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.

2018 Program Changes

There will be changes to the program requirements for the BA in Criminology as of September 2018. These changes could affect course selection for current students admitted prior to Fall 2018, as well as any students making any program changes. Please contact the office for advising regarding these changes if you are a current student.

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Thursday, January 17, 2019

Alumni Who Inspire: Adar Abdulkadir

Adar Abdulkadir graduated with her Bachelor of Arts Honours degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice in 2012 and is now the Project manager for the RAJO Project under the organization Canadian Friends of Somalia, which supports Somali youth and families... More

Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Race, Intoxication, and Stereotypes in the Courtroom

In a new article for the Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Logan Ewanation and Professor Maeder explore whether racial bias affects mock jurors’ perceptions of Indigenous eyewitnesses, particularly in cases in which the eyewitness was intoxicated at the time of the crime. This study adds to the growing body of research investigating... More

Monday, January 7, 2019

Professor Monaghan on Strategic Incapacitation of Indigenous Dissent

In a new article for the Canadian Journal of Sociology, Professor Monaghan and Miles Howe detail how RCMP actuarial tools are used to assess protest risks that are combined and advanced by... More

In a new article for the Canadian Journal of Sociology, Professor Monaghan and Miles Howe detail how RCMP actuarial tools are used to assess protest risks that are combined and advanced by contemporary databanking and surveillance capacities. In their article they outline how practices of strategic incapacitation exhibit antagonistic forms of policing that... More

Friday, January 4, 2019

Summer 2019 Teaching Opportunity: CRCJ 2100

Applications are welcome from members of the CUPE 4600 bargaining unit and other interested persons to teach Criminology & Criminal Justice course CRCJ 2100 during the Summer 2019 term. Position details are available HERE. Applications for teaching should include an introductory letter indicating courses you have previously taught at Carleton and a... More

Friday, December 21, 2018

Holiday Closure

The Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice will close at 4:30pm on Friday, December 21, 2018 and will re-open at 8:30am on Wednesday, January 2, 2019. We are unable to respond to inquiries during this closure. We will respond to inquiries as soon as... More