Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice

Crime and criminal justice are the focus of much public concern in Canada today. The criminology and criminal justice program is a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding the complex nature of criminal justice issues that incorporates components of Law, Psychology and Sociology. Learn More.

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Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Closed: Monday, August 3rd 2020

The Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice will be closed on Monday, August 3rd, 2020 for the Civic Holiday. We will resume being accessible by e-mail as of Tuesday, August 4th, 2020. Have a great long... More

Monday, July 27, 2020

Prof. Samuels-Wortley discusses systemic racism in the Quarantine Review

Professor Kanika Samuels-Wortley has contributed to the feature article in the Issue 2 of The Quarantine Review, a fledgling new literary journal available in e-book form. Professor... More

Professor Kanika Samuels-Wortley has contributed to the feature article in the Issue 2 of The Quarantine Review, a fledgling new literary journal available in e-book form. Professor Samuels-Wortley discusses police misconduct, long-term impacts of police bias on racialized youth and how negative perceptions of police affect racialized youth. Proceeds from... More

Wednesday, July 22, 2020

FPA Voices- 2020 Graduates

To take a look at some of our FPA students who graduated this year and where they are off to next, please click... More

Thursday, July 16, 2020

Professor Evelyn Maeder Awarded Development Grant

Congratulations to Dr. Maeder for receiving a SSHRC Explore Research Development Grant. The grant supports a project that will test the viability of an online jury paradigm. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person social science research involving groups (necessary for the study of juries and their deliberations) is not possible. With recent challenges... More

Monday, July 13, 2020

Professor Karaian Receives SSHRC Insight Grant

Congratulations to Dr. Karaian for receiving the SSHRC Insight Grant. Dr. Karaian's project will develop and interdisciplinary understanding of how sextech--new technologies developed or applied to enhance, innovate, or disrupt human sexual experience--sustain or destabilize legal constructions of 'sex' and 'sex crime'. Drawing on the under-applied,... More