FPA75: Sue O’Sullivan, Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime
Carleton University’s undergraduate program in Criminology and Criminal Justice has been in existence for close to 40 years. It is one of the longest running Criminology programs in Canada. It was first introduced as a concentration in Criminology and Corrections within the Majors of Psychology and Sociology, as well as the combined Majors of Psych/Soc, Psych/Law, and Soc/Law.
One student from this earlier iteration of the program is Carleton alumna Sue O’Sullivan.
Sue O’Sullivan, Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime
Bachelor of Arts, Law and Sociology (‘81)
By the age of 15, Sue O’Sullivan knew she wanted to be a police officer. And not long after graduating from Carleton, she found herself walking a beat on the streets of Ottawa as a member of the Ottawa Police Service. She rose through the police force, eventually becoming Deputy Chief of Police in Ottawa before retiring and subsequently becoming the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime. She has been named one of FPA’s 75 for the 75th in honour of Carleton’s 75th anniversary.
Read more about her experiences here: http://carleton.ca/fpa/story/sue-osullivan/