(… – 2025)
Denis Werner was a professor of forensic science at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR), Canada. He earned his bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in forensic science from the School of Criminal Sciences at the University of Lausanne. He then pursued his academic career at the University of Derby, United Kingdom, where he served as a Lecturer in forensic science for two years, dividing his time between research and teaching.
Since the beginning of his doctoral studies in 2015, Denis was commissioned by judicial authorities in Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and internationally to provide expert forensic analysis in several domains, notably firearms, gunshot residues, toolmarks, and fire investigations.
Above all, Denis saw himself as a multidisciplinary generalist in forensic science—an advocate for the recognition of forensic science as a full-fledged scientific discipline. His research activities and interests spanned a wide range of forensic domains, as reflected in the breadth of his scientific publications.
(1969 – 2020)
Carlo Morselli began his affiliation with the Centre as a graduate student and later as a regular researcher upon his appointment at the School of Criminology. His leadership and mentorship qualities led him to serve as Associate Director from 2010 to 2014, then as Director from 2015 to 2019. His legacy endures, and his contributions to criminology extended far beyond the borders of Québec.
Read the full “In Memoriam: Carlo Morselli” tribute published by Université de Montréal (in French)
(1943 – 2010)
Jean-Paul Brodeur was a professor at the Université de Montréal’s School of Criminology and served as Director of the International Centre for Comparative Criminology (CICC). Born in Montréal in 1943, he completed a master’s degree at the Université de Montréal (1967) and earned a PhD in philosophy from the University of Paris (1975).
He taught in the Department of Philosophy at UQAM from 1969 to 1978, at which point he reoriented his career by completing a master’s degree in criminology at the Université de Montréal. He then joined the School of Criminology, where he remained a professor until his passing. He served as Director of the CICC from 1988 to 1996 and again from 2004 to 2010.
A member of the Royal Society of Canada (1990) and a Killam Fellow (2002–2004), Jean-Paul was a widely respected scholar in both academic and public spheres. He was a familiar presence in the media and remained actively engaged in research until his passing in 2010.
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