Dr. John Cencich

JOHN R. CENCICH, J.S.D., is a career law-enforcement professional who writes about his experiences investigating and leading investigations of war crimes and crimes against humanity in his capacity as a senior international war crimes investigator for the United Nations at The Hague in the Netherlands. He previously served as a member of the Organized Crime Committee for the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the Pennsylvania Advisory Committee on Wrongful Convictions, and a number...See more

JOHN R. CENCICH, J.S.D., is a career law-enforcement professional who writes about his experiences investigating and leading investigations of war crimes and crimes against humanity in his capacity as a senior international war crimes investigator for the United Nations at The Hague in the Netherlands. He previously served as a member of the Organized Crime Committee for the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the Pennsylvania Advisory Committee on Wrongful Convictions, and a number of working groups of the Virginia State Crime Commission Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Reform. He is currently serving as vice chair of the International Section of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. In 2005, the Senate of Virginia passed a formal resolution commending him for his outstanding contributions to the Commonwealth, the nation, and the United Nations. He obtained his doctorate in Juridical Science from the University of Notre Dame and is an alumnus of executive education programs at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Dr. Cencich lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. See less