Lynn Rhodes
Ambassador/Treasurer
Lynn Rhodes is an international independent consultant and scholar, as well as the Ambassador and Treasurer–Secretary of the Comparative Civilizations Forum (CCF). She previously served as President of the International Society for the Comparative Study of Civilizations (ISCSC).
A former Chief of Law Enforcement for California State Parks, the second-largest state law enforcement agency in California, Ms. Rhodes brings decades of leadership experience in public safety, environmental protection, and organizational strategy. She serves on the prestigious Environmental Crimes Committee of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy.
Ms. Rhodes is a published author and lectures nationally and internationally on topics including law enforcement trends, human rights and their impact on society and civilization, natural and cultural resource protection, land-use planning and design, and environmental law. She contributes expertise to military base re-utilization efforts in California, serves as a formal advisor for Protected Area Management in Mongolia, and is an Environmental Consultant for Zhongnan University in Wuhan, China. She is also an Honorary Professor at Soochow University in Suzhou, China.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
International Security
Environmental Sustainability
Force Tactics
Criminal Justice
Applied Ethics and Leadership
Environmental Justice, Global Sustainability, Environmental Politics and Governance, Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Education for Sustainable Development, Global Development, Organized Crime Groups and Environmental Protection
Criminology, Policing, Crime Prevention and Community Safety, Terrorism, Human Rights, and the Death Penalty
International Criminal Justice
Police Legitimacy
Climate Change
Cultural Studies
EXPERIENCE
Independent Advisor, Consultant, Resource Protection and Management
President, International Society for the Comparative Study of Civilizations
Vice President, Anza Borrego Foundation
Chief, California State Parks Law Enforcement
District Superintendent, California State Parks
Chief Ranger, Colorado Desert District and Anza Borrego Desert State Park
Superintendent for Training, California State Parks
Supervising Ranger California State Parks
University of Virginia
San Diego State University
AFFILIATIONS
Soochow University, Comparative Literature and Civilizations Study Center, Honorary Professor, P.R. China
Zhongnan University, School of Law, Consultant and Lecturer, Wuhan, P.R.China
Ikh Nart Nature Reserve Working Group and Liaison for Ikh Nart NR, Mongolia, Anza Borrego Desert State Park and California
FBI National Academy Association
International Association of Chiefs of Police – Environmental Crimes Section
California State Park Rangers Association
International Ranger Federation
Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange
RECENT publications
MONGOLIA AND NORTHEAST ASIAN SECURITY Nuclear Proliferation, Environment, and Civilisational Confrontationa: Routledge 2022
“Asia and Beyond: Organised Environmental Crime
GLOBAL CRIME TRENDS Police Chief June 2021
“Under the Radar”
HUMAN RIGHTS, THOSE WHO ARE GOVERNED, AND THE LEGITIMACY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT -Comparative Civilizations Review 2020
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/ccr/vol82/iss82/5
Other publications
Academia Edu https://lynnrhodes.academia.edu
Research Gate – https://researchgate.net/profile/Lynn-Rhodes
Comparative Civilizations Review Journal https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu
