Dr. Glackman received his B.A. from the University of California, and M.A. and Ph.D. from Simon Fraser University. He is an Associate Professor in the School of Criminoogy at Simon Fraser University, and Director of the Criminology Research Centre.

Research interests include research methodology, program evaluation, multivariate statistical techniques, forensic psychology, deinstitutionalization, sex offender treatment, and public perceptions of crime.