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Steven Bittle is a Full Professor in the Department of Criminology at the University of Ottawa. His research focuses broadly on crimes of the powerful, particularly in corporate crime, with a special emphasis on corporate criminal liability and corporate manslaughter, as well as corporate corruption and work-related suicide. He is currently completing SSHRC-funded projects relating to corporate corruption in Canada and work-related suicide, and is preparing a book-length manuscript on corporate manslaughter law reform. Bittle served as the associate editor for the Journal of White Collar Corporate Crime and has previously held the position of Coordinator for the Criminology Department’s PhD program from 2018 to 2023. Prior to joining the University of Ottawa in 2010, he held research management positions within the Federal Government, including the Department of Justice Canada, the Law Commission of Canada, and the Security Intelligence Review Committee. Bittle earned his PhD in Sociology from Queen's University and holds both an MA and BA in Criminology from Simon Fraser University. He currently supervises graduate students in areas related to crimes of the powerful, corporate crime, and the sociology of law, and welcomes applications for PhD studies that align with his research interests.
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