Course Descriptions

Not all courses will necessarily be offered each year. All courses are three hours a week unless otherwise indicated. Fourth year Sociology, Anthropology and Criminology courses are taught as 3 hour seminars.

48-260. Introduction to Criminology
Theories and research in crime causation, the nature and extent of crime, and policy responses. (Prerequisites: 48-101 and either 48-102 or 49-112.)

48-262. Law and Social Order
This course will examine the creation and administration of law and justice. Topics may include: legal systems, legal and justice professionals, civil and criminal law, courts and sanctions. Focus of the course will vary by instructor. (Prerequisites: 48-101 and either 48-102 or 49-112.)

48-361. Youth in Conflict with the Law
The course covers theories of delinquency causation, the youth justice system, Young Criminal Justice Act, prevention, and treatment programs. (Prerequisite: 48-202, 48-210, 02-250, 48-260, 48-262.)

48-362. Victimology
Victimology is a subfield of criminology that Focuses on victims within the study of crime. Topics explored may include: victimology patterns, the process and aftermath of the victimization experience, the involvement and treatment of victims in the criminal justice system, legal remedies and services available to victims, restorative justice initiatives, and victims' rights. (Prerequisite: 48-202, 48-210, 02-250, 48-260, 48-262)

48-363. Penology
Study of the correctional institution including the impact of prison on inmates, the prison subculture, prison architecture, and administration, special institutions, and the assessment of education, occupational, recreational, and treatment programs. (Prerequisite: 48-202, 48-210, 02-250, 48-260, 48-262). (Restricted to students admitted to third year Criminology or combined Criminology.)

48-367. Corporate and Governmental Crime
This course focuses on understanding corporate and governmental crime and criminal activities of organizational and institutional actors. Issues addressed may include government corruption, genocide, environmental crime, occupational health and safety, food safety, combine offenses, securities and various other kinds of fraud. The development and enforcement of criminal and civil corporate law will be examined along with different theoretical perspectives on criminal behaviour. (Prerequisites: 48-202, 48-210, 02-250, 48-260, 48-262)

48-368. Policing and Security
This course will provide an overview of the development of public policing and security in Canadian society. Topics will include the history, development, organization, role and mandate of public policing. The course will also introduce students to the concept of security and will cover interpretive models for assessing how policing and security are governed and practiced both in Canada and internationally (Prerequisites: 48-202, 48-210, 02-250, 48-260, 48-262)

48-370. Selected Topics in Criminology
Course content varies by instructor and can be taken more than once if content changes. Details about the course will be made available through the department. (Prerequisites: 48-202, 48-210, 02-250, 48-260, 48-262).

48-371. Drugs, and Society
Using a sociological perspective, this course aims to provide a foundation for the critical understanding of drugs and society. In particular, this course explores the various processes (i.e., social, cultural, political, economic) that shape our understanding of and policies towards drugs and drug use in historical and contemporary society. (Prerequisite: 48-202, 48-210, 02-250, 48-260, 48-262)

48-460. Social Construction of Deviance
An investigation of theory and research concerned with deviant behaviour. Topics may include: moral entrepreneurs and symbolic crusades, the medicalization on deviance, elite deviance, labeling mental illness and drunk driving, studies of the police, social agencies, correctional programs, and the treatment of mental illness. (Pre-requisites: 48-210, 48-260, 48-262, 48-302 and 48-310 (or 49-355), or consent of instructor.)

48-461. Family Law and Social Policy
This course examines the law and government policies applicable to the family with a view to determining their impact upon the family. Particular topics may include family law reform, divorce and property rights, the care and custody of children, and definitions of family. (Prerequisites: 48-302, 48-308, 48-310 (or 49-355) and at least one 300-level course in the 48-361- 48-371 series.)

48-464. Sociology of Law
An investigation of the theoretical and research problems in jurisprudence, legal structures and practice. Focus of the course will vary by instructor. (Prerequisites: 48-302, 48-308, 48-310 (or 49-355) and at least one 300-level course in the 48-361- 48-371 series.)

48-465. Gender, Law, and Crime
This course will examine major issues in the study of law and crime relevant to gender and criminality and the ways gender as a social construction and social structure shape this phenomenon. It will include a discussion of criminal offenders and victims and the relevance of gendered roles, pathways, and subjectivities to offending and victimization. As well, it will address topics in criminological and legal scholarship relevant to legislation aimed at governing crime, criminalization, and criminality across specific gender-relevant domains (e.g., prostitution, pornography, hate crimes, assault, murder). Focus of the course will vary by instructor. (Prerequisites: 48-302, 48-308, 48-310 (or 49-355) and at least one 300-level course in the 48-361- 48-371 series.)

48-466. Contemporary Perspectives on Crime
An advanced critical analysis of theory and research on crime. (Prerequisites: 48-302, 48-308, 48-310 (or 49-355) and at least one 300-level course in the 48-361- 48-371 series.)