Criminology

Criminology
2011/12 Undergraduate Handbook
Criminology 2011/12 Undergraduate Handbook
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Criminology Introduction Curriculum Careers Transfer Students Information for Current Students Important Notes Criminology Students' Association (CRIMSA) Program Requirements 2011-2012 WDW Course Offerings & Outlines Instructor Profiles Rules and Regulations of the Faculty of Arts and Science Official Communication Writing at the University of Toronto Academic Integrity Awards Frequently Asked Questions:
-What secondary school background do I need for Criminology? -What courses should I take in first year? -I don't meet the minimum admission requirements can I request special consideration? -Are there other related programs in the Faculty of Arts and Science? -Is there a graduate program in Criminology at U of T? -Will studying Criminology give me an admission advantage if I want to apply to a faculty of law? -What are my career options?
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Changes to Information Published in this Brochure The information contained in this brochure was compiled in March 2011 and is subject to change. In case of any changes or discrepancy, the online information posted on the Woodsworth College's Criminology website shall apply.
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Criminology Introduction
The undergraduate program in Criminology is an interdisciplinary program which provides students with a sound foundation for the understanding of crime, the administration of justice in Canada, and, more generally, the processes of social order and disorder. Criminology incorporates theory, research methods, and knowledge from a wide range of other disciplines such as history, political science, sociology, law, psychology, economics, and philosophy. In 1963, the Centre of Criminology and Sociolegal Studies was established as a research and graduate teaching institution at the University of Toronto, the first of its kind in Canada. Faculty members from the Centre began teaching undergraduate Arts and Science courses in Criminology at Woodsworth College in 1976. The major program was organized in 1981, and the specialist program was added in 1999. The program has evolved over the years, and now there are twenty undergraduate Criminology courses taught by fifteen instructors, with the support of teaching assistants who are graduate students at the Centre of Criminology or the Faculty of Law. There are more than 500 undergraduates enrolled in the program, many of whom register in two or three Criminology courses each year.
Curriculum
The undergraduate program in Criminology provides students with a sound foundation for the understanding of crime and the administration of justice in Canada and abroad, and, more generally, the processes of social order and disorder. Criminology incorporates theory, research methods, and knowledge from a wide range of other disciplines such as history, political science, philosophy, sociology, psychology, law and economics. The courses in the program examine, to varying degrees, issues of social and ethical responsibility. The courses frequently challenge the students' perception of how the interests of various groups shape the manner in which society responds to unwanted behaviour. The examination of issues of social and ethical responsibility is an inherent component in the Criminology program. The program explores the nature of crime and the complexities in how society responds to it and the conflicting values inherent in the criminal justice system. Areas of study will include crime and criminal behaviour, theories of crime causation, criminal justice, principles and themes of Canadian criminal law, and an introduction to the criminal justice system. Students in the major and specialist programs will have an opportunity to choose 300 and 400 level courses based on their areas of interest, for example, youth, gender, mental disorders, and law. Students in the Specialist program will gain in-depth knowledge of theories and research methodology used in the field of criminology in addition to further examining major criminal justice institutions and processes for law enforcement and punishment.
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Course Sequencing: In the introductory courses (WDW205H1 Introduction to Criminology, WDW210H1 Criminal Justice, and WDW225H1 Criminal Law) students will learn how to think critically about the material and set the tone for advanced courses in the program. In third-year courses, students are encouraged to think critically about the assumptions behind the various views of crime and the criminal justice system that are part of our everyday discussions. The focus is on going beyond simple views about crime and the justice system toward a more critical - and evidence-based - understanding of the general phenomena that relate to crime. In fourth-year courses, students have an opportunity to study a number of specialized topics in a seminar setting. These courses examine in depth topics that were covered in lower level courses. The seminar courses are often connected to the instructors' research interests. Students in 400-level courses will be required to complete extensive readings, research and writing assignments in addition to actively participating in seminar discussion.
Careers
Many graduates of the Faculty of Arts and Science will find challenging and rewarding employment in fields unrelated to their major. Many of the skills acquired at university are transferable in the sense that they are useful in many different situations and they are often the skills which employers seek. Students should regard their studies as an opportunity to develop and refine these skills. People with backgrounds in criminology are found working in variety of settings, listed below. Some careers may require additional education and experience beyond the undergraduate level. Correctional Services: Criminal Investigator; Criminology Assistant; Corrections Officer; Child Welfare Care Worker; Child and Youth Worker; Case Workers; Group Home Workers; Environmental Conservation Officer; Probation and Parole Officer; Social Worker; Rehabilitation Counselor; Warden. Drug Enforcement Agent; RCMP Constable; Juvenile Court Worker; Police Officer. Bailiff; Court Clerk; Judge; Criminal Lawyer; Legal Researcher; Paralegal; Victims Advocate. Research Assistant; Foreign Service Officer; Public Policy Analyst; Paralegal Assistant; Journalist; Professor; Marketing Specialist.
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Criminology 2011/12 Undergraduate Handbook Who employs Criminology graduates? Court Systems Juvenile Court RCMP & Police Services Prisons, Jails, Court houses Educational Institutions
Social Service Agencies Non-Profit Organizations Government Private Sector
Examples of government departments and agencies include: Correctional Service Canada Health Canada Courts Administration Service Office of the Correctional Investigator Department of Justice Canada The National Parole Board How to get experience Start early by seeking relevant summer, part-time and volunteer opportunities that will help you gain experience and develop the skills that employers want. To access the summer, part-time, temporary and volunteer postings, register with the Career Centre Online.
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Information for Transfer Students

Admission to the Criminology Program Students interested in transferring from another university must first apply for admission the Faculty of Arts and Science (St. George Campus, Social Sciences stream) and identify Criminology as their preferred program of study. Admission to a specific program, such as Criminology, is processed as part of the transfer student's application to the Faculty of Arts and Science. For admission to the Criminology major program, transfer students require an overall average of 76%. Transfer students must also have been granted a minimum of four full transfer credits including an introductory 100-level course from the following disciplines: Economics, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology or Sociology. Any course combination is acceptable. There is no direct admission to the specialist program. Advance Notice: Transfer students seeking admission to the program in 2012 will be required to complete 2 full course equivalents from the aforementioned disciplines. The overall average will remain the same. Transfer Credits Transfer credits are assessed by the Faculty of Arts and Science. Instructions about the transfer credit assessment will be included with the offer of admission. The Faculty of Arts and Science will admit students to the Criminology major program provided he/she meets the minimum requirements listed above. If you have already received your transfer credit assessment letter, but did not request admission to the Criminology major program and believe you meet the minimum requirements please add your request on ROSI as soon as possible and no later than June 30th. Contact Information The Criminology Program Office does not administer the admission and transfer credit process of university transfer students. For information and assistance please visit the following links: Admissions and Awards: www.adm.utoronto.ca Transfer Credits: www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/undergraduate/tc
Information for Current Students

Admission Information 1. Major (Arts Program) - Program Code: ASMAJ0826 2011 Admission Requirements The following information applies to students registered in the Faculty of Arts and Science (St George Campus) in 2010/11. The Criminology major is a limited enrolment program that can accommodate only a limited number of students. Achieving the following minimum requirements does not guarantee admission to the Criminology Major in 2011. Minimum 4 FCEs including 1 FCE at the 100-level from ECO/HIS/PHL/POL/PSY/SOC (any course combination is acceptable) with a minimum CGPA of 2.7. 2012 Admission Requirements The following will apply to students seeking admission to the Criminology Major in 2012. Requests for admission to the Criminology major will be considered in the first subject POSt request period only. This is a limited enrolment program that can only accommodate a limited number of students. Eligibility will be based on a student's mark in the required courses listed below. The precise mark thresholds outlined below are an estimate of what will be required in the 2012 subject POSt admission cycle. Achieving the minimum mark thresholds does not guarantee admission to the Criminology Major in any given year Applying after first year: 2 FCEs at the 100-level from ECO/HIS/PHL/POL/PSY/SOC. Any course combination from this list is acceptable. Admission will be determined by a student's marks in these 2 FCEs. It is expected that a minimum combined average of 70% in these 2 FCEs will be required for admission in 2012. Applying after second year: 2 FCEs at the 200+ level from HIS/POL/SOC. Any course combination from this list is acceptable. Admission will be determined by a student's mark in these 2 FCEs. It is expected that a minimum combined average of 75% in these 2 FCEs will be required for admission in 2012. 2. Specialist (Arts program) - Program Code: ASSPE0826 2011 Admission Requirements This is a limited enrolment program that can accommodate only a limited number of students. Requests for admission will be considered in the first subject POSt request period only. There is no admission to the specialist program after first year. Students have to be in the Criminology major before applying to specialist program. Eligibility will be based on a student's mark in the required courses listed below. The precise mark thresholds outlined below are an estimate of what will be required in the 2011 subject POSt admission cycle. Achieving the minimum mark thresholds does not guarantee admission to the Criminology specialist in any given year.
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Applying after second year: minimum 8 FCEs and a combined average of at least 80% in WDW205H1, WDW210H1, WDW225H1. Applying after third year: minimum 12 FCEs and a combined average of 80% in 2 WDW300-level Criminology FCEs and 1 FCE from WDW205H1/WDW210H1/WDW225H1. 2012 Admission Requirements Same as 2011. 3. Application Deadlines Round 1: Major and Specialist Apply to round 1 only if you expect to meet the minimum admission requirements by the end of the 2011 winter session. Round 2: Major only Apply to round 2 only if you expect to meet the minimum admission requirements by the end of the 2011 summer session. Note: If you are applying for admission to the Criminology major during round 2 you must enroll in a backup program or programs. Registration for Fall/Winter courses starts well before the subject post results are made available on SWS. During your registration window, enroll strategically in other courses. This could include courses that are listed in the Criminology major as electives (non "WDW" courses) or courses that may count for other programs. For assistance contact your college registrar's office. Students invited to the Criminology major program during Round 2 are guaranteed enrolment in WDW205H1, WDW210H1 and WDW225H1. If your request is not approved, you will be covered by your backup plan. Round 1 1 2 3 April 1 - May 23 By June 30 July 4 - August 4 Round 2 July 4 - August 31 By September 14 September 15 - 25 On Rosi (www.rosi.utoronto.ca) Students request subject POSt on ROSI (status will show as REQ) Criminology Program Office will invite (INV) or refuse (REF) requests Students accept invitations on ROSI (INV changes to ACT)
IMPORTANT NOTES
CR/NCR A course taken on a CR/NCR basis may not be used to satisfy major or specialist program requirements. Electives (non-WDW courses) Some electives may be available only to students who have completed specified prerequisites or who are enrolled in a subject POSt sponsored by the department offering the course. Not all courses are offered every year. For detailed information please check the enrolment controls and timetable on the Arts and Science website. Prerequisites, corequisites and exclusions are published in the Calendar. WDW Courses Not all courses are offered every year. Please check the Faculty of Arts and Science's timetable for the list of courses offered in 2011-12. Almost all WDW courses have prerequisites. Enrolment in WDW Criminology is restricted to students in the Criminology subject POSt. We are unable to accommodate non-program students. Students without course prerequisites will be removed at any time they are discovered. Program Requirements The program requirements published in this brochure apply to students admitted to the subject POSt in 2011. Part-time Study It is possible to complete the major program on a part-time basis but course options are limited. College Sponsored Programs Criminology is a program sponsored by Woodsworth College and the Faculty of Arts and Science. It is not necessary to be registered at Woodsworth College but it is necessary to be registered at one of the seven colleges on the St. George Campus. Program Changes It takes two years to complete the Criminology major program. Prerequisites will not be waived. Students are advised to carefully weigh the impact a program change may have on their studies. Exemptions or prerequisite waivers in order to 'fast track' the program requirements will not be granted. Program Check If you are planning to graduate in 2012, you should request a Criminology program check well before the start of classes. Send your request, along with your student id number to the Undergraduate Coordinator. Program checks will be mailed to UTOR email addresses only.
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Appropriate subject post combinations for your Degree Program & Double Counting Courses Once you have completed 4.0 full-course equivalents, you will not be able to enrol in further courses until you have enrolled in the minimum appropriate combination of programs. While you are waiting for the results of your limited enrolment subject POSt request (s) such as Criminology, you must enrol in interim backup programs and courses. Any program combination (2 majors or 1 major and 2 minors) must include at least 12 different courses. Please review the Degree and Program Requirements listed in the Calendar. If you have any questions please contact your college registrar's office for assistance.
Criminology Students' Association (CRIMSA)

CRIMSA is an organization of undergraduate Criminology students at the University of Toronto. It is an official member of the Arts and Science Students' Union (ASSU). Its purpose is to extend the learning experience for Criminology students beyond the classroom by broadening the students' participation in the life of the Criminology program and at the University of Toronto. CRIMSA organizes career seminars, special lectures, interesting excursions and tours, as well as exciting social events that are designed to help foster new friendships among fellow Criminology students. The association also serves as a Criminology information service for Criminology graduate schools, volunteer positions and career opportunities (i.e. positions in corrections, probation, law enforcement and rehabilitation programs, as well as positions in administration and research within a variety of Social and Judicial Agencies). In exchange for your contribution, you will find opportunities to meet interesting new people in the field of Criminology and you will establish networks that will be useful in your future careers. For more information visit the CRIMSA link on the Criminology website.
Program Requirements
The following program requirements apply to students admitted to the Criminology subject POSt in 2011. MAJOR 7 FCEs including at least 2 WDW Criminology FCEs at the 300+ level, 0.5 of which must be at the 400-level. Important: A course taken on a CR/NCR basis may not be used to satisfy program requirements. 1. Required Courses One 100-level FCE from ECO/HIS/PHL/POL/PSY/SOC WDW205H1 WDW210H1 WDW225H1 Introduction to Criminology (formerly WDW200Y1) Criminal Justice (formerly WDW200Y1) Criminal Law (formerly WDW220Y1)
2. At least 2.0 FCEs from this group, 0.5 must be at the 400-level: WDW300H1 Theories of Criminal Justice WDW325H1 WDW335H1 WDW340H1 WDW343H1 WDW365H1 WDW370H1 WDW380H1 WDW383H1 WDW385H1 WDW387H1 WDW389Y0 WDW395H1 WDW396H1, 397Y1 WDW415H1 WDW420H1 WDW425H1 WDW427H1 WDW428H1 Criminal Procedure (formerly WDW220Y1) Policing Punishment: Theory and Practice Comparative Criminal Justice Crime & Mind Youth Justice Crime, Gender & Sex Immigration & Crime Representing Crime and Authority Legal Regulation of Morality Topics in Criminology Abroad Independent Study Research Participation Crime and Politics Current Issues in Criminal Law The Prosecution Process (formerly WDW320H1) Organized Crime and Corruption Neighbourhoods and Crime
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Youth Culture, Racialization & Crime in the Global Context Mental Disorders, Morality and Legal Controls International Criminal Law Criminology Research Project Interpersonal Violence Advanced Topics in Criminology
3. At least 0.5 FCE from this group: POL242Y1 POL419Y1 PSY201H1 PSY202H1 SOC200H1 SOC202H1 SOC204H1 WDW350H1 Introduction to Research Methods Quantitative Methods and Data Analysis Statistics I Statistics II Logic of Social Inquiry Quantitative Analysis Qualitative Analysis in Social Science Research Understanding Criminological Research
4. At least 2.0 FCE from this group or additional courses from #2: ANT444Y1 ANT463H1 HIS411H1 PHL271H1 PHL370H1 PSY220H1 PSY328H1 SOC205H1 SOC212H1 SOC306Y1 SOC313H1 SOC315H1 SOC413H1 TRN412H1 WDW215H1 Quantitative Methods and Data Analysis Native Rights, Canadian Law Great Trials in History Law and Morality Issues in Philosophy of Law Introduction to Social Psychology Introduction to Abnormal Psychology Urban Sociology Deviance and Control Sociology of Crime and Delinquency Social Control Domestic Violence Sociology of Punishment Seminar in Ethics, Society and Law Introduction to Socio-legal Studies
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Criminology 2011/12 Undergraduate Handbook Specialist 10 FCEs including at least 4 FCEs at the 300+ level, including 1.0 FCE at the 400-level. At least 7 FCEs must be WDW Criminology courses. Important: A course taken on a CR/NCR basis may not be used to satisfy program requirements. 1. Required Courses: One 100-level FCE from ECO/HIS/PHL/POL/PSY/SOC WDW205H1 Introduction to Criminology (formerly WDW200Y1) WDW210H1 WDW225H1 WDW300H1 WDW325H1 WDW335H1 WDW340H1 WDW350H1 2. At least 2 FCEs from: WDW343H1 WDW365H1 WDW370H1 WDW380H1 WDW383H1 WDW385H1 WDW387H1 WDW389Y0 WDW395H1 WDW396H1, 397Y1 WDW450H1 Criminal Justice (formerly WDW200Y1) Criminal Law (formerly WDW220Y1) Theories of Criminal Justice Criminal Procedure (formerly WDW220Y1) Policing Punishment: Theory and Practice Understanding Criminological Research Comparative Criminal Justice Crime and Mind Youth Justice Crime, Gender and Sex Immigration and Crime Representing Crime and Authority Legal Regulation of Morality Topics in Criminology Abroad Independent Study Research Participation Criminology Research Project
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3. At least 1 FCE from: WDW420H1 WDW425H1 WDW427H1 WDW428H1 WDW429H1 WDW431H1 WDW445H1 WDW480H1 WDW490H1, 490H1
Current Issues in Criminal Law The Prosecution Process (formerly WDW320H1) Organized Crime and Corruption Neighbourhoods and Crime Youth Culture, Racialization and Crime in the Global Context Mental Disorders, Morality and Legal Controls International Criminal Law Interpersonal Violence Advanced Topics in Criminology
4. At least 2 FCEs from this list or additional courses from #2 and #3: ANT444Y1 Quantitative Methods and Data Analysis ANT463H1 HIS411H1 PHL271H1 PHL370H1 POL242Y1 POL419Y1 PSY201H1 PSY202H1 PSY220H1 PSY328H1 SOC205H1 SOC212H1 SOC306Y1 SOC313H1 SOC315H1 SOC413H1 TRN412H1 WDW215H1 Native Rights, Canadian Law Great Trials in History Law and Morality Issues in Philosophy of Law Introduction to Research Methods Quantitative Methods and Data Analysis Statistics I Statistics II Introduction to Social Psychology Introduction to Abnormal Psychology Urban Sociology Deviance and Control Sociology of Crime and Delinquency Social Control Domestic Violence Sociology of Punishment Seminar in Ethics, Society and Law Introduction to Socio-legal Studies
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2011 - 2012 WDW COURSE OFFERINGS & OUTLINES

This information is subject to change. For up-to-date information please check the timetable on the Faculty of Arts and Science's website. Do not purchase books until after the start of classes. Students enrolled in courses for which they do not have the published prerequisites may have their registration in those courses cancelled at any time without warning. Students must also observe exclusions. The comma (,) the semi-colon (;) the ampersand (&) and the plus sign (+) all mean AND. The slash (/) means OR.
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WDW394H1 Topics in Criminology: Managing Dissent WDW389Y0 Topics in Criminology: Legal Rights (Summer Course Abroad)
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WDW205H1 Introduction to Criminology WDW225H1 Criminal Law WDW335H1 Policing WDW350H1 Understanding Criminological Research WDW365H1 Crime and Mind WDW370H1 Youth Justice WDW380H1 Crime, Gender and Sex WDW383H1 Immigration and Crime WDW415H1 Crime and Politics WDW427H1 Organized Crime and Corruption WDW431H1 Mental Disorders, Morality and Legal Controls WDW490H1 Advanced Topics in Criminology (Distributing Justice: Current Sentencing Issues in Canada
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WDW210H1 Criminal Justice WDW215H1 Introduction to Socio-legal Studies WDW300H1 Theories of Criminal Justice WDW325H1 Criminal Procedure WDW335H1 Policing WDW340H1 Punishment: Theory and Practice WDW370H1 Youth Justice WDW385H1 Representing Crime and Authority WDW387H1 Legal Regulation of Morality WDW425H1 The Prosecution Process WDW428H1 Neighbourhoods and Crime WDW429H1 Youth Culture, Racialization and Crime in the Global Context WDW445H1 International Criminal Law
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WDW205H1 Introduction to Criminology (formerly WDW200Y1) Professor Scot Wortley An introduction to the study of crime and criminal behaviour. The concept of crime, the process of law formation, and the academic domain of criminology. Theories of crime causation, methodologies used by criminologists, and the complex relationship between crime, the media and modern politics. Prerequisites: Available to students enrolled in the Criminology major Exclusion: WDW200Y1 Distribution Requirement Status: Social Science Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) Themes and Format This course is designed to introduce students to the study of crime and criminal behaviour. The course is divided into four distinct sections. The first section of the course will be used to define the concept of crime and discuss the process of law formation. Emphasis will be placed on explaining why some behaviours are identified as "crimes" by the State and other behaviours avoid this label. The second section of this course will describe the academic domain of criminology. Focus will be placed on reviewing the various methodologies used by criminologists in their research and how these methodologies inform the development of criminological theory. The third - and largest - section of the course is devoted to various theories of crime causation. Lectures and readings provide an overview of the various ideas scholars have developed to explain why some people engage in criminal behaviour and others do not. The policy implications of various perspectives will be discussed. The final section of the course will explore three special topics that have received considerable attention from criminologists over the past decade: 1) gender and crime; 2) age and crime; and 3) race/ethnicity and crime. Throughout the course, focus will be placed on the complex relationship between crime, the media and modern politics. Specific lecture topics include: defining crime and the criminal law; criminology and criminological research methods; rational-choice theories; biological theories; economic/strain theories; social learning theories; social control theories; conflict theories; integrated theories; gender and crime; age and crime; race/ethnicity and crime. Requirements Course evaluation will consist of a mid-term test, one written assignment and a final test. Details will be announced in class. Text To be announced in class.
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Criminology 2011/12 Undergraduate Handbook WDW210H1 Criminal Justice (formerly WDW200Y1) Professor Anthony Doob An introduction to the Canadian criminal justice system. The institutions established by government to respond to crime and control it; how they operate, and the larger function they serve; including the role of the police, the trial process, courts and juries, sentencing, imprisonment and community corrections. Prerequisites: WDW205H1, 225H1 Exclusion: WDW200Y1 Distribution Requirement Status: Social Science Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) Themes and Format Canada's criminal justice system can be seen as being comprised of a set of loosely linked organizations set up by the federal, provincial, and municipal governments to respond to crime. These organizations have explicit functions defined, typically, in legislation. Nevertheless, the manner in which they operate is, only in the broadest sense, described by legislation. And the purposes that the various parts of the system serve are themselves often contested. This course will examine these institutions in the context of Canadian and international research. The goal of the course is to understand not only how these institutions operate, but to understand the larger functions that they serve. This course will, then, examine the manner in which the criminal justice system in Canada operates, going beyond the simple description that is often offered. For that reason, we will be focusing on a wide range of different types of research findings - from Canada and from elsewhere in the world - that should help provide a more complete picture of the operation of the Canadian criminal justice system and, to some extent, how it is similar to, and sometimes quite different from, the systems that operate in other countries. Specific topics covered in the course will include the following: policing; bail and pretrial processes; courts and juries; the role of defence counsel, the crown attorney, and the judge; sentencing; dangerousness in criminal law; corrections - imprisonment and community corrections; conditional release; the youth justice system; approaches to the control of crime. Requirements Course evaluation will consist of a mid-term test, one written assignment and a final test. Details will be announced in class. Readings To be announced in class. The material in the readings will supplement the material that will be covered in lectures. Hence, there will be relatively little overlap between lectures and the readings.
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WDW215H1 Introduction to Socio-legal Studies Dr. Kerry Taylor The course covers several major issues that will help prepare students for advanced courses in the criminology major: the meaning of law, the production of laws and legal institutions, law in action, comparative legal traditions, and the methodology of socio-legal studies. Prerequisite: Open to students in the Criminology program Distribution Requirement Status: Social Science Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) Themes and Format Scholars in the field of socio-legal studies use methods and approaches derived from the social sciences to understand legal phenomena. This class introduces students to some important issues in contemporary socio-legal studies. In the course, we examine the concept of law, and ask how law is embedded in social institutions. We consider how Canada and other contemporary and historical societies have structured their approach to law in the form of legal traditions. Finally, the course introduces students to basic methodological tools that they can use in advanced criminology courses. The course covers several major issues that will help prepare students for advanced courses in the criminology major: the meaning of law, the production of laws and legal institutions, law in action, comparative legal traditions, and the methodology of socio-legal studies. Requirements Attendance: 5% Essay/Article Assignment: 30% Midterm Exam: 25% Final Exam: 40% Text To be announced in class.
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Criminology 2011/12 Undergraduate Handbook WDW225H1 Criminal Law (formerly WDW220Y1) Breese Davies, Adjunct Professor The main principles and themes of Canadian criminal law; legal definitions of crime, requirements of a criminal act (actus reus), criminal intention (mens rea), causation and defences. The origins, goals and functioning of criminal law, and limits on the power of the state to criminalize behaviour. Co-or Prerequisite: WDW205H1 Exclusion: WDW220Y1 Distribution Requirement Status: Social Science Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) Themes and Format This course covers the main principles and themes of Canadian criminal law. The focus of the course is on the legal definitions of crime the "law on the books," more so than the "law in action" with an emphasis on the requirements of a criminal act (actus reus) and criminal intention (mens rea). Special attention will be placed on understanding the limits of the state's authority in choosing to criminalize behaviour. The course relies on a range of cases and crimes (including offences such as assault, homicide, indecency and obscenity) to teach students the doctrinal rules that require a criminal act, criminal intention and causation; while also providing them with background in potential defenses, justifications, or excuses for crime (such as necessity, provocation, or involuntariness). Attention is paid to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and its influence on the rules and principles of Canadian criminal law. In addition to reading primary legal materials, students will engage with research and analytical perspectives on the origins, goals, functioning, and limits of criminal law. Learning Goals 1) Students learn to read case law and interpret statutes. 2) Students learn doctrinal principles of the criminal law, how they are derived and changed over time, and how to apply legal principles to new situations. 3) Students learn how to think broadly about the authority, power, and limits of the state to criminalize behaviour, and the legal framework through which crimes must be proven. 4) Students are asked to engage, throughout, with the question of what the doctrinal rules of the criminal law tell us about the society in which we live. Requirements An essay (35%); a mid-term test (25%); and a final exam (40%). Texts A casebook prepared by the instructor.
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WDW300H1 Theories of Criminal Justice Professor Matthew Light Major philosophical, social and political theories of crime, law and justice. The origins of central ideas that influence criminological theory, seen in an historical context. Students are encouraged to develop the analytical skills needed to think critically about criminal justice issues. Prerequisites: WDW205H1, 210H1, 225H1/ WDW200Y1, 220Y1 Distribution Requirement Status: Social Science Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) Themes and Format This course examines several related questions. As a descriptive or empirical matter, what is the function of criminal law? What explains the different forms that criminal justice institutions have taken in different historical societies? As a normative matter, what are the justifications for criminal prohibitions and punishments? To a lesser extent, the course also examines a question that has animated much of classical criminology: what are the causes of crime and criminal behaviour? The readings covered in the course can be divided roughly into three thematic blocks, as follows. First we will read about the efforts of Early Modern and Enlightenment philosophers (Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and others) to derive principles to govern legitimate criminal justice and penal institutions based from first principles of social organization, i.e., 'social contract theory.' We conclude this block with readings on reform of penal institutions by two major authors, Beccaria and Bentham. Next, we turn to a very different intellectual tradition, that of social science, which broadly focuses on interpreting the evolution of criminal justice institutions based on empirical observations of historical and contemporary reality. We read extracts from Marx, Weber, Durkheim, Foucault, and others to understand how criminal law and criminal justice fits into the theories of these major figures in nineteenth- and twentieth-century social scientists. We also briefly examine directions in contemporary approaches to criminal justice. Finally, we explore theories of criminal justice beyond the western tradition. We examine the impact of Confucian and Legalist doctrines on the development of criminal justice in imperial China, and conclude the course with an introduction to the underpinnings of criminal jurisprudence in Islam and its application in some contemporary Islamic societies. Throughout the course, rather than concentrating on detailed textual exegesis, we instead make it our goal to integrate the theories that we will be covering into an ongoing dialogue, both among the authors we will be reading, and among the members of the class. For this purpose, texts by the major theorists are supplemented by other readings that either apply or in some cases, critique their theoretical insights to some empirical problem. You should expect approximately 55 pages of required readings each week (sometimes a bit less, sometimes a bit more), in addition to which there will be additional suggested readings of approximately 20 to 30 pages. Requirements Attendance: 5% Midterm: 25% Take-home essay: 30% Final Examination: 40% Texts To be announced in class.
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Criminology 2011/12 Undergraduate Handbook WDW325H1 Criminal Procedure (formerly WDW220Y1) Breese Davies, Adjunct Professor The main principles and themes of Canadian criminal procedure, and the role of state officials and institutions in investigating and prosecuting crime. Doctrinal and statutory frameworks governing the administration and enforcement of criminal law in Canada, and the role of constitutional rights in the criminal process. Prerequisites: WDW205H1, 225H1/WDW200Y Exclusion: WDW220Y1 Distribution Requirement Status: Social Science Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) Themes and Format This course covers the main principles and themes of Canadian criminal procedure. The focus of the course is on the rules that apply to state officials in seeking to investigate or prosecute crimes. The emphasis is on the legal limits placed on the state, and the doctrinal and statutory frameworks that govern the administration of criminal law in Canada. The course will cover the history and theory of the criminal process (including the goals and principles on which it is built), and then consider limits on state power, such as the doctrines of entrapment and abuse of process. We will then examine the doctrinal rules for investigating and prosecuting crime (including the rules on search and seizure, surveillance, police powers of interrogation, detention, and arrest). Next we discuss the rules for bail and the role played by pre-trial release, the goals of preliminary hearings, the framework for jury trials in Canada, the limits of the adversarial process through cases on disclosure, guilty pleas and plea bargaining, and the waiver of constitutional rights. These rules highlight competing goals of "due process" and "crime control." Throughout the course, significant attention will be paid to the role of constitutional rights in the criminal process, and the limits that these rights place on state officials. Learning Goals 1) Students learn to read case law and interpret statutes. 2) Students learn doctrinal principles of criminal procedure, and the limits placed on the authority of state institutions. 3) Students learn how to think broadly about the relationship between individual rights, state authority, and the power of the state to investigate and prosecute crime. Requirements A research paper (35%); a mid-term test (25%); and a final exam (40%). Texts A casebook prepared by the instructor, and a pocket Criminal Code.
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A theoretical framework is developed to examine the nature of policing, its structure and function. Attention is given to the history of policing and to its public and private forms. An examination of the objectives and domain, as well as the strategies, powers, and authority of contemporary policing; including decision-making, wrong-doing, accountability, and the decentralization of policing. Prerequisites: WDW205H1, 210H1, 225H1/WDW200Y1, 220Y1 Distribution Requirement Status: Social Science Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) Themes and Format This course is designed as a survey of key developments, themes and issues in the study of 'policing'. It focuses historically on the various ways in which the task of 'policing' has been thought about, legitimized and organized, in terms of its objectives, institutional arrangements, and strategies. Attention is given to key issues and developments in public policing and private policing, but also other forms of policing occurring outside traditional institutional boundaries. This course is designed to provide students with a basic theoretical framework for locating key empirical developments in policing, evolving from contexts of modern state and society to late modern or post-welfarist concepts. Throughout the course, students will be encouraged to question commonplace assumptions about policing and crime and develop the capacities to not only evaluate competing perspectives in the study of policing, but also to understand the implications of these perspectives for social and criminal justice policy. While theoretical perspectives and empirical evidence from the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States will be considered, the focus of the course will be distinctly Canadian. Requirements Policing and Media Reflection paper (10%) Midterm test (25%) Research essay (40%) Final examination (25%) Texts A course reader is available at the University of Toronto Bookstore. Additional required readings are available online.
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Criminology 2011/12 Undergraduate Handbook WDW340H1 Punishment: Theory and Practice (formerly Penology) Dr. William Watson The study of punishment from historical and philosophical perspectives, with a focus on contemporary Canadian policy issues. Topics covered include penal theory, prisons and noncarceral forms of punishment, and the goals of penal reform. Prerequisites: WDW205H1, 210H1, 225H1/WDW200Y1, 220Y1 Distribution Requirement Status: Social Science Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) Themes and Format Punishment can be defined as intentional infliction of suffering on a person in response to perceived wrongdoing. Penal theorists describe punishment as serving a number of purposes. This course is primarily concerned with court-ordered punishments administered by the State, or by private agencies on behalf of the State, with a focus on Canada. Consideration will be given to punishments which occur outside the criminal justice system, wider forms of social regulation, and various kinds of State action not undertaken as punishment but perhaps very similar, such as incarceration for a person's 'own good' and some forms of clinical psychological treatment. The philosophical, historical and sociological analyses of punishment will be used to illuminate contemporary issues affecting the Canadian penal system, including: the situations of women prisoners and prisoners from visible, ethnic and religious minorities; contemporary just deserts theory and the challenge to rehabilitation and correctional psychology; the Parole system; indefinite sentences for Dangerous Offenders; privatization of punishments; movements for radical reform; and the establishment of distinct First Nations systems for dealing with offenders. Requirements Two take-home tests, the first of approximately four double-spaced pages worth 10%, and the second of approximately five double-spaced pages worth 40%. Two in-class tests (one hour, single essays), worth 25% each. Texts A set of readings will be available from the University of Toronto Bookstore.
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WDW350H1 Understanding Criminological Research Professor Anthony Doob An introduction to social science research methods used by criminologists. An understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of published criminological research is developed. Specific technical issues such as sampling and measurement are taught in the context of examining alternative ways of answering research questions. Prerequisites: WDW205H1, 225H1/WDW200Y1, 220Y1 Exclusions: SOC200Y1, SOC200H, WDW350Y1 Distribution Requirement Status: Social Science Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) Themes and Format Social science methods can be thought of as being tools to answer questions. If one is interested in understanding whether a question has been adequately answered, one has to understand the process by which a researcher arrived at an answer. In criminology, a number of methods are used which are similar to those used in other social sciences. However, the issues that arise, and the specific problems that criminological researchers face are, to some extent, specific to the criminological questions that are being asked. For example, many of the problems of measurement in criminology cannot be adequately understood without understanding something about crime and the criminal justice system. The course will address the manner in which criminological research is carried out beginning at the point where a research question is formulated. Alternative ways of answering questions will be explored. A fair amount of the time will be spent in understanding the strengths and weaknesses of published criminological research. Specific technical issues of sampling, measurement, statistical inference, etc., will be taught in the context of answering research questions. Students who complete the course should have a better understanding of criminological research and they should be more intelligent "consumers" of criminological research. Requirements There will probably be three tests, and two written critiques of published work. The exact timing and weighting of these will be determined. Texts To be announced in class.
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Criminology 2011/12 Undergraduate Handbook WDW365H1 Crime and Mind Dr. William Watson Legal, psychological and sociological understandings of issues in the criminal justice system, through a consideration of topics including: criminal intent, the insanity defence, the concept of 'psychopathy', the use of 'battered woman syndrome' as part of a selfdefence defence, issues of transcultural psychiatry, and jury screening for bias. Prerequisites: WDW205H1, 225H1/WDW200Y1, 220Y1 Distribution Requirement Status: Social Science Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) Themes and Format Contemporary judges, juries and legal theorists are required to consider a variety of different kinds of theory and data when dealing with individual cases, and more general issues of criminal law. Where cases or issues turn on the mental elements required for criminal conviction, competing theories of Mind may have to be comparatively evaluated. These include traditional legal concepts of voluntary and rational intent, individual psychological explanations of thought and action, and sociological understandings which highlight both the social context in which 'criminal' action occurs and the social context in which courts make their determinations. The purpose of this course is to explore the complexity of comparatively evaluating these competing conceptions. The course begins with a general consideration of the different orientations, and then proceeds through 'case studies' of six issues: criminal intent, the insanity defence, infanticide law, the use of 'battered woman syndrome' as part of a self-defence defence to a charge of murder or attempted murder, issues in transcultural psychiatry, and jury screening for bias. Requirements Three in-class tests (one hour, single essays), the first worth 10% and the second and third worth 25% each; a term paper plan worth 10%; and one term paper of approximately eight double-spaced pages worth 30%. Texts A set of readings will be available from the University of Toronto Bookstore.
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WDW370H1 Youth Justice Professor William O'Grady The course will examine what is known about offending by youths and the various purposes that have been attributed to youth justice systems. The course will focus, in large part, however, on the nature of the laws and youth justice systems that have been designed in Canada and elsewhere to respond to offending by youths. Prerequisites: WDW205H1, 210H1, 225H1/WDW200Y1, 220Y1 Exclusion: WDW375H1 Distribution Requirement Status: Social Science Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) Note: Due to recommendations made in the Criminology's recent program review, the content in WDW370H1 has been revised and incorporates material covered in WDW375H1 Young Offenders. WDW375H1 is no longer offered in the program. Themes and Format This course is designed to introduce students to selected topics on youth justice in Canada. The course will cover the origins of youth justice legislation in Canada and later legislative developments, with a focus on how and why youth justice in Canada differs from adult justice. Statistical trends and patterns about the level and character of youth crime will explored in addition to questions surrounding the politics and empirical literature of youth justice within the context of the police, courts and the correctional system. Classes are designed to be a mixture of lecture and class discussions led by the instructor. Requirements Brief Written Assignment: 10% Midterm Test: 25% Term paper: 40% Final in-class test: 25% Texts Bell, Sandra. (2007). Young Offenders and Youth Justice: A Century After the Fact. 3rd Edition. Toronto: Thomson Nelson. Other required readings will be available online.
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Criminology 2011/12 Undergraduate Handbook WDW380H1 Crime, Gender and Sex Professor Rosemary Gartner Theory, research and policy related to the ways in which gender shapes criminal behaviour, the administration of criminal justice, and the criminal law. How notions of different types of masculinity and femininity are embedded in and influence both the operation of the criminal justice system as well as criminal behaviours. The regulation of gender and sexuality through the criminal law and through crime. Prerequisites: WDW205H1, 210H1, 225H1/WDW200Y1, 220Y1 Distribution Requirement Status: Social Science Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) Themes and Format This course examines crime and criminal justice as gendered phenomena; and explores how notions of different types of masculinity and femininity are embedded in and influence criminal behaviour, the operation of the criminal justice system, and our understandings of both. An important theme in the course is that focusing on gender and gendered processes is not simply about studying women, because gender is a relational concept, and both men and women are gendered. Course readings and lectures draw from historical and contemporary research and from a variety of theoretical perspectives, some of which present very different - and at times conflicting - ways to think about the relationship between gender, crime and criminal justice. Students are encouraged to think critically about - and to consider the strengths and limitations of - all of the perspectives covered in the course. The class will primarily consist of lectures and class discussion, with occasional guest speakers and films. Students should come to class prepared to participate in discussions about the assigned readings. Requirements A mid-term exam, worth 25%; three in-class quizzes, each worth 5%; an outline of the essay applying course themes to a movie, worth 5%; a completed essay worth 25%; and a final exam, worth 30%. Texts A package of photocopied readings will be available for purchase.
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WDW383H1 Immigration and Crime Professor Sandra Bucerius The connection between immigration and crime, the effect of immigration on crime rates, discrimination against immigrants, the representation of immigrants in crime statistics, public perception of risk and security, and criminal justice policy changes which affect immigration. We consider research conducted in Canada, the United States, Germany and the Netherlands. Prerequisites: WDW205H1, 210H1, 225H1/WDW200Y1, 220Y1 Exclusion: WDW390H1 in 2008 Distribution Requirement Status: Social Science Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) Themes and Format Whether or not an immigrant-crime connexus exists has been a long discussed topic in criminology. Though European welfare states seem to face disproportionally high crime rates among second generation immigrants, many research efforts in other countries have shown that immigrants are not involved in more crimes than native-born people. In fact, recent findings show that immigrants contribute to a decrease of the over all crime rate. In the public mind, however, the post 9/11 period has illuminated immigration and religion in the context of terrorism. As a result, many countries have begun to control immigration in the name of safeguarding their nations against terrorism. At the same time, religious profiling and discrimination - especially against Muslim immigrants - seem to be increasing. This course will explore whether the public perception that immigrants are more prone to crime (and terrorism) is actually true. We will analyze the links between immigration and crime by looking at studies performed in Canada, the United States, Germany, and the Netherlands. The course will not only explore if and why immigrants commit more crimes, but will also look at the victimization of immigrants in the discussed countries. Moreover, by looking at the examples of Germany, and the Netherlands, we will carefully analyze why second generation immigrants seem to be overrepresented in criminal statistics. The course will consist mainly of lectures and class discussions. Students should come to class having read all required materials and should be prepared to engage in class discussions. Requirements A take-home assignment (4 pages) worth 15% of the final grade; a midterm exam worth 30% that will cover the readings and lectures; a research paper (7-9 pages) worth 30%, and a final exam worth 25%. Texts The course readings will be posted on blackboard.
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Criminology 2011/12 Undergraduate Handbook WDW385H1 Representing Crime and Authority Dr. William Watson Cultural constructions of crime, disorder, dangerousness and risk are integral parts of the criminal justice system. A critical analysis of how police, crown attorneys, judges and the media construct their authority through symbols and images, in order to explain and manage crime, and how these representations are regarded in public discourse. Prerequisites: WDW205H1, 210H1, 225H1/WDW200Y1, 220Y1 Distribution Requirement Status: Social Science Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) Themes and Format Crime and criminal justice are ever-present topics in the news and fictional media. Representations of crime and criminal justice are also part and parcel of official media, including statutes, policy discussions, and the visible operations of the various elements of the criminal justice system itself. In addition, many non-state agencies concerned with security maintenance and the management of risk produce their own self-promoting imagery. In these various ways, contemporary western societies are characterized by the circulation of a complex and fluid matrix of representations of crime and authority, with significant impacts on the perceptions and actions of criminal justice stakeholders (police, prosecutors, judges and juries, correctional staff, policy makers, victims of crime), as well as the general public. The course introduces students to methods for analyzing these representations and their effects. While a great deal of attention has been paid by criminologists to whether these various media misrepresent the facts about crime and criminal justice, the course will primarily focus on understanding how various kinds of imagery operate to influence public perceptions of, public discourse about, and political and commercial responses to, the identified problems of crime and other threats to public safety, and the apparent strengths and weaknesses of current criminal justice practice. Requirements Four brief independent analyses of representations of crime: of newspaper coverage of crime and police work (approximately three double-spaced pages, worth 10%); of webbased representations of danger and safety (approximately five double-spaced pages, worth 25%); of police self-representations (approximately five double-spaced pages, worth 25%); of students' safety perceptions (approximately 6 double-spaced paged, worth 40%). Texts Mariana Valverde (2006): Law and Order: Images, Meanings, Myths. Routledge/Cavendish, and a set of readings. Both will be available from the University of Toronto Bookstore.
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WDW387H1 Legal Regulation of Morality Professor Mariana Valverde Moral regulation through criminal law, and the role of legal texts and procedures in promoting certain values while marginalizing others. The decriminalization of homosexuality and abortion, the censorship of pornography, the key role of administrative law mechanisms, and the transformation from direct to indirect forms of regulation. Prerequisites: UNI255H1/256H1/WDW205H1, 225H1/WDW200Y1, 220Y1 Exclusion: WDW391H1 in 2002 Distribution Requirement Status: Social Science Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) Themes and Format Despite the decriminalization of some activities in recent years (homosexuality, abortion), moral and cultural norms continue to be embedded in legal texts and practices. This course will examine how law imagines and manages the 'risks' of immorality, focusing mainly but not exclusively on questions of embodiment and sexuality. The main theme of the course will be the shift from the direct regulation of bodily acts and personal behaviour to the more indirect regulation of morality through categories such as 'harm to society'. Students will learn to analyze legal texts and legal processes but from an interdisciplinary perspective, not from the point of view of legal doctrine. Students should note that in this course the lectures will rarely repeat or even explain the readings. This is not a textbook-based first year course. There is a complementarity between readings and lectures, but attendance at lectures is extremely important because much material presented in class is not contained in the readings. Some lecture notes will be made available on Blackboard, but all class discussions (along with films, guest speakers etc) are relevant and important for doing assignments, and not just the final test. Students who due to work or other commitments know they will miss a number of lectures should probably not take this course. Requirements Reading reflection: 20% Midterm: 20% Policy paper: 30% Final test: 30% Texts Two required texts will be used: Alan Hyde, Bodies of Law, and Debi Brock, Making Work, Making Trouble. A few additional required articles and reports will be made available through Blackboard. The books will be sold through the Toronto Women's Bookstore on Harbord Street.
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Criminology 2011/12 Undergraduate Handbook WDW389Y0 Topics in Criminology: Legal Rights Dr. William Watson Shifts in the rights, freedoms and responsibilities of legal subjects in England and Canada, from the Medieval period to the present day. Close attention will be paid to recent developments that challenge traditional doctrines. Prerequisites: None Exclusion: None Distribution Requirement Status: Social Science Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) The course is held in Oxford, England as part of the University of Toronto Summer Abroad Program. WDW389Y0 counts towards the major or specialist program in Criminology. Themes and Format Rights, Freedoms and Responsibilities in Criminal Law: England and Canada The English legal system has recently adopted a number of innovations and proposals that have not been tried in Canada, including new ideas in community policing, and new laws regarding speech supporting terrorism and jury trials. In all these cases, there is significant modification of established legal doctrines regarding the relationship between the state and its subjects. Canada has been at the forefront of other developments which modify that relationship, most notably in approaches to preventive detention and the punishment of women offenders. For detailed information please visit http://summerabroad.utoronto.ca/.
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Topics vary from year to year, but the objective of the course is to explore emerging issues in Criminology, and their social, legal, ethical and political implications. Prerequisites: WDW205H1, 210H1, 225H1/WDW200Y1, 220Y1 Distribution Requirement Status: Social Science Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) Themes and Format Which individuals and groups have been identified as 'threats' to national security, and what have been some of the consequences of this identification? This course will examine laws around dissent and the way in which the state - as the centre of security discourse has defined and dealt with dissent. It is structured as a survey-style course and is designed to familiarize students with the historical operation of the law in its social, legal, cultural and political contexts. It will provide students with the critical tools to assess the ways in which the Canadian state has defined security and taken measures to maintain security against 'threats' and 'enemies' and will introduce students to critical ideas about the ways in which law governs social behaviour. This course will examine the use of state legal and/or extra-legal power to counter 'threats to security.' We will begin by examining scholarly trajectories around the study of national security and the ways in which discourses around threats to security have been deployed. From there, we will move to look at examples of specific state responses to activities such as insurrection and rebellion, labour unrest, political opposition, religious dissent, student radicalism, terrorist activity, and popular protest. Through the prism of national security measures, this course will endeavour to closely examine several related areas including: the use of law as an ideological force; the incongruity between formal claims invoked about the law (for example its 'impartiality'), and discretionary repressive practices; the ways in which race and ethnicity, economic and class conflict, gender and sexuality and politics have overlapped. Requirements & Texts To be announced in class.
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Criminology 2011/12 Undergraduate Handbook WDW415H1 Crime and Politics Professor Peter Solomon An advanced seminar examining the development of criminal justice and penal policies in Canada, the United States, Western Europe and Russia; the way authorities in those countries define and manage political deviance, and the intrusion of politics into the administration of justice, especially in non-democratic settings. Prerequisites: Minimum 75% average in 4 WDW Criminology FCEs and a CGPA of at least 3.0. Distribution Requirement Status: Social Science Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) NOTE: This is a graduate seminar to which a small number of senior undergraduates may be admitted with special permission. Students requesting this course are advised to select an alternative undergraduate course until the status of their enrolment is confirmed. Enrolment requests must be emailed to the Silvia Cocolo, Undergraduate Coordinator no later than July 21. Ms Cocolo's email address is silvia.cocolo@utoronto.ca. Themes and Format Specific topics include: the nature of criminal policy-making; the symbolic dimension of criminal law; the causes of innovations in penal policy; the role in policy-making of policy analysts in government and of criminologists; the varieties of political deviance; political justice and policing; criminal justice in non-democratic settings; Soviet criminal justice; and the reform of criminal justice in post-Soviet states. Requirements Students will be expected to read and be prepared to discuss the required readings each class. In addition, every student will choose at least one class in which he or she has a particular interest and take on some extra responsibility. Usually, this will mean reading one or two items in addition to the required readings and being ready to bring them into discussion. In some instances, the student might lead the discussion of one of the required items. Taken as a whole, class participation will count for one third of the final grade. Written work for the course will consist of one essay (15-20 pages, typed) counting for two-thirds of the final grade. Students will be urged to try one of the following kinds of topics: (1) a study of the political history of a reform or attempted reform in criminal justice or penal policy in Canada or elsewhere; or (2) a brief written by you as a consultant to a government minister on a particular policy problem, which makes recommendations, relates them to available research findings, and takes into account political feasibility. But other topics are also acceptable (e.g., dealing with the political deviance or Soviet criminal justice or politics in the administration of justice), as long as they relate to the course. All specific paper topics must be cleared with the instructor. Texts A broad range of articles and chapters in books written by historians, sociologists, political scientists and legal scholars. Most will be on reserve at the Criminology Centre library.
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WDW425H1 The Prosecution Process (formerly WDW320H1) Breese Davies, Adjunct Professor A critical examination of the process by which certain conduct is identified, prosecuted and punished as crime, and the process by which individuals become criminals. The evolution of the modern prosecution system, including the exercise of prosecutorial discretion, rules of evidence, socially constructed defences, disparity in sentencing, and wrongful convictions. Prerequisites: WDW205H1, WDW210H1, WDW225H1, WDW325H1/WDW200Y1, 220Y1 Exclusion: WDW320H1 Distribution Requirement Status: Social Science Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) Themes and Format This course examines the modern prosecution system as a dynamic, continuously evolving process. The course proceeds from the premise that the Canadian criminal justice system is the product of a series of social policy choices. Its structure and rules are not automatic or inevitable or even just. The criminal justice system can be best understood by looking at points of conflict throughout the process, including selective policing, selective prosecutions, disparity in sentencing and wrongful convictions. Particular attention is paid to attempts to hold the existing prosecution system to account for its failures. A final emphasis will be on identifying alternatives to the dominant approach to crime and its prosecution. The course seeks to build on introductory material taught in WDW325H1, successful completion of which is a prerequisite for this course. The course is taught through a combination of lectures and classroom discussions. Films and guest speakers may be employed. Students will be expected to have completed recommended readings before attending classes and be prepared to participate actively in classroom discussions. A teaching assistant will be available to assist students on a regular basis. Requirements Three written assignments: a case comment worth 20% of the final grade, a research paper worth 35% of the final grade, and a final examination worth 25%. Class participation will be worth 20% and will include two short written comments on the class readings. Texts A sourcebook of readings, prepared especially for this course, will be available from the University of Toronto Bookstore. Students enrolled in the course should also have access to an up-to-date copy of the Criminal Code.
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Criminology 2011/12 Undergraduate Handbook WDW427H1 Organized Crime and Corruption Professor Matthew Light An advanced seminar exploring the history and characteristics of organized crime and corruption. Prerequisites: 13 FCEs including 1.0 WDW300-level Criminology FCE Distribution Requirement Status: Social Science Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) Themes and Format An advanced seminar exploring the history and characteristics of organized crime and corruption, including recent scholarly approaches to the conceptualization of OC and corruption, a historical survey on the development of modern ideas of probity in government administration, the history and scholarly analysis of the Italian mafia, OC in Canada and other countries in the contemporary period, transnational OC, varieties of political corruption in Canada and other countries, and terrorist financing. The class will be taught in class discussion format, with the goal of helping students develop ideas through discussions rather than lectures. Requirements Midterm exam (20 percent) Final exam (20 percent) Essay assignment (60 percent), consisting of either two short analytic essays (30 percent each) or one longer research paper (60 percent) Text To be announced in class.
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WDW428H1 Neighbourhoods and Crime Professor Sandra Bucerius An advanced seminar exploring the connection between neighbourhoods and the perpetuation of poverty, social marginalization, segregation and crime. Prerequisites: 13 FCEs including 1.0 WDW300-level Criminology FCE Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) Themes and Format Neighbourhoods provide an important geographic and social context for their residents and can affect their lives in multiple ways: with respect to their health, their prospects for employment and education, their relationships, their personal safety (both real and imagined) and much more. Various studies in criminology (both quantitative and qualitative) have enriched our understanding of how the characteristics of local neighbourhoods play a role in the perpetuation of poverty, social marginalization, segregation and crime. This seminar will focus on the role of neighbourhoods in shaping experiences with crime. It is often readily assumed that all so called at risk neighbourhoods also experience high crime rates. In reality, however, some at risk neighbourhoods seem to be resilient to high crime rates. We will look at various factors that may serve as protection or risk factors for crime/vcitimization to neighbourhoods like community organizations, resident involvement in neighbourhood life, the strength of inter- and intra-ethnic ties, local street codes etc. We will also explore stereotypes that are associated with certain neighbourhoods, and how they come to be criminalized and represented in the mass media; the impact that punishment has on community-level social control, cohesion, and quality of life; and the problems that gangs and the availability of guns pose to residents of urban neighbourhoods. Requirements Course requirements include a variety of written assignments, a seminar presentation and reading assignments. Students will be expected to actively participate in class discussions. The seminar will offer a learning format component using a service-learning placement with a community-based agency or organization. Participating students will contribute a number of hours per week (usually 2) to an agency or organization that she/he has been matched to. Participation in the service-learning placement is compulsory. Details will be made available on the first day of class. Texts To be announced in class.
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Criminology 2011/12 Undergraduate Handbook WDW429H1 Youth Culture, Racialization and Crime in the Global Context Professor Scot Wortley An advanced seminar exploring youth culture and its possible connection to criminality from an international perspective. Prerequisites: 13 FCEs including 1.0 WDW300-level Criminology FCE Distribution Requirement Status: Social Science Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) Themes and Format Youth culture and its possible connection to criminality is a concern in the majority of Western nations. Social critics are also concerned with how youth - especially minority youth - interact with the criminal justice system and how such interactions contribute to both social alienation and reduced life chances. This seminar will explore a variety of issues related to youth culture, crime and criminal justice from an international perspective. The experiences of Canadian youth shall be compared with the experiences of youth from other developed and developing nations. The course will begin by defining the concepts of youth, youth culture and youth criminality. Subsequent lectures will address specific topics including: 1) The age-crime curve and the normalcy of youth deviance; 2) Canadian youth gangs in both urban and rural contexts; 3) Youth gangs in Europe and the developing world; 4) Youth substance use and abuse; 5) Issues in youth sexuality; 6) Youth immigration, marginalization and crime; 7) Youth religious radicalization; 8) Music, movies and videogames: The source of Youth Crime?; 9) Race and the policing of youth; 10) The politics of youth crime; and 11) Evaluating youth crime prevention strategies. It should be stressed that this is not a course on the legal aspects of the youth justice system. However, emphasis is placed on how the State and the criminal justice system may impact the lives of young people. Requirements Students will be expected to actively participate in class discussions, presentations and complete a variety of written assignments. Details will be made available on the first day of class. Texts Information will be made available on the first day of class.
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WDW431H1 Mental Disorders, Morality and Legal Controls Dr. William Watson A critical exploration of contemporary debates in criminology, and legal and moral philosophy concerning the diagnostic and criminal justice labeling of mental disorders such as psychopathy and paedophilia, and their representation in popular culture. Prerequisites: 13 FCEs including 1.0 WDW300-level Criminology FCE Distribution Requirement Status: Social Science Breadth Requirement: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2) Themes and Format During the last two decades, the diagnosis of psychopathy - the identification of psychopaths - has acquired a crucial significance within the Canadian criminal justice systems, leading to enhanced sentencing, enhanced security designation within corrections, denial of parole and release from psychiatric hospitals, increased likelihood of a Dangerous Offender designation, and hence the possibility of an indeterminate prison sentence. In the United States, it leads to increased likelihood of a death penalty in capital cases. This greater legal significance of the diagnosis is associated with a marked increase in academic and scientific interest in the diagnostic construct, from a broad range of approaches. Neuroscience research on psychopathy has been of particular significance to these debates. The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the range of these debates, which engage the full range of approaches in contemporary criminology, and to compare the diagnosis with that of 'paedophilia', which raises similar issues. The class will critically examine the history of psychopathy and psychopathy-related diagnoses, current diagnostic and treatment methods, aetiological theories, the use of the diagnosis on risk assessment, critical analyses of the psychopathy construct, key cases and statutes, the representation of 'psychopaths' in the fictional and news media, the expansion of the diagnosis to youth and women psychopaths, the concept of the corporate or white-collar psychopath, the current debates in moral and legal philosophy about psychopathy. Where relevant, similar debates about paedophilia will be discussed. Requirements One paper proposal presented to the seminar class (20%). One response to another student's proposal (10%). One paper presented to the seminar class (40%). One final draft of the paper presented to the seminar class (worth 30%). Texts A set of readings will be available from the University of Toronto Bookstore.
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Criminology 2011/12 Undergraduate Handbook WDW445H1 International Criminal Law Professor Ron Levi An advanced seminar focusing on the legal and conceptual framework for responding to state violence and war crimes, and the challenges faced by various international legal institutions. Legal doctrines of sovereign immunity and universal jurisdiction, the history of international criminal prosecutions, and substantive international criminal law are examined. Prerequisites: 13 FCEs including 1.0 WDW300-level Criminology FCE Exclusion: WDW425H1 International Criminal Law taken in 2008-2009 Distribution Requirement Status: Social Science Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) Themes and Format This course is an introduction to international criminal law, and to the various institutions that have been developed for responding to state violence and war crimes. The course will explore the purpose and objectives of international criminal law, and its relation to politics and to domestic criminal law. In so doing, the course will examine the historical origins of international criminal law and of institutions designed to adjudicate state violence and war crimes: this will include readings on the emergence of international criminal tribunals and prosecutions, but also readings on other legal models such as political amnesties, national trials, and truth commissions. A focus of the course will be on international criminal prosecutions, with an emphasis on the legal bases for these prosecutions, the social organization of this field of law, the development of substantive international criminal law (including the crimes of genocide and crimes against humanity), and the capacity of these prosecutions to promote peace or societal reconciliation, or provide benefits to victims. Readings will include legal judgments and trial transcripts from current and past international criminal tribunals, as well as social science research articles that provide insight into how this legal field is structured, comparisons between different legal responses to war crimes, the relative efficacy of different legal institutions, and the costs and benefits that different legal approaches might offer for victims and for states. Because of the nature of the topic, readings will provide students with some background on a range of war crimes and related forms of state violence, while generally focusing on the legal and institutional responses that have been developed to adjudicate and document atrocities. Requirements Course requirements include a variety of written assignments, a seminar presentation and reading assignments. Students will be expected to actively participate in class discussions. The seminar will offer a learning format component using a service-learning placement with a community-based agency or organization. Participating students will contribute a number of hours per week (usually 2) to an agency or organization that she/he has been matched to. Participation in the service-learning placement is voluntary, and participation may be limited by the number of placements available. Text To be announced in class.
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Advanced Topics in Criminology - Distributing Justice: Current Sentencing Issues in Canada
Topics vary from year to year. The objective of the course is to explore emerging issues in Criminology, and their social, legal, ethical and political implications. Consult the Program Office website or Criminology brochure for current course offerings. Prerequisites: 13 FCEs including 1.0 WDW300-level Criminology FCE Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) Themes and Format Sentencing is perhaps the most visible, controversial stage of the criminal process. Often criticized for being too lenient, it seems politicians, the media and the general public are constantly calling for sentencing reform and the need to limit judicial discretion. Despite the appearance of simply picking the 'right' punishment, there are a multitude of factors that play into the sentencing decision. Judges are expected to balance a number of philosophical goals and legal considerations in crafting a sentence. In this course, students will be encouraged to think critically about the visible and covert implications of being criminally sentenced. We will discuss such topics as sentencing philosophy, judicial discretion, plea bargaining, credit for time-served, mandatory minimums, victim involvement and parole. Though we will be focusing primarily on the Canadian context, some empirical research from other countries will be used to demonstrate the multinational nature of these issues and to compliment the work that has been conducted on this issue in Canada. Requirements Reaction Papers 30% Midterm 20% Participation 10% Term Paper Assignment 40% Texts A set of readings will be made available on Blackboard.
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Criminology 2011/12 Undergraduate Handbook WDW395H1 Independent Study
Independent study under the direction of a Criminology faculty member. Approval of the Undergraduate Coordinator is required. It is the responsibility of the student to propose an independent study topic, and obtain the agreement of an instructor who is willing to supervise the project. Prerequisites: WDW205H1, 210H1, 225H1/WDW200Y1, 220Y1 Distribution Requirement Status: Social Science Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) Deadline to Apply: At least one week before the start of term WDW396H1 and WDW397Y1 Research Participation Credit course for supervised participation in a faculty research project. Offered only when a faculty member is willing and available to supervise. Available to students only upon invitation by a faculty member. Open only to third and fourth year students enrolled in a Criminology program. Prerequisites: Completion of at least nine full courses. A CGPA of at least 3.0 is recommended. Approval of the Undergraduate Coordinator is required. Distribution Requirement Status: Social Science Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) Deadline to Apply: At least one week before the start of term WDW450H1 Criminology Research Project
An individual research project under the direction of a Criminology faculty member. Approval of the Undergraduate Coordinator is required. It is the responsibility of the student to propose a research topic, and obtain the agreement of an instructor who is willing to supervise the project. Prerequisites: An average of at least 75% in four WDW Criminology FCEs, and a CGPA of at least 3.0. Distribution Requirement Status: Social Science Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3) Deadline to Apply: At least one week before the start of term Application forms are available on the Criminology website at www.wdw.utoronto.ca. The Undergraduate Coordinator will review the proposal and if necessary consult with faculty before the result is communicated to the student via email (utor account). For this reason, students are advised to submit proposals in a timely manner.
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Sandra Bucerius is Assistant Professor of Criminology at the University of Toronto. She received her B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Frankfurt. For five years Professor Bucerius conducted ethnographic and qualitative research on fifty-five young male second generation Muslim immigrants who specialized in drug trafficking in Frankfurt, Germany. She is currently working on the monograph of her ethnographic research, under contract with Oxford University Press. In addition, she is working on two new projects in the GTA: one project examines risk and protective factors for gang involvement among 1st, 1.5 and 2nd generation immigrants in Regent Park, the other one looks at the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation, a Latino street group/gang. In collaboration with Professor Michael Tonry from the University of Minnesota, Professor Bucerius is also working on the The [Oxford] Handbook of Race, Ethnicity, Immigration, and Crime. Her publications include "Immigrants and Crime" in M. Tonry (ed.) Oxford Handbook of Criminology. New York: Oxford University Press. Forthcoming. Fostering Academic Opportunities to Counteract Social Exclusion, in: Natasha A. Frost, Joshua D. Freilich, and Todd R. Clear (Eds.), Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice Policy. Belmont, CA: Cengage/Wadsworth,"What else should I do - Cultural Influences on the Drug Trade of Young Migrants in Germany" in the Journal of Drug Issues, 37 (3). Breese Davies received her B.A., M.A. and LL.B. degrees from the University of Toronto. Ms. Davies is an Adjunct Professor at Woodsworth College and a partner in the firm Di Luca Copeland Davies LLP, specializing in criminal defence work. She is involved in Avocats sans frontires doing volunteer work in Nigeria. She served as President of the Board of Directors of the Elizabeth Fry Society of Toronto. She is one of the authors of Sentencing (6th edition, with C. Ruby, J. Copeland, D. Doucette and R. Litkowski, 2004) and Wilson on Children and the Law (with Jeffery Wilson), and serves as Assistant Editor of Canadian Rights Reporter and is co-editor of For the Defence magazine. Dena Demos received her BA (Political Science) and MA (Criminology) from the University of Toronto. She worked as a Researcher for the Ontario Ministry of the Solicitor General and Correctional Services and other provincial ministries before enrolling in the Ph.D. program at the Centre of Criminology (University of Toronto). Her doctoral research examines the role of public inquiries and other investigative committees as techniques of hegemonic renegotiation following ideological disruptions. Her academic interests include national security legislation, laws regarding speech supporting terrorism, policing public order, innovations in community policing, the use of deadly force, deaths while in police custody, and youth justice policy in Canada. Most recently she wrote several background reports for the Ipperwash Inquiry's Research Advisory Committee including "Policing in Ontario: A Profile of the OPP." She has taught in the Criminology program since 2005.
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Criminology 2011/12 Undergraduate Handbook Anthony N. Doob received his A.B. from Harvard University and his Ph.D. from Stanford University. He is Professor of Criminology at the University of Toronto. His major research interests centre around policies related to imprisonment in Canada, youth crime and the youth justice system, and the operation of the criminal courts. Rosemary Gartner, Anthony N. Doob, and Franklin E. Zimring (In Press:2011) The Past as Prologue? Decarceration in California Then and Now. Criminology and Public Policy. Sprott, Jane B. and Anthony N. Doob (2010). Gendered Treatment: Girls and Treatment Orders in Bail Court. Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, 52, 427-441. Doob, Anthony N. and Jane B. Sprott. Understanding the Principled Arguments for Criminalizing Misbehaviour by Youths Under Twelve. In Anand, Sanjeev (ed). Children and the Law: Essays in Honour of Professor Nicholas Bala. In press: Irwin Law (In press: 2011). Webster, Cheryl Marie, Anthony N. Doob, and Nicole Myers (2009). The Parable of Ms. Baker: Understanding Pre-Trial Detention in Canada. Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 21(1), 79-102. Sprott, Jane B. and Anthony N. Doob (2009). Justice for Girls? Stability and Change in the Youth Justice Systems of the United States and Canada. University of Chicago Press. Rosemary Gartner received her B.A. from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and her M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She is Professor of Criminology and Sociology at the University of Toronto. Her research interests include historical and cross-national variation in serious interpersonal violence, violence by and against women, and gender and punishment. She has published three books: Marking Time in the Golden State: Women's Experiences of Imprisonment in California (with Candance Kruttschnitt); Murdering Holiness: The Trials of Franz Creffield and George Mitchell (with Jim Phillips); and Violence and Crime in Cross-National Perspective (with Dane Archer) and articles in a number of journals, including American Sociological Review, Law and Society Review, Crime and Justice: An Annual Review of Research, Criminology, and Resources for Feminist Research. Among her current research projects are an analysis of homicide in two Canadian cities (Toronto and Vancouver) and two American cities (Buffalo and Seattle) over the 20th century; and a study of the experiences of violent victimization and offending of women in conflict with the law. Matthew Light Light is Assistant Professor of Criminology at the University of Toronto. Professor Light is a specialist in post-Soviet Russian politics. His dissertation and postdoctoral research has focused on the regulation of migration, law enforcement, and religious freedom in contemporary Russia. He received his B.A. from Harvard, his M.A. from the University of Chicago, his J.D. from Yale Law School, and his Ph.D. from Yale. Dr. Light's recent articles include the following. "Policing Migration in Soviet and Post-Soviet Moscow." Post-Soviet Affairs 26 (4): 275-313. Forthcoming: "What Does It Take to Control Migration? Lessons from the USSR," in Law and Social Inquiry. Forthcoming: "Regulation, Recruitment and Control of Immigration," in International Handbook of Migration Studies, eds. Steven Gold and Stephanie Nawyn (Routledge). He is also working on a new project involving reform of the police force in post-Soviet Georgia.
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Ron Levi is the George Ignatieff Chair of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Toronto, where he is Associate Professor of Criminology and Sociolegal Studies, and is cross-appointed to the Departments of Political Science and Sociology. Levi is also Deputy Director (Academic Programs) for the Munk School of Global Affairs, and Director of its Trudeau Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies. Levi's research focuses on law and internationalization. His current research includes: (1) the fields of international criminal law and human rights, with an emphasis on legal and institutional responses to mass atrocities; (2) how urban and criminal justice policies reflect the politics of modern states (such as neoliberalism); and (3) immigration and transnational experiences of legality, crime, citizenship, and the state. Levi attended law school at McGill University, where he was trained in civil law and common law. After completing his master's degree in law at the University of Toronto, he pursued graduate study in sociology at Northwestern University and completed his doctoral dissertation in law at the University of Toronto, where he was awarded the Alan Marks medal. In 2008-2009, he was awarded the UTSU/APUS Undergraduate Teaching Award for Teaching Excellence. Nicole Myers received her B.A. in Criminal Justice Public Policy and Sociology at the University of Guelph, and her M.A. in Criminology at the University of Toronto. Her research interests include bail and pre-trial detention, criminal law policy, criminal court processing and sentencing. Nicole Myers is currently a senior doctoral student at the Centre of Criminology at the University of Toronto and has served as a teaching assistant in the undergraduate Criminology program since 2007. For her doctoral research, she is examining the use of sureties and conditions of release in bail court and the implications these have for the growing remand population. William L. O'Grady received his B.A. and M.A. from Carleton University, and his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto. His main area of academic interest is in the study of youth homelessness. Dr. O'Grady is co-author of Violence and Public Anxiety: a Canadian Case (2000) and is author of Crime in Canadian Context: debates and controversies (2007) published by Oxford University Press. He has also contributed to several book chapters, technical reports and refereed journals. His most recent publication (with Patrick Parnaby, University of Guelph) entitled, "Guns, Gangs and the Underclass: a constructionist analysis of a school shooting in Toronto," appears in the Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice (January, 2010). He is currently working on a project, funded by Justice for Children and Youth (with Steve Gaetz, York University), on the enforcement of Ontario Safe Streets Act and homeless youth in Toronto. Peter H. Solomon received his B.A. from Harvard University, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Columbia University. He is Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto. Professor Solomon specializes in Soviet and post-Soviet politics and in the politics of criminal justice in various countries. He is the author of Soviet Criminologists and Criminal Policy (1978), Criminal Justice Policy, From Research to Reform (1983), Soviet Criminal Justice under Stalin (1996); Courts and Transition in Russia: The Challenge of Judicial Reform (with Todd Foglesong, 2000) and editor of Reforming Justice in Russia, 1864-1996 (1997). His current research includes judicial and legal reform in contemporary Russia; courts, law and politics in authoritarian and transitional regimes; and the history of criminal justice in the USSR.
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Criminology 2011/12 Undergraduate Handbook Kerry Taylor received her B.E.S. from York University and her L.L.B. and D.Jur. from Osgoode Hall Law School. Her doctoral dissertation focused on the effects of criminal regulation of female genital 'mutilation' and circumcision in the Canadian context. Dr. Taylor also teaches at York University in the Law and Society Program. Her academic interests include human rights in the socio-legal context, and intersections of law, health and the body. Mariana Valverde received her B.A. from Brock University, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Social and Political Thought from York University. She is Professor of Criminology at the University of Toronto and is cross-appointed to the Faculty of Law, as well as the Sexual Diversity Studies programme. Professor Valverde's research interests include criminal law and moral regulation, especially in relation to drinking and sexuality. Her main theoretical interests are Foucault and governmentality, and contemporary social and legal theory, especially that influenced by Nietzsche and Derrida. Her publications include Sex, Power and Pleasure; The Age of Light, Soap and Water: Moral Reform in English Canada 18851925; Diseases of the Will: Alcohol and the Dilemmas of Freedom; and Law's Dream of a Common Knowledge. William Watson received his B.Sc. from the University of Leicester, and his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge. Dr. Watson is Assistant Professor at Woodsworth College. His academic interests include the practice of forensic psychiatry, psychopathy, the provision of services to sub-populations of mentally disordered offenders who are identified, or selfidentified, as having special needs, and the place of critical social science in public policy making. His publications include The Mentally Disordered Offender in an Era of Community Care: New Directions in Provision (co-edited with A. Grounds), and articles in Sociology, The International Journal of Comparative Sociology, History of Psychiatry, The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry, Social and Legal Studies, Canadian Journal of Sociology, and The Canadian Journal of Psychoanalysis. Dr. Watson has served as a consultant for the Ontario Ministry of Health, and the Ministry of the Solicitor General, Canada. He is currently completing research on the relationship between social science epistemologies and political philosophies, and on the relationship between the social and psychological sciences, especially as this is relevant to psychopathy. Scot Wortley received his Ph.D. from the Department of Sociology, University of Toronto. He is now an Associate Professor of Criminology at the University of Toronto. His research interests include: the treatment of racial minorities by the police and criminal courts in Canada; public perceptions of the justice system; criminal offending, substance abuse and victimization among Canadian youth; diversion programs within Canadian corrections; youth gangs and gang prevention; media depictions of crime and criminal justice issues; and crime and victimization in the Caribbean. Professor Wortley has published articles in various academic journals including the Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, the British Journal of Criminology, Law and Society Review, Social Forces, the British Journal of Sociology and the American Journal of Sociology. He also recently published a book on Crime and Criminal Justice in the Caribbean with researchers from the University of the West Indies.
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The University has several policies that are approved by the Governing Council and which apply to all students. Each student must become familiar with the policies. The University will assume that he or she has done so. The rules and regulations of the Faculty of Arts and Science are listed in the calendar. Students taking courses in the Faculty assume certain responsibilities to the University and shall be subject to all rules, regulations and policies cited in the calendar, as amended from time to time. Additional information visit the Program Office website. For a complete set of guidelines including important deadlines visit the Faculty of Arts and Science website. Your instructor is your first step for advice regarding issues that relate to your studies in a particular course. The Criminology Program Office can provide you with advice on academic issues and problems that relate to or affect your Criminology studies. Your Registrar's office can help you with advice on your degree studies and/or personal problems that affect your performance in your studies. You are expected to manage your studies and this includes asking for help and advice!
Official Communication
As a student at the University of Toronto, you have automatic access to the Information Commons, which is your passport to e-mail, the library and the Internet. Once you have your TCard, you must activate your University of Toronto e-mail account. Setting up a UTORmail account is mandatory. Failure to do so may result in a student missing important information and will not be considered an acceptable rationale for failing to receive official correspondence from the University. All official communication from the Program Office will be emailed to UTOR accounts only.
Writing at the University of Toronto

The ability to think critically and to write well-organized, clear, grammatical prose is important to your work in many courses. It will improve your chances if you apply to graduate or professional schools and will also give you an advantage in the workplace. To help you develop your writing skills, the university provides a range of instructional resources. The Writing Centres, provided free of charge at undergraduate colleges, will help you develop the writing skills needed throughout your university studies. They offer both individual and group instruction. See www.utoronto.ca/writing/news.html for announcements about group workshops and non-credit courses.
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Criminology 2011/12 Undergraduate Handbook In individual consultations, trained writing instructors help you improve your ability to plan, write, and revise, using your assignments from any subject as examples. Some instructors specialize in the needs of students using English as a second language. You are entitled to use the writing centre of the college where you are registered or living in residence, or the department where you are taking a course. For more information, please visit www.utoronto.ca/writing/.
Academic Integrity
"The University and its members have a responsibility to ensure that a climate which might encourage, or conditions which might enable, cheating, misrepresentation or unfairness not be tolerated. To this end, all must acknowledge that seeking credit or other advantages by fraud or misrepresentation, or seeking to disadvantage others by disruptive behaviour is unacceptable, as is any dishonesty or unfairness in dealing with the work or record of a student." (Section B, Code of Behaviour on Academic Matters) For additional information, please visit www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What secondary school background do I need for Criminology? There are no specific secondary school courses required as prerequisites for first year courses leading to the Criminology program. However, you must meet the admission requirements for the Faculty of Arts and Science (St George Campus). Contact Information: Admissions and Awards 172 St. George Street Toronto, Ontario M5R 0A3 416-978-2190 www.adm.utoronto.ca What courses should I take in first year? Faculty of Arts and Science students do not choose their program of study until the end of their first four courses. If you wish to study Criminology, you should enrol in two full course equivalent introductory course in economics, history, philosophy, political science, psychology or sociology in your first year.
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I don't meet the minimum admission requirements - can I request special consideration? Enrolment the Criminology program is restricted because the demand for the program exceeds the number of spaces available in the program. For this reason, students have to meet the minimum admission guidelines listed in this brochure. The CGPA requirement is a minimum which at times may have to be increased depending on the number of enrolment requests. While we appreciate that there are any number of extenuating factors that may impact a student's academic performance we regret that we are simply unable to consider requests for special consideration. Are there other related programs in the Faculty of Arts and Science? Yes. The Faculty of Arts and Science offers a major program in Ethics, Society and the Law through Trinity College. In addition, Sociology offers a number of criminology related courses. Is there a graduate program in Criminology at U of T? Yes. The Centre of Criminology and Sociolegal Studies offers both an M.A. and a Ph.D. in Criminology. The program is administered by the Centre of Criminology and Sociolegal Studies. For information, please visit www.criminology.utoronto.ca. The University of Toronto also offers a combined J.D. (Faculty of Law) and M.A. (Centre of Criminology) program. The program permits the completion of both degrees in three years rather than the four years it would take to acquire them independently. For more information please visit www.law.utoronto.ca. Will studying Criminology give me an admission advantage if I want to apply to a faculty of law? There is no one particular program of study required at the undergraduate level before applying to law schools. Courses in the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences are all of value in developing the analytical skills and writing skills necessary to excel in the study of law. The requirements vary for each law school; however, the basic requirements usually include a combination of a candidate's GPA and the LSAT score. Most law schools also consider candidates' extracurricular activities and past work experiences. Ontario's law schools present at various educational fairs in the fall. For more information visit the OLSAS website at www.ouac.on.ca/olsas/. What are my career options? See page 3.
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