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Colin W Campbell

Colin W Campbell AUST & NZ JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY (December 1977) 10 OBITUARY Australian criminologists will mourn the death on 28 September 1977 of Mr Colin Campbell, a leader in the field of prisons administration. At the time of his death he was Director of the Department of Corrections and Secretary of the Chief Secretary's Department in Western Australia. He was also President of the Western Australian Fire Brigades Board, and held many other statutory positions. He was a foundation member and strong supporter of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology. Born in Perth on 10 August 1921, he was educated at the Perth Modern School. He enlisted in the Australian Army in 1940 and saw active service in New Guinea. After the war he became a probation officer while studying part-time for an arts degree in psychology. In 1960 he was appointed to the position of Superintendent of a maximum security institution fOJ; juvenile offenders, and in 1966 he became Comptroller-General of Prisons for Western Australia. As a prisons administrator, Mr Campbell faced the daunting task of coping with old and overcrowded institutions. With proportionately many more prisioners than any other State, he opened numerous new institutions, most often by acquiring and renovating disused buildings, he upgraded staff training programs and introduced professional officers to the prisons. He was always forthright, humane, compassionate and practical. He never lost his sense of humour. He displayed genuine concern for the prisioners in his care, and, perhaps uniquely, knew the names of all the long-terIners in the State. He never avoided an argument and was widely quoted in the press, thus gaining the support of the community as ,,,tell as of his staff, inmates and their families. Criminology and corrections are the poorer for his passing. As friends, colleagues and admirers of his work, we express our condolences to his widow and three sons. < • Bill Kidston David Biles http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology SAGE

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AUST & NZ JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY (December 1977) 10 OBITUARY Australian criminologists will mourn the death on 28 September 1977 of Mr Colin Campbell, a leader in the field of prisons administration. At the time of his death he was Director of the Department of Corrections and Secretary of the Chief Secretary's Department in Western Australia. He was also President of the Western Australian Fire Brigades Board, and held many other statutory positions. He was a foundation member and strong supporter of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology. Born in Perth on 10 August 1921, he was educated at the Perth Modern School. He enlisted in the Australian Army in 1940 and saw active service in New Guinea. After the war he became a probation officer while studying part-time for an arts degree in psychology. In 1960 he was appointed to the position of Superintendent of a maximum security institution fOJ; juvenile offenders, and in 1966 he became Comptroller-General of Prisons for Western Australia. As a prisons administrator, Mr Campbell faced the daunting task of coping with old and overcrowded institutions. With proportionately many more prisioners than any other State, he opened numerous new institutions, most often by acquiring and renovating disused buildings, he upgraded staff training programs and introduced professional officers to the prisons. He was always forthright, humane, compassionate and practical. He never lost his sense of humour. He displayed genuine concern for the prisioners in his care, and, perhaps uniquely, knew the names of all the long-terIners in the State. He never avoided an argument and was widely quoted in the press, thus gaining the support of the community as ,,,tell as of his staff, inmates and their families. Criminology and corrections are the poorer for his passing. As friends, colleagues and admirers of his work, we express our condolences to his widow and three sons. < • Bill Kidston David Biles

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Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology – SAGE

Published: Dec 1, 1977

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