John Grieve

Professor Emeritus John Grieve CBE, QPM, BA(Hons), MPhil

Professor John Grieve joined the Metropolitan Police Service in 1966 at Clapham, South London. He served as a detective throughout South London in every role from undercover officer to policy chair on drug squads. His role also included duties within the Flying Squad, Robbery Squad and Murder Squad as a senior investigator. He was Divisional Commander at Bethnal Green in East London.

Professor Grieve has worked extensively in Europe, America, South East Asia and Australia. As Head of Training at Hendon Police College, he organised the "Community Fairness and Justice" Conference. As the first Director of Intelligence for the Metropolitan Police, he directed and managed the MPS Intelligence Project. He led Anti-terrorist Squad as National Co-ordinator during the 1996-1998 bombing campaigns. In August 1998 he became the first Director of the Racial and Violent Crime Task Force, a post he held until retiring in May 2002.

He is the Chair of the John Grieve Centre for Policing and Community Safety, Emeritus Professor at London Metropolitan University, Honorary Professor at BCUC, Senior research fellow at Portsmouth University and Honorary Fellow at Roehampton Institute, Surrey University.

Professor Grieve has also been appointed independent chair at the Greater London Authority's Alcohol and Drugs Alliance. In August 2003 he was appointed as a member of the international Independent Commission for the peace process in Northern Ireland.

He has an Honours Degree in Philosophy (Newcastle University) and a Masters Degree (Postgraduate research in Drugs Policy Analysis from Cranfield University). He was awarded the QPM in 1997 and appointed CBE in the Millennium Honours list. His interests include walking, history (including art and police history) and painting.

Professor Grieve also has a number of publications to his credit, covering subjects as diverse as institutional racism, police command, corruption and criminal intelligence.