Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Welcome to Criminology and Criminal Justice at Carleton University
ICCJ 2025/2026 Student Awards
ARAC Student Essay and Community Engagement awards
Criminology Electives
CCJ Approved Electives
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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.
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The Evan Shipp Story
Sarah Scriver: Crawling Out of the Pits of Hell”: Exploring Indigenous Resilience and Post-Traumatic Growth After Experiences of Incarceration
Research, Supervision, and Mentorship at the ICCJ
Policing Indigenous Movements
News
Dr. McClelland Receives Canadian Institutes of Health Research Grant
Tracking (In)Justice on the Fifth Estate
Tracking (In)justice–a law enforcement and criminal justice data and transparency project lead by the ICCJ’s Alex McClelland and supported by researcher Lindsay Jennings–contributes to a recent …
Dr. Stirrett Wins SSHRC Insight Award
Dr. Natasha Stirrett and co-applicant Karyn T.D. Recollet (University of Toronto) awarded SSHRC Insight Grant for their project Kinstillatory Methodologies: Enhancing Indigenous Networks Through More-than-human …