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Crime and punishment permeate the life of contemporary citizens. We consume crime and punishment as entertainment and in our daily diet of news. We are exposed to their risks and their concrete manifestations. We devote time, energy and imagination in the quests for justice these inevitably generate. Criminology is concerned with three main objects: crime, criminality, and criminalization. Our program in criminology and criminal justice uses an interdisciplinary approach incorporating legal, psychological, and sociological perspectives to examine complex issues associated with crime and punishment. Learn More.

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Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Summer 2021 Teaching Opportunities

Applications are welcome from members of the CUPE 4600 bargaining unit and other interested persons to teach Criminology & Criminal Justice courses during the Summer 2021 term. Position details are available HERE. All applicants must apply to the... More

Thursday, November 19, 2020

Professor Monaghan discusses the RCMP handling of the Elsipogtog resistance

In a recent APTN National News article, Professor Monaghan addresses the final report on the 2013 police crackdown on Mi’kmaw-led resistance to shale gas exploration in New Brunswick. To... More

In a recent APTN National News article, Professor Monaghan addresses the final report on the 2013 police crackdown on Mi’kmaw-led resistance to shale gas exploration in New Brunswick. To view the full article, please click... More

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Professor Samuels-Wortley invited by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security to present

Professor Samuels-Wortley was invited by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security... More

Professor Samuels-Wortley was invited by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security to present her research on Systemic Racism in Canadian Policing. In the session she called for increased police transparency and accountability, the significance of collecting sufficient race-based data, and the need to include racialized... More

Saturday, November 14, 2020

Congratulations Fall 2020 Graduates!

Dear class of 2020, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!! All of us the ICCJ would have liked to celebrate your success quite differently, but these unprecedented times unfortunately compel us to congratulate you digitally. We are so disappointed to be forced to communicate... More

Monday, November 9, 2020

Monetary Penalties and the Policing of COVID-19 in Canada

In a recent essay series, Watching the Watchers: The New Frontier of Privacy and Surveillance under COVID-19, McGill’s Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy which explores the policy, legal and ethical issues of (new) surveillance tactics in times of crisis; Professor McClelland along with Alex Luscombe (PhD Candidate in criminology at the University... More