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Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice

Welcome to Criminology and Criminal Justice at Carleton University

ICCJ 2024/2025 Student Awards

ARAC Student Essay and Community Engagement awards

Criminology Electives

CCJ Approved Electives

Field Placement

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Honours Thesis

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Program Summary

Why Criminology and Criminal Justice?

Most of us consume a high dose of the three traditional ‘Cs’ of criminology and criminal justice: crime, cops, and corrections. Fictional and news media coverage of criminalized individuals and criminal law actors and institutions are key components of our lives. Working towards greater justice requires time, energy, resources, commitment and imagination. Criminology and Criminal Justice examines what is socially constituted as crime, why and whether we should punish, the origins and function of police and prisons, and how to think outside the box of criminal justice. The field of Criminology is key to understanding and achieving a more just society while also preparing students to become thoughtful, engaged, and employable community members.

Explore ICCJ

Brie Bhasin: Rewriting Reality: Media Influence on Crime and Public Consciousness in the Robert Pickton case

Field Placement at The Distress Centre

Field Placement with City of Ottawa By-Law

ICCJ Celebrates 25 Years and Looks to the Future

News

Graduating Criminology Student Discusses Experience in Program

FPGA spoke to graduating Criminology student, Emma Girvan, about experiences at Carleton and in the Criminology program. For more details,…

Danette Nearing-Guibord wins FPGA Excellence Award

Congratulations to Danette Nearing-Guibord for winning the 2025 FPGA Community Engagement Excellence Award. To learn more, click here.

Congratulations to the Winners of the ARAC Student Essay and Community Engagement Awards

The Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice is very excited to congratulate the recipients of the 2024-2025 ARAC Student Essay…