John Grieve

Who is John Grieve?

Commander John Gilbert Dickie Grieve CBE QPM is a retired police officer and university professor who is a member of the Independent Monitoring Commission that monitors the Northern Ireland peace process. He was named Commander of Order of the British Empire in 1999 as part of the Millennium Honours list.

Grieve became a police officer in 1966, when he joined the Metropolitan Police Service at Clapham in South London. His assignments included work as a detective in South London, as a senior investigator, and Divisional Commander at Bethnal Green in the East End of London. He was the first Director of Intelligence for the Metropolitan Police. In 1997 he was awarded the Queen's Police Medal. He served as Director of the Racial and Violent Crime Task Force from 1998 until his retirement in 2002.

He holds an Honours Degree in Philosophy from Newcastle University and a Masters Degree from Cranfield University.

Grieve was head of training at Hendon Police College and is an emeritus professor at London Metropolitan University. He is chairman of the John Grieve Centre for Policing and Community Safety at London Metropolitan University.