vancouver , British Columbia

1970 - 1971 • CUSO (Board), Ottawa , Ontario