Criminology
2012/13 Undergraduate Handbook
Criminology
2012/13 Undergraduate Handbook
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
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Curriculum
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Careers
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Admission Information:
-UTM/UTSC Transfer Students
-Transfer Students (other universities)
-Arts and Science (STG) Students
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Important Notes
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Criminology Students' Association (CRIMSA)
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Program Requirements
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2012-2013 WDW Course Offerings & Outlines
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Instructor Profiles
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Rules and Regulations of the Faculty of Arts and Science
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Academic Integrity
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Frequently Asked Questions:
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-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?
-Are there any Awards & Bursaries available?
-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?
Contact Information
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Changes to Information Published in this Brochure
The information contained in this brochure was compiled in June 2012 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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Introduction
In 1963, the Centre of Criminology 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.
The name of the Centre was recently changed to the Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal
Studies. The Centre’s research in sociolegal studies is internationally recognized with faculty
members publishing in leading law and society journals.
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 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 learn about the fundamental structure of
the criminal justice system and how the criminal law is made, changed, and enforced.
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. 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
discussions.
Careers
Many graduates of the Faculty of Arts and Science will find challenging and rewarding
employment in fields unrelated to their programs of study. 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 a 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 Worker;
Group Home Worker; Environmental Conservation Officer;
Probation and Parole Officer; Social Worker; Rehabilitation
Counselor; Warden.
Law Enforcement:
Drug Enforcement Agent; RCMP Constable; Juvenile Court
Worker; Police Officer.
Courts:
Bailiff; Court Clerk; Judge; Criminal Lawyer; Legal Researcher;
Paralegal; Victims Advocate.
Other:
Research Assistant; Foreign Service Officer; Public Policy Analyst;
Paralegal Assistant; Journalist; Professor; Marketing Specialist.
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Who employs Criminology graduates?
• Court Systems
• Juvenile Court
• RCMP & Police Services
• Prisons, Court houses
• Educational Institutions
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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.
Information for UTM/UTSC Transfer Students
Students interested in transferring from UTM and UTSC must first apply for admission to
the Faculty of Arts and Science (St. George Campus, Social Sciences stream) and identify
Criminology as their preferred program of study.
Requests for admission to the Criminology major will be considered in the first subject POSt
request period only. This means that summer course results will not be used for admission
to this program. 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: minimum 4.0 transfer credits (from UTM/UTSC) including
2.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) at the 100-level with the following course designators:
ECO/HIS/PHL/POL/PSY/SOC. Any course combination from this list is acceptable. Courses
from other units (other course designators) will not be accepted. 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: minimum 8.0 transfer credits (from UTM/UTSC) including 2.0
FCEs at the 200-level with the following course designators: HIS/POL/SOC. Any course
combination from this list is acceptable. Courses from other units (other course
designators) will not be accepted. Admission will be determined by a student’s mark in
these 2 FCEs. The most recent grades in these courses will be considered. It is expected
that a minimum combined average of 75% in these 2 FCEs will be required for admission
in 2012.
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Information for Transfer Students (excluding UTM/UTSC students)
Admission to the Criminology Program
Students interested in transferring from another university must first apply for admission
to 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 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 two full-course equivalent (2.0 FCEs) introductory 100-level
courses 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.
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 contact the Program Office by June 30th.
Contact Information
For information and assistance please visit the following links:
Enrolment Services: www.adm.utoronto.ca
Transfer Credits: www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/undergraduate/tc
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Information for students in the Faculty of Arts and Science
(STG Campus)
2012 Admission Information
Requests for admission to the Criminology major and specialist 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/specialist in any given year.
Note: Students thinking of applying to the post in 2013 are advised to consult the
Program Office website for up-to-date admission information.
1. Major (Arts Program) - Program Code: ASMAJ0826
• 2012 Admission Requirements
Applying after first year: 2 FCEs at the 100-level from ECO/HIS/PHL/POL/PSY/SOC
taken in the most recent session. Any course combination from this list is acceptable.
Courses from other units (other course designators) will not be accepted. 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 taken in the
most recent session. 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
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 2.0
WDW300H-level Criminology FCEs and 1.0 FCE from WDW205H1/210H1/225H1.
3. Request Period: April 2 to May 15
Criminology is a Type 3 subject POSt. Type 3 subject POSts require completion of specific
course(s) and have a finite number of spaces. Admission to Criminology will be based on the
above requirements only. No additional information will be required or used to determine
eligibility. Results will be posted on ROSI starting July 1. Invitations must be accepted on ROSI
in order to enrol in courses. For more information select the "Subject Post Enrolment" link on
the Faculty of Arts and Science website: http://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/undergraduate.
Note: There is no round 2 enrolment in the Criminology program. This means that
admission will be based solely on the courses the student has completed by the end of the
Winter session in any given year.
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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 2012-13. 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 2012. Students complete the program requirements for the program
start-date listed on ROSI. Program requirements for previous years are posted on the
Program Office website.
Part-time Study
It is possible to complete the major program on a part-time basis but course options are
limited.
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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 at least 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 2013, 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.
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. For more information please email CRIMSA at
[email protected].
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Program Requirements
The following program requirements apply to students admitted to the Criminology subject
POSt in 2012.
MAJOR
8 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
2.0 FCEs from ECO/HIS/PHL/POL/PSY/SOC
WDW205H1
Introduction to Criminology
WDW210H1
Criminal Justice
WDW225H1
Criminal Law
2. At least 2.0 FCEs from this group, 0.5 must be at the 400-level:
WDW300H1
Theories of Criminal Justice
WDW325H1
Criminal Procedure
WDW335H1
Policing
WDW340H1
Punishment: Theory and Practice
WDW343H1
Comparative Criminal Justice
WDW365H1
Crime & Mind
WDW370H1
Youth Justice
WDW380H1
Crime, Gender & Sex
WDW383H1
Immigration & Crime
WDW385H1
Representing Crime and Authority
WDW387H1
Legal Regulation of Morality
WDW390H1 - 394H1 Topics in Criminology
WDW395H1, 395Y1
Independent Study
WDW396H1, 397Y1
Research Participation
WDW415H1
Crime and Politics
WDW420H1
Current Issues in Criminal Law
WDW425H1
The Prosecution Process (formerly WDW320H1)
WDW427H1
Organized Crime and Corruption
WDW428H1
Neighbourhoods and Crime
WDW429H1
Youth Culture, Racialization & Crime in the Global Context
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WDW431H1
Mental Disorders, Morality and Legal Controls
WDW445H1
International Criminal Law
WDW450H1
Criminology Research Project
WDW480H1
Interpersonal Violence
WDW490H1, 491H1
Advanced Topics in Criminology
3. At least 0.5 FCE from this group:
POL242Y1
Introduction to Research Methods
POL419Y1
Quantitative Methods and Data Analysis
PSY201H1
Statistics I
PSY202H1
Statistics II
SOC200H1
Logic of Social Inquiry
SOC202H1
Quantitative Analysis
SOC204H1
Qualitative Analysis in Social Science Research
WDW350H1
Understanding Criminological Research
4. At least 2.0 FCEs from this group or additional courses from #2:
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Quantitative Methods and Data Analysis
ANT463H1
Native Rights, Canadian Law
HIS411H1
Great Trials in History
PHL271H1
Law and Morality
PHL370H1
Issues in Philosophy of Law
PSY220H1
Introduction to Social Psychology
PSY240H1
Introduction to Abnormal Psychology
PSY328H1
Psychology and the Law
SOC205H1
Urban Sociology
SOC212H1
Deviance and Control
SOC306Y1
Sociology of Crime and Delinquency
SOC313H1
Social Control
SOC315H1
Domestic Violence
SOC413H1
Sociology of Punishment
TRN412H1
Seminar in Ethics, Society and Law
WDW215H1
Introduction to Socio-legal Studies
WDW389Y0
Topics in Criminology Abroad
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Specialist
11 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:
2.0 FCEs from ECO/HIS/PHL/POL/PSY/SOC
WDW205H1
Introduction to Criminology
WDW210H1
Criminal Justice
WDW225H1
Criminal Law
WDW300H1
Theories of Criminal Justice
WDW325H1
Criminal Procedure
WDW335H1
Policing
WDW340H1
Punishment: Theory and Practice
WDW350H1
Understanding Criminological Research
2. At least 2 FCEs from:
WDW343H1
Comparative Criminal Justice
WDW365H1
Crime and Mind
WDW370H1
Youth Justice
WDW380H1
Crime, Gender and Sex
WDW383H1
Immigration and Crime
WDW385H1
Representing Crime and Authority
WDW387H1
Legal Regulation of Morality
WDW390H1 - 394H1 Topics in Criminology
WDW395H1, 395Y1
Independent Study
WDW396H1, 397Y1
Research Participation
WDW450H1
Criminology Research Project
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3. At least 1 FCE from:
WDW420H1
Current Issues in Criminal Law
WDW425H1
The Prosecution Process (formerly WDW320H1)
WDW427H1
Organized Crime and Corruption
WDW428H1
Neighbourhoods and Crime
WDW429H1
Youth Culture, Racialization and Crime in the Global Context
WDW431H1
Mental Disorders, Morality and Legal Controls
WDW445H1
International Criminal Law
WDW480H1
Interpersonal Violence
WDW490H1, 490H1
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
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HIS411H1
Great Trials in History
PHL271H1
Law and Morality
PHL370H1
Issues in Philosophy of Law
POL242Y1
Introduction to Research Methods
POL419Y1
Quantitative Methods and Data Analysis
PSY201H1
Statistics I
PSY202H1
Statistics II
PSY220H1
Introduction to Social Psychology
PSY240H1
Introduction to Abnormal Psychology
PSY328H1
Psychology and the Law
SOC205H1
Urban Sociology
SOC212H1
Deviance and Control
SOC306Y1
Sociology of Crime and Delinquency
SOC313H1
Social Control
SOC315H1
Domestic Violence
SOC413H1
Sociology of Punishment
TRN412H1
Seminar in Ethics, Society and Law
WDW215H1
Introduction to Socio-legal Studies
WDW389Y0
Topics in Criminology Abroad
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2012 - 2013 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”.
Summer
WDW365H1
WDW383H1
WDW389Y0
Crime and Mind
Immigration and Crime
Topics in Criminology: Legal Rights (Summer Course Abroad)
Fall
WDW205H1
WDW215H1
WDW225H1
WDW350H1
WDW365H1
WDW370H1
WDW380H1
WDW383H1
WDW415H1
WDW428H1
WDW431H1
WDW435H1
Introduction to Criminology
Introduction to Socio-legal Studies
Criminal Law
Understanding Criminological Research
Crime and Mind
Youth Justice
Crime, Gender and Sex
Immigration and Crime
Crime and Politics
Neighbourhoods and Crime
Mental Disorders, Morality and Legal Controls
Policing
Winter
WDW210H1
WDW300H1
WDW325H1
WDW335H1
WDW340H1
WDW385H1
WDW387H1
WDW390H1
WDW425H1
WDW427H1
WDW429H1
WDW487H1
Criminal Justice
Theories of Criminal Justice
Criminal Procedure
Policing
Punishment: Theory and Practice
Representing Crime and Authority
Legal Regulation of Morality
Topics in Criminology: Social Exclusion, Radicalization and Crime
The Prosecution Process
Organized Crime and Corruption
Youth Culture, Racialization and Crime in the Global Context
Law, Space, and Regulation
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Introduction to Criminology
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.
Prerequisite: 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.
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To be announced in class.
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WDW210H1
Criminal Justice
Professor Scot Wortley
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.
Prerequisite: 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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Criminal Law
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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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.
Prerequisite: (WDW205H1, WDW210H1/WDW200Y1), (WDW225H1/WDW220Y1)
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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Criminal Procedure
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.
Prerequisite: (WDW205H1, WDW225H1)/WDW200Y1
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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WDW335H1
Dena Demos
Policing
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.
Prerequisite: (WDW205H1, WDW210H1/WDW200Y1), (WDW225H1/WDW220Y1)
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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Punishment: Theory and Practice
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.
Prerequisite: (WDW205H1, WDW210H1/WDW200Y1), (WDW225H1/WDW220Y1)
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
Maria Jung
Understanding Criminological Research
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.
Prerequisite: (WDW205H1/WDW200Y1), (WDW225H1/WDW220Y1)
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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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.
Prerequisite: (WDW205H1/WDW200Y1), (WDW225H1/WDW220Y1)
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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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.
Prerequisite: (WDW205H1, WDW210H1/WDW200Y1), (WDW225H1/WDW220Y1)
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 be
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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Crime, Gender and Sex
Professor Rosemary Gartner
Theory, research and policy related to the ways in which gender and sex shape criminal
behaviour, the administration of criminal justice, and the criminal law. Historical and
contemporary patterns in women’s and men’s involvement in a variety of crimes and
explanations of sex differences and similarities in criminal behavior. 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.
Prerequisite: (WDW205H1, WDW210H1/WDW200Y1), (WDW225H1/WDW220Y1)
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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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.
Prerequisite: (WDW205H1, WDW210H1/WDW200Y1), (WDW225H1/WDW220Y1)
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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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.
Prerequisite: (WDW205H1, WDW210H1/WDW200Y1), (WDW225H1/WDW220Y1)
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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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.
Prerequisite: (UNI255H1/UNI256H1)/(WDW205H1/WDW200Y1, WDW225H1/WDW220Y1)
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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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.
Prerequisite: 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 in Criminology: Social Exclusion, Radicalization and Crime
Natasha S. Madon
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.
Prerequisite: (WDW205H1, WDW210H1/WDW200Y1), (WDW225H1/WDW220Y1)
Distribution Requirement Status: Social Science
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)
Themes and Format
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to issues surrounding the exclusion,
marginalization, and radicalization of groups in different countries around the world. As
students may not have been exposed to much of this literature in past courses, the
readings cover a wide array of topics, providing students with a broad foundation on the
pertinent issues related to the exclusion and inclusion of groups. While the practice of
exclusion in and of itself is problematic, students will explore the various ways in which
social exclusion can lead to other and often serious consequences for marginalized groups
and broader society. As a result, much of this course will examine the effects and
responses to differing forms of exclusion in a variety of contexts. The state’s response to
these reactions will be examined, both within the context of the individual nation and the
broader global community. The ability of institutions within society to address and
manage these exclusions is further explored, paying particular attention to criminal justice
responses to these issues and the effectiveness/appropriateness of these responses. As many
of the topics discussed arise out of the post 9/11 context, the manner in which police,
courts, and corrections have been able to adapt to the changing needs and desires is
discussed.
Requirements
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Midterm Test
Term Paper
Final Exam
10%
25%
35%
30%
Texts
A set of readings will be made available on Blackboard
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Independent Study & Research Participation Courses
Enrolment in the following WDW courses is limited to students in the Criminology
program. Students must have completed introductory courses in the area in which they
wish to conduct further study. Open only when a full-time faculty member is willing and
available to supervise. Approval of the Undergraduate Coordinator is required.
Detailed information and application forms are available on the Program Office website at
www.wdw.utoronto.ca.
Application deadline: One week before the start of term.
WDW395H1/WDW395Y1
Independent Study
Independent study under the direction of a Criminology faculty member. Open only when
a faculty member is willing and available to supervise. Students must find an appropriate
supervisor and obtain permission from the Undergraduate Coordinator.
Prerequisite: Listed on the application form.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)
WDW396H1/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. Open only to third and fourth year
students.
Prerequisite: 9 FCEs. A CGPA of at least 3.0 is recommended.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)
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WDW425H1
The Prosecution Process
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.
Prerequisite: (WDW205H1, WDW210H1/WDW200Y1), (WDW225H1,
WDW325H1/WDW220Y1)
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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WDW427H1
Organized Crime and Corruption
Instructor: TBA
An advanced seminar exploring the history and characteristics of organized crime and
corruption.
Prerequisite: 13 FCEs including 2 WDW Criminology half-credits at the 300-level
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.
Prerequisite: WDW205H1, WDW210H1, WDW225H1 and 2 WDW Criminology half-credits
at the 300-level
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.
Note: This seminar includes a compulsory learning format component using a service
learning placement with a community-based agency or organization where students
contribute a number of hours per week (usually 2) to an agency or organization that
she/he has been matched to.
Prior to a placement the student will be interviewed by the community-based agency or
organization to determine suitability for the position. Due to safety and security
regulations some placements will require health and/or security screenings. These
screenings can take 4-6 weeks. For this reason, Professor Bucerius will email students (via
Blackboard) in July 2012 as soon as the placement opportunities become available.
Students will be required to apply for positions during the summer and must have their
placement confirmed by the start of term.
Texts
To be announced in class.
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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.
Prerequisite: 13 FCEs including 2 WDW Criminology half-credits at the 300-level
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
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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.
Prerequisite: 13 FCEs including 2 WDW Criminology half-credits at the 300-level
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
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Criminology Research Project: WDW450H1
An individual research project under the direction of a Criminology faculty member.
Prerequisite: Minimum 75% average in 4 WDW Criminology FCEs and a CGPA of at least 3.0.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)
Detailed information and application forms are available on the Program Office website at
www.wdw.utoronto.ca.
Application deadline: One week before the start of term.
Graduate Seminar Courses
These are graduate seminars to which a small number of senior undergraduates may be
admitted with special permission. Students requesting this course are advised to select a
back-up undergraduate course until the status of their enrolment is confirmed.
How to request seminar courses: Enrolment requests must be emailed by July 21 to Silvia
Cocolo, Undergraduate Coordinator at [email protected]. The request deadline is firm.
Students will be informed of the decision via email by the end of August. Decisions are final.
These seminar courses count towards the Criminology program requirements (for any given year).
Distribution Requirement Status: Social Science
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)
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.
Prerequisite: Minimum 75% average in 4 WDW Criminology FCEs and a CGPA of at least 3.3.
WDW435H1 Policing
Professor Matthew Light
This course will explore policing in a comparative and historical context. Issues to be covered
include the following: the maintenance of law and order before police forces; development of
police forces in continental Europe and the English-speaking world; structure and function of
national police forces around the world today; the role of political and secret police forces;
and contemporary debates on the mission and regulation of the police in contemporary
North America including issues such as police-community relations, private policing, and
counter-terrorism.
Prerequisites: minimum 3.3 cgpa; must have completed a minimum of 14 FCEs 4 WDW
Criminology half-credits at the 300-level by July 21, 2012
Exclusion: CRI3130H : Policing
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WDW487H1 Law, Space, and Regulation
Professor Mariana Valverde
An introduction to interdisciplinary studies of law and space, this course covers a broad range
of topics, from work on empire and colonialism by legal historians and aboriginal scholars to
studies of national spaces, urban spaces, and bodily spaces. Some background in either legal
studies or cultural geography is desirable. Open to students in law, geography, anthropology,
women/gender studies, and sociology, though permission of the instructor is required.
Prerequisites: minimum 3.3 cgpa; must have completed a minimum of 14 FCEs including
4 WDW Criminology half-credits at the 300-level by July 21, 2012
Exclusion: CRI3256H: Law, Space, and Regulation
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Instructor Profiles
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. (Criminology) and LL.B. degrees from the University of
Toronto. She practices criminal law at both the trial and appellate levels. She started her
legal career as an associate with Ruby & Edwardh and was a partner at Di Luca Copeland
Davies LLP for 4 years. Breese is now a sole practitioner in Toronto.
Breese was involved in the Inquiry into the Actions of Canadian Officials in relation to
Maher Arar, the Internal Inquiry into the Actions of Canadian Officials in relation to
Abdullah Almalki, Ahmad Abou-Elmaati and Muayyed Nureddin and the Inquiry into
Pediatric Forensic Pathology in Ontario. She is currently counsel for the Canadian
Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies in the Inquest into the Death of Ashley Smith.
Breese is one of the authors of Sentencing (7th edition, with C. Ruby, D. Doucette, S.
Loosemore, J. Orkin and C. Wawzonek, 2008) and On Children and the Law (with J. Wilson).
Breese serves as an Assistant Editor of the Canadian Rights Reporter and as co-editor of
For the Defence magazine published by the Criminal Lawyers Association. She is an
adjunct professor of Criminology at the University of Toronto and teaches in the part-time
LL.M program at Osgoode Hall Law School. Breese has done volunteer legal work in
Nigeria through Avocats sans frontiers Canada.
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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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 crossnational 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.
Maria Jung received her B.A. in Political Science and Criminology and her M.A. in Criminology
at the University of Toronto. She is currently a senior doctoral student at the Centre for
Criminology and Sociolegal Studies at the University of Toronto. Her doctoral research examines
the relationship between immigration and crime and the extent to which changes in
immigration may have contributed to the overall drops in crime rates during the 1990s and early
2000s in Canada. Other research and teaching interests include interpersonal violence, the
relationship between characteristics of communities and crime, youth and the criminal justice
system, and criminal justice policy. She has served as a teaching assistant in the undergraduate
Criminology program since 2007 and in the graduate Criminology program since 2008. She has
also served as a co-instructor in the undergraduate Criminology program in 2011.
Matthew Light is Assistant Professor of Criminology at the University of Toronto. Professor
Light is a specialist in post-Soviet Russian politics. His dissertation and post-doctoral
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.
Natasha S. Madon received her B.A. in Criminology at Simon Fraser University and her M.A. in
Criminology at the University of Toronto. She is currently a senior doctoral student at the
Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies at the University of Toronto. Natasha’s research
interests include social exclusion, youth justice, and youths’ perceptions of their treatment by
agents within the criminal justice system. Her dissertation examines youth perceptions of
legitimacy and fairness in the criminal justice system and other social institutions, including
education and the employment sector. She examines the intersections of these views and how
they forge a broader world view. Natasha Madon has served as a teaching assistant in the
undergraduate Criminology program since 2007.
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)
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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.
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 1885- 1925; 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
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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.
Rules and Regulations of the Faculty of Arts and Science
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.
For 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!
Academic Integrity
The University of Toronto treats cases of academic misconduct very seriously. Academic
integrity is a fundamental value of learning and scholarship at the UofT. Participating honestly,
respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in this academic community ensures that your UofT degree
is valued and respected as a true signifier of your individual academic achievement.
The University of Toronto’s Code of Behaviour on Academic Matters outlines the behaviours
that constitute academic misconduct, the processes for addressing academic offences, and
the penalties that may be imposed. You are expected to be familiar with the contents of
this document. Potential offences include, but are not limited to:
In papers and assignments:
• Using someone else’s ideas or words without appropriate acknowledgement.
• Submitting your own work in more than one course without the permission of the
instructor.
• Making up sources or facts.
• Obtaining or providing unauthorized assistance on any assignment (this includes
working in groups on assignments that are supposed to be individual work).
On tests and exams:
• Using or possessing any unauthorized aid, including a cell phone.
• Looking at someone else’s answers.
• Letting someone else look at your answers.
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• Misrepresenting your identity.
• Submitting an altered test for re-grading.
Misrepresentation:
• Falsifying or altering any documentation required by the University, including (but not
limited to) doctor’s notes.
• Falsifying institutional documents or grades.
All suspected cases of academic dishonesty will be investigated following the procedures
outlined in the Code of Behaviour on Academic Matters.
If you have questions about appropriate research and citation methods, you are expected to
seek out additional information from your instructor or other available campus resources like
the College Writing Centers, the Academic Success Centre , or the U of T Writing Website.
Links:
Code of Behaviour on Academic Matters:
http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/policies/behaveac.htm
U of T Writing Website: http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/
Academic Success Centre: http://www.asc.utoronto.ca/
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). For more
information please visit www.adm.utoronto.ca or call 416.978.2190.
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 100-level courses in economics, history, philosophy, political science, psychology or
sociology. Any combination is acceptable.
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.
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 undergraduate programs at UofT?
St George Campus: Ethics, Society and the Law, Sociology. UTM: Sociolegal Studies program.
Are there any Awards & Bursaries available?
Yes. Please visit the Criminology Program Office website for details.
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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. Visit www.ouac.on.ca/olsas/ for more information.
What are my career options?
See page 3.
Contact Information
Criminology Program Office
Woodsworth College, Room 236
University of Toronto
119 St. George Street Toronto, ON M5S 1A9
t: 416.978.5783
e: [email protected]
w: www.wdw.utoronto.ca
Reception Office & Telephone Hours
Monday – Wednesday
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (4:30 p.m. in July and August)
Undergraduate Coordinator
Monday – Wednesday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (4:30 p.m. in July and August)
Thursday and Friday by appointment
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Woodsworth College
119 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A9
Website: www.wdw.utoronto.ca