Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and the Department of Political Science, College of Social and Applied Human Sciences

Criminal Justice and Public Policy is offered as a minor in the honours program and as a major in the honours program. It is designed to provide students seeking a career in the criminal justice system, or planning to pursue an advanced degree with a knowledge base that will enable them to pursue their career objectives. The program offers a unique blend of sociological courses dealing with the criminal justice system as well as courses in Political Science dealing with public policy formation and implementation. It also provides students with the conceptual and methodological tools needed for further study.

Note: admission, including internal or external transfer, to the Criminal Justice and Public Policy minor has been suspended. For more information, please contact the CJPP Program.

Foundation Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
POLS*2300	Canadian Government and Politics	0.50
POLS*2350	Law from a Political Science Perspective	0.50
SOAN*2120	Introductory Methods	0.50
SOC*1500	Crime and Criminal Justice	0.50
SOC*2700	Criminological Theory	0.50
POLS*2230	Public Policy	0.50
or POLS*2250	Public Administration and Governance

Students are encouraged to complete the foundation courses in their first 10.00 credits of study.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and Public Policy program will demonstrate the ability to:

• Understand the development and functions of major criminal justice institutions (e.g., police, courts, corrections) and the alternatives to the formal system, the activities of actors within these institutions, and how they relate to one another within the broader social, political, and economic world.
• Describe the central institutions and processes of government, the legal system, policymaking, and civic engagement in Canada.
• Evaluate diverse perspectives about local, national, or transnational political issues.
• Apply theories related to the practices and policies of the criminal justice system and its major institutions from multidisciplinary perspectives.
• Evaluate the mechanisms, correlates, theoretical underpinnings, and situational contexts of crime, criminal behaviour and opportunity, and techniques for prevention and treatment.
• Evaluate the disciplinary limits of knowledge about the causes and consequences of crime.
• Conduct research in criminal justice and public policy with appropriate qualitative and quantitative methodologies. 
• Communicate effectively and professionally in written and oral forms using appropriate terminology and technology.

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Major (Honours Program)

A minimum of 9.00 credits is required, including:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
PHIL*1010	Social and Political Issues	0.50
POLS*2230	Public Policy	0.50
or POLS*2250	Public Administration and Governance
POLS*2300	Canadian Government and Politics	0.50
POLS*2350	Law from a Political Science Perspective	0.50
POLS*3300	Governing Criminal Justice	0.50
POLS*3650	Quantitative Methods of Data Analysis	0.50
or SOAN*3120	Quantitative Methods
SOAN*2120	Introductory Methods	0.50
SOC*1500	Crime and Criminal Justice	0.50
SOC*2700	Criminological Theory	0.50
Select 1.50 credits from the following:
SOC*2070	Social Deviance	0.50
SOC*2760	Homicide	0.50
SOC*3490	Law and Society	0.50
SOC*3710	Youth Justice	0.50
SOC*3730	Courts and Society	0.50
SOC*3740	Corrections and Penology	0.50
SOC*3750	Police in Society	0.50
Select 1.00 credits from the following:
POLS*3130	Law, Politics and Judicial Process	0.50
POLS*3140	Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms	0.50
POLS*3210	The Constitution and Canadian Federalism	0.50
POLS*3250	Public Policy: Challenges and Prospects	0.50
POLS*3670	Comparative Public Policy	0.50
Select 0.50 credits from the following:
HIST*3130	Popular Culture and Punishment, 1700-1900	0.50
PHIL*3040	Philosophy of Law	0.50
PHIL*3230	Theories of Justice	0.50
PSYC*3020	Psychology of Law	0.50
Select 1.50 credits from the following:
POLS*4020	Global Law and Courts	1.00
POLS*4040	Advanced Lecture in Global Law and Courts	0.50
POLS*4050	Advanced Topics in Law and Politics	1.00
POLS*4060	Advanced Topics Lecture in Law and Politics	0.50
POLS*4070	Courts and Parliament	1.00
POLS*4100	Women, Justice and Public Policy	1.00
POLS*4110	Criminal Justice Policy and Law	1.00
POLS*4130	Advanced Lecture in Criminal Justice Policy	0.50
POLS*4160	Multi-Level Governance in Canada	1.00
POLS*4250	Topics in Public Management	1.00
POLS*4260	Topics in Public Policy	1.00
POLS*4270	Advanced Lecture in Public Management	0.50
POLS*4280	Advanced Lecture in Public Policy	0.50
POLS*4310	Advanced Lecture in Women, Justice and Public Policy	0.50
POLS*4740	Advanced Topics in Rights and Liberties	1.00
POLS*4780	Advanced Lecture in Rights and Liberties	0.50
POLS*4970	Honours Political Science Research I	0.50
POLS*4980	Honours Political Science Research II	0.50
SOC*4010	Violence and Society	0.50
SOC*4030	Advanced Topics in Criminology	0.50
SOC*4130	Advanced Seminar in Violence and Society	1.00
SOC*4140	Victimology	1.00
SOC*4150	Youth and Violence	1.00
SOC*4170	Violence Against Women and Gendered Violence	1.00
SOC*4200	Advanced Topics in Criminal Justice	0.50
SOC*4320	Advanced Seminar in Criminal Justice	1.00
SOC*4330	Miscarriages of Justice	1.00
SOC*4340	Women and the Criminal Justice System	1.00
SOC*4350	Drugs and Society	1.00
SOC*4460	Advanced Seminar in Criminology	1.00
SOC*4470	Youth in Conflict with the Law	1.00
SOC*4480	Moral Regulation	1.00
SOC*4490	Advanced Theory and Methods in Criminology	1.00
SOC*4500	Crime and Social Exclusion	1.00
SOC*4900	Honours Sociology Thesis I	0.50
SOC*4910	Honours Sociology Thesis II	0.50

Minor (Honours Program)

Note: admission, including internal or external transfer, to the Criminal Justice and Public Policy minor has been suspended. For more information, please contact the CJPP Program.  

A minimum of 5.00 credits is required, including:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
PHIL*1010	Social and Political Issues	0.50
POLS*2230	Public Policy	0.50
or POLS*2250	Public Administration and Governance
POLS*2300	Canadian Government and Politics	0.50
POLS*2350	Law from a Political Science Perspective	0.50
SOAN*2120	Introductory Methods	0.50
SOC*1500	Crime and Criminal Justice	0.50
SOC*2700	Criminological Theory	0.50
Select 1.50 credits from the following list, including 0.50 SOC and 0.50 POLS:
POLS*3130	Law, Politics and Judicial Process	0.50
POLS*3210	The Constitution and Canadian Federalism	0.50
POLS*3300	Governing Criminal Justice	0.50
POLS*3250	Public Policy: Challenges and Prospects	0.50
POLS*3670	Comparative Public Policy	0.50
SOC*2070	Social Deviance	0.50
SOC*2760	Homicide	0.50
SOC*3490	Law and Society	0.50
SOC*3710	Youth Justice	0.50
SOC*3730	Courts and Society	0.50
SOC*3740	Corrections and Penology	0.50
SOC*3750	Police in Society	0.50