Criminology/Criminal Justice
Many of the seats in these courses are reserved for students in a Criminal Justice program. Other students may take these courses if they meet the prerequisites and there is space. In all courses, students who do not satisfy the prerequisites may request instructor’s permission to register in the course.

CRIM 1003 credits
Introduction to Criminology
Prerequisite(s): None
This course examines the historical evolution of criminological thought and criminology as a science and a profession. The structure, content, theoretical paradigms, and practical applications of the discipline are investigated as well as some of its terminology (e.g., crime, deviance, criminal, victim, rehabilitation, and treatment).

CRIM 1033 credits
Introduction to the Criminal Justice System
Prerequisite(s): None
This introductory course provides an analysis of historical and contemporary operational practices of the criminal justice system. Beginning with the moment that a crime is reported, and following the offender through the various decision stages, from initial police involvement to the paroled release of a convicted offender, this course examines the use of discretion, the day-to-day practices of criminal justice personnel, and the patterns of decision-making and problems that underlie the operation of the criminal justice system.

CRIM 1043 credits
Sociological Explanations of Criminal and Deviant Behaviour
Prerequisite(s): None
This course examines the sociological, sociocultural, and sociopsychological explanations of criminal and deviant behavior, which include ecological theories of crime and delinquency, conflict theories, control theories, and symbolic-interactionist theories.

CRIM 1053 credits
Psychological Explanations of Criminal and Deviant Behaviour
Prerequisite(s): None
This course examines the cause of criminal and deviant behaviour in terms of psychological theories and suppositions, including psychophysiological, psychoanalytic, behavioral, cognitive, and biological theories. The focus of the course is on the similarities and differences across theories and research findings and on the relationship between theories discussed and criminal justice policy.

CRIM 1293 credits
Academic and Professional Development
Prerequisite(s): None
This course provides an introduction to the knowledge and skills necessary to be successful in the Criminal Justice program, in field placements, and on the job. Particular emphasis will be placed on developing writing skills. Opportunities will be provided for learners to assess their interests, values, beliefs, and ethical stance on critical issues. This course is required for all first-year Criminal Justice students.

CRIM 1603 credits
Problem Management Skills for Criminal Justice Interventions
Prerequisite(s): None
This course provides students with training in the assessment and management of various problems encountered by criminal justice officials. Students will learn how to choose the most appropriate intervention strategies for a wide range of situations. We will examine theories and develop skills for successful interventions with juvenile and less mature adults (behavioural and cognitive approaches) as well as for individuals who are capable of responding to more complex (affective) intervention strategies, such as problem specification, decision-making, and action-planning. The course introduces strategies for negotiation, mediation, crisis management, conflict de-escalation, and facilitating group decision-making. The course also includes a focus on the necessary ethical dimension of all professional interventions in the criminal justice field.
Note: Students who have taken the (now discontinued) CRIM 270 course may use it for this requirement.

CRIM 2012 credits
Physical Fitness Training I
Prerequisite(s): None
This course provides an individualized fitness program utilizing modern health-club facilities and sophisticated evaluation procedures. Students will be required to attend health-club facilities three times per week.

CRIM 2022 credits
Physical Fitness Training II
Prerequisite(s): None
The course provides a continuation of CRIM 201. Each student's program will be re-evaluated and intensified.

CRIM 2032 credits
Peace Officer Use of Force
Prerequisite(s): None
This course provides students with an opportunity to learn and practise physical contact tactics specifically related to law enforcement.

CRIM 2053 credits
Police Psychology and Risk Assessment
Prerequisite(s): CRIM 105, or students with related work experience may request a prerequisite waiver from the instructor
This course provides an introduction to the assessment of risk for sexually deviant and violent behaviour. Students will learn the factors correlated to the prediction of violent and sexually deviant behaviour including psychopathy, mental illness, personality disorders, and developmental history. The effect of substance abuse on an individual's propensity for violence and criminal behaviour will also be explored

CRIM 2103 credits
Youth Crime and the Youth Justice System in Canada
Prerequisite(s): None
This course provides students with an analysis of the nature, prevalence, characteristics, and consequences of youth crime in Canada. It offers an overview of the political, social, legal, and criminological issues associated with youth crime in Canada. The historical development of Canada’s juvenile justice and child protection systems are examined, as well as the legal framework established by the Youth Criminal Justice Act. That statute is reviewed in detail and in relation to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and various other international human rights standards. The objectives pursued by the criminal justice system are examined in relation to prevailing scientific and popular explanations of juvenile deviance and delinquency. The relative effectiveness of the youth justice system in preventing and responding to your crime is also considered.

CRIM 2113 credits
Indigenous Peoples, Crime and Criminal Justice
Prerequisite(s): None
An examination of some of the major historical and contemporary issues regarding indigenous peoples, crime, and the criminal justice system. Some of the issues to be explored include the impact of colonization, Aboriginal involvement with the police, courts, and corrections, government policies and programs aimed at reducing Aboriginal conflict with the law, and the increasing role of Aboriginal communities in implementing justice initiatives.

CRIM 2123 credits
Women, Crime and Criminal Justice
Prerequisite(s): None
Examines the nature of crimes committed by females and some of the sociological, sociocultural, and sociopsychological explanations of this criminal and deviant behaviour. Women's experiences as survivors and victims of criminal behaviour and as professionals working within the criminal justice system will be explored. Societal responses to female victims, offenders, and professionals will be examined.

CRIM 2133 credits
Directed Studies
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor
Independent reading and research topics will be selected in consultation with the supervising instructor. Students interested in more information should contact the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice.

CRIM 2143 credits
Selected Topics in Crime and Criminal Justice
Prerequisite(s): None
This course will review theory, methods, and research results in a selected area of criminal justice. Students should check with the Criminology and Criminal Justice department to determine the content area for a particular semester.

CRIM 2153 credits
Theory and Practice of Restorative Justice
Prerequisite(s): None
This course provides students with an introduction to the theory and practice of restorative justice. Theoretical, historical, and philosophical perspectives on restorative justice will be analyzed. Foundational principles and values of restorative justice will be explored in the context of restorative justice as a response to crime and violence distinct from traditional methods within the criminal justice system. A variety of processes and program models for restorative justice will also be examined with emphasis on program effectiveness.

CRIM 2203 credits
Research Methods in Criminology
Prerequisite(s): CRIM 100 and one of: CRIM 104, CRIM 105, PSYC 101 or SOC 101
This course is designed as an introduction to criminological research and is intended to develop the students' research and analytical skills. The course will focus on the theory of inquiry, the logic, reality and structure of criminological inquiry, and criminological data analysis and reporting.

CRIM 2303 credits
Criminal Law
Prerequisite(s): None
This course investigates the nature, purpose, scope, sources, and basic principles of criminal law within its historical and contemporary contexts. The evolution of such legal concepts as guilt, criminal responsibility, and due process of law is also studied. Current policy and legislation, e.g. the legislative policy inherent in the Criminal Code, the specific offenses and categories in the Criminal Code, the Young Offenders Act (Canada), the Protection of Children Act (BC), and the control and treatment of drug addicts, dangerous sexual offenders, habitual criminals, and mentally ill offenders, are examined in detail.

CRIM 2403 credits
Comparative Criminal Justice Systems
Prerequisite(s): CRIM 103
This course offers an introduction to the study of several criminal justice systems. Specific focus will be placed on the role of political institutions, criminal law, history, and culture on the development of criminal justice systems. This course will also provide students with the opportunity to explore how different criminal justice systems respond to common problems, issues, and events.
Note: Students with credit for CRIM 460 may not take CRIM 240 for further credit

CRIM 2503 credits
Customs and Immigration Law
Prerequisite(s): None
For students considering a career in Customs or Immigration, as well as for those with particular interest in this area, this course examines the Customs and Excise division of Revenue Canada, as well as the Immigration department, from an organization and legal perspective. The course covers the role of Customs and Excise as a part of the Revenue Canada mandate, relevant legislation such as the Customs Act and the Narcotic Control Act, current issues surrounding Customs policies, as well as internal regulatory procedures (e.g., search and seizure, appeal procedures and citizen’s rights). Also included are the other issues which relate to the Customs and Immigration authority, such as primary duties and relevant sections of the Criminal Code of Canada.

CRIM 2513 credits
Law Enforcement in Canada
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre- or corequisite(s): None
This course surveys law enforcement agencies: their role in society, their organizational structure and management, and community expectations of their task. Specific police functions (e.g. patrol, investigation, traffic control, work with juveniles, crisis intervention) and powers (e.g. arrest, search and seizure) are closely examined. Attention is also given to the training of police officers and to policing as an occupation. Behavioural aspects of policing and an assessment of police effectiveness are emphasized.

CRIM 2523 credits
Corrections in Canada
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Pre- or corequisite(s): None
This course provides a historical review of correctional systems and the current theory and practice of Canadian corrections. Topics include sentencing, the incarceration process, probation, parole, institutional programs (e.g., work, education, security, social), rehabilitation, offender case management, community-based correctional programs, correctional workers, and community involvement in corrections.

CRIM 2653 credits
Problem Management Skills for Criminal Justice Interventions
Prerequisite(s): None
This course will provide students with a foundation set of skills in preparation for problem interventions in common criminal justice situations. They will examine theories and develop skills for successful interventions. The course introduces strategies for negotiation, mediation, crisis management, conflict de-escalation, and facilitation of problem solving and decision-making. The course also includes a focus on the necessary ethical dimension of professional interventions in the criminal justice field. Students will also learn appropriate intervention strategies for a wide range of situations including one-to-one encounters, in team situations, and in organizations. The skills of personal mastery, interpersonal communication skills, interviewing skills, conflict management, and understanding of diversity, team leadership, decision making and problem solving models are also introduced and practiced.
NOTE: Students with CRIM 260 cannot take CRIM 265 for further credit.

CRIM 2704 credits
Introduction to Forensic Biology
Prerequisite(s): five university transfer courses, one of which must be from the following list: BIO 105, BIO 106, BIO 111, BIO 112 or CHEM 150
This course introduces the student to the techniques involved in locating, processing and interpreting forensic scenes with human remains. Students will learn to interpret the effects of biological and environmental factors on forensic scenes. Students will learn basic osteology so that they can identify human remains, determine their sex, age, ancestry, and stature and correctly interpret any associated trauma to the bones. This course includes a required one-day field exercise. Students must have a current tetanus shot.
Note: Credit cannot be obtained for both CRIM 270 and BIO 270.

CRIM 2806 credits
Field Work Practicum
Prerequisite(s): CRIM 100, 103, 104 and 105, CRIM 160, and one of: (CMNS 125, CMNS 155 or ENGL 105 or higher); and instructor's permission.
Supervised experience in work situations in which you may later be employed. You will have an opportunity to practise skills gained in prerequisite courses and will receive feedback about your competencies. A field work practicum may be innovative and respond to community need. There will be a monthly feedback seminar with your instructor.

CRIM 2816 credits
Field Work Practicum
Prerequisite(s): CRIM 100, 103, 104, 105, 265, and one of: (CMNS 125, CMNS 155, or ENG 105 or higher); and permission of the instructor.
This course provides a supervised experience in work situations in which you may later be employed. You will have an opportunity to practice skills gained in prerequisite courses and will receive feedback about your competencies. A field work practicum may be innovative and respond to community need. There will be a monthly feedback seminar with your instructor.

CRIM 3103 credits
Advanced Theoretical Perspectives
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into a degree program (with a minimum of 45 university transferable credits), and CRIM 100, 104 and 105
This course explores the diverse nature of theory within the field of crime and deviance by focusing on modern and post-modern theories. The selected paradigms are studied with regard to their explanatory domain, role in examining social and criminological problems, and research implications.

CRIM 3113 credits
Multiculturalism, Conflict, and Social Justice
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into a degree program (with a minimum of 45 university transferable credits) and nine credits of lower-level CRIM including CRIM 100 and 103
This course is designed to provide students with a broad understanding of the conflict which various cultural and ethnic groups have experienced, historically and during contemporary times, with the criminal law and the criminal justice system in Canada. This course examines the multicultural fabric of Canadian society and its implications for social and criminal justice. This course examines some of the critical areas related to cultural and ethnic groups and the criminal justice system. Students will be exposed to a myriad of materials and ideas and be challenged to consider the complex issues which surround crime and criminal justice in a multicultural society.

CRIM 3205 credits
Quantitative Research Techniques
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into a degree program (with a minimum of 45 university transferable credits), a C or better in MATH 104 and nine credits of lower-level Criminology including CRIM 220.
Corequisite(s): none
This course is designed to more fully introduce criminology and criminal justice students to applied social research. Emphasis is placed on developing practical experience in a variety of research methods and techniques. Students will become familiar with quantitative research methods. Experience will be gained in questionnaire design, data analyses and technical report writing. Some of the problems routinely confronting research practitioners are also examined. Students will also gain practical experience in using a statistical program on computers to analyze data.

CRIM 3214 credits
Qualitative Research Methods
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into a degree program, minimum of 45 university-level credits, and nine credits of lower-level Criminology, including CRIM 220
This course is designed to more fully introduce criminology and criminal justice students to the theoretical foundations of applied social research in criminology and criminal justice. Various qualitative research methods and techniques, including content analysis, case studies, ethnographic interviewing, observation, and indigenous research methods will be introduced and applied in designing and conducting a qualitative research project. The ethics of qualitative research will be also discussed. Students will gain practical experience in working with qualitative data, including the use of qualitative analysis software.

CRIM 3303 credits
Criminal Procedure and Evidence
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into a degree program (with a minimum of 45 university transferable credits) and nine credits of lower-level CRIM including CRIM 103 and 230
Critical examination of selected topics in criminal procedure and evidence. Analysis and cross-national comparisons of how criminal cases are processed through the court system. Brief survey of the system of rules and standards by means of which the admissibility of evidence is determined. Close examination of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and its impact on criminal procedure and evidence.

CRIM 3353 credits
Human Rights and Civil Liberties
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into a degree program (with a minimum of 45 university-transferable credits) and nine credits of lower-level CRIM including CRIM 100. POSC 110 is strongly recommended
A study of the relationship between government and individuals. This course focuses on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and its interpretation by our judiciary. It includes an examination of the issues of equality before the law, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, hate literature, and obscenity, as well as consideration of the rights of incarcerated individuals and the rights of individuals designated as mentally disordered. It also includes an examination of "victimless crimes", such as drug use, prostitution, and gambling, as areas of civil libertarian concern.
Note: Credit cannot be obtained for both CRIM 335 and POSC 335

CRIM 3393 credits
Professional Ethics in Criminal Justice
Prerequisite(s): CRIM 103, and acceptance into the diploma in Criminal Justice program or into a degree program
This course studies professional ethics in the criminal justice system, with a special focus on law enforcement. The course will be organized into four subject areas: ethics education; dominant theoretical approaches (social contract, utilitarianism, formalism, and virtue theory); development of professional ethics; and ethical leadership. These subjects will be grounded in contemporary issues that criminal justice practitioners must address on a daily basis.

CRIM 3933 credits
Criminal Intelligence and Crime Analysis
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the BGS Police Studies program; and CRIM 151 and CRIM 160
This course provides an introduction to the theory and practice of criminal intelligence in the Canadian law enforcement setting. The broad themes covered include tactical, strategic and environmental intelligence; sources and methods of gathering intelligence; intelligence analysis and its application; management of intelligence; linking intelligence to enforcement; and risks and limitations of intelligence. The overall goal of the course is to impart an understanding of how criminal intelligence practices can be applied within contemporary Canadian policing, in a manner which is both relevant to enforcement and conditioned by case law and applicable statutes.

CRIM 4103 credits
Selected Topics in Crime and Criminal Justice
Prerequisite(s): Will vary depending on topic: permission of Criminology and Criminal Justice department or the instructor.
This course critically reviews theory, methods, and research results in a selected area of criminal justice. Students should check with the Criminology and Criminal Justice department or the timetable to determine content area and prerequisites for a particular semester.
Note: Criminology courses number 410 to 419 are not necessarily offered on an annual basis. Student should check the current timetable or contact the Criminology and Criminal Justice department for further information.

CRIM 4113 credits
Directed Studies
Prerequisite(s): Instructor's permission
Independent reading and research topics selected in consultation with the supervising instructor. Students interested in more information should contact the Criminology and Criminal Justice department.
Note: Criminology courses number 410 to 419 are not necessarily offered on an annual basis. Student should check the current timetable or contact the Criminology and Criminal Justice department for further information.

CRIM 4123 credits
Organized Crime
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into a degree program (with a minimum of 45 university-transferable credits) and nine credits of lower-level CRIM including CRIM 100 and 103
This course will examine the issues surrounding organized crime in North American society, while advancing a critical analysis of this subject area. The analysis will primarily be grounded in theory as well as in an applied research approach which emphasizes a police and government functional and operational perspective. While concentrating on sociological and criminological theory, the approach to this topic is multi-disciplinary and will involve other fields, including economics, history, political science, criminal intelligence, and operations theory, among others.
Note: Criminology courses number 410 to 419 are not necessarily offered on an annual basis. Student should check the current timetable or contact the Criminology and Criminal Justice department for further information.

CRIM 4133 credits
History and Philosophy of Police Practices
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into a degree program (with a minimum of 45 university-transferable credits) and nine credits of lower-level CRIM including CRIM 100 and 151
This course surveys contemporary police practices (such as organization, enforcement emphasis, recruiting, community relations, role in politics, response to crime, use of force) in the modern world, with a special emphasis on democratic states. Consequently, international police practices will be examined in the context of their historical and philosophical roots. Although there will be a special emphasis on policing in Canada, the general concept of policing in a democracy will be examined through a comparative study of policing in countries such as England, the United States, France, Israel, and others.
Note: Criminology courses number 410 to 419 are not necessarily offered on an annual basis. Student should check the current timetable or contact the Criminology and Criminal Justice department for further information.

CRIM 4143 credits
Intervention Techniques in Corrections
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into a degree program (with a minimum of 45 university-transferable credits) and nine credits of lower-level CRIM including CRIM 100 and 101
This course will examine the methods and means that criminal justice system personnel and associated professionals use to change criminal behaviour. The primary focus of these intervention techniques is to reduce recidivism. The course will review techniques that span from supervision to psychotherapy both inside and outside of jail or prison. The course is to develop the ability to critically analyze the theoretical foundations and treatment effectiveness (e.g., quantitative outcome research) of approaches in this area.
Note: Criminology courses number 410 to 419 are not necessarily offered on an annual basis. Student should check the current timetable or contact the Criminology and Criminal Justice department for further information.

CRIM 4153 credits
Safe Schools: Moving from Policy to Practice
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into a degree program (with a minimum of 45 university-transferable credits).
This course explores issues related to safer schools and communities by examining the nature and extent of intimidation and harassment in schools; educational and administrative responses to various aspects of school safety; and, educational and administrative strategies to develop healthier and more inclusive educational settings. Philosophical and sociological discussions of educating for citizenship will provide the theoretical framework for our examination of safer schools.

CRIM 4163 credits
Media, Crime, and Criminal Justice
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into a degree program (with a minimum of 45 university-transferable credits) and nine credits of lower-level CRIM including CRIM 100 and 103
This course focuses on the relationship between society's primary system of information dissemination, the media, and its primary system of social control and social value legitimation, the criminal justice system. Various aspects of this relationship are examined, with particular reference to the "social construction of reality", the notion that the media are especially important in constructing our image of the social world, which we come to accept as "objective" social reality. Topics include the constructionist view of the role of media in society; contextual and content analysis of media content; gender, crime and the media; crime and justice in the news; the role of the media in creating and maintaining ideologies about crime; media influences on attitudes and beliefs about crime and the criminal justice system; media distortion and sensationalism; media as a cause of crime; and media as a cure for crime.
Note: Criminology courses number 410 to 419 are not necessarily offered on an annual basis. Student should check the current timetable or contact the Criminology and Criminal Justice department for further information.

CRIM 4173 credits
Leadership in Groups and Organizations
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into a degree program (with a minimum of 45 university-transferable credits), BUS 203 or BUS 307 and nine credits of lower-level CRIM including CRIM 100
This course will prepare those currently in supervisory or management positions (or those who seek to be) to assess and develop their potential for leadership. Learners will understand the differences between leadership and management, study an overview of leadership theory, and learn a new model for transformative leadership interventions in groups and organizations. As potential agents of positive change, students will assess and develop key knowledge and skill areas which will enable them to facilitate the development of individuals, groups and organizations. Finally, learners will develop the ability to shift styles, skills and roles appropriately, thereby increasing the effectiveness of their interventions. The knowledge and skills in this course will be applicable to a wide range of settings in the criminal justice system.
Note: Criminology courses number 410 to 419 are not necessarily offered on an annual basis. Student should check the current timetable or contact the Criminology and Criminal Justice department for further information.

CRIM 4183 credits
Techniques of Crime Prevention
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into a degree program (with a minimum of 45 university-transferable credits) and nine credits of lower-level CRIM including CRIM 100 and 103
Critical examination of the contemporary field of crime prevention. This course will examine the theoretical foundations of various approaches to crime prevention and the evaluative research available to assess the efficacy of these initiatives.
Note: Criminology courses number 410 to 419 are not necessarily offered on an annual basis. Student should check the current timetable or contact the Criminology and Criminal Justice department for further information.

CRIM 4193 credits
Victimology
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into a degree program (with a minimum of 45 university-transferable credits) and nine credits of lower-level CRIM including CRIM 100 and 103
Analysis of the phenomenon of criminal victimization. Review historical development of victimology, its scope and subject matter. Characteristics of the victim population and the profile of the typical victim. An in-depth analysis of the extent and patterns of criminal victimization, victimizers' attitudes to their victims, victim/target selection. Examination of the theoretical explanations of the differential risks of criminal victimization, focusing on multiple victimization, lifestyle/routine activity/opportunity models and the possibility of developing an integrated model of criminal victimization.
Note: Criminology courses number 410 to 419 are not necessarily offered on an annual basis. Student should check the current timetable or contact the Criminology and Criminal Justice department for further information.

CRIM 4206 credits
Research Project/Seminar
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into a degree program (with a minimum of 45 university-transferable credits) and CRIM 320
This course is designed as an upper-level research seminar in criminology and criminal justice. To successfully meet the requirements of this seminar, students must first demonstrate an ability to review and critique examples of research within Criminology and Criminal Justice. This component of CRIM 420 requires students to assume an active and independent role in acquiring and demonstrating research expertise. Secondly, students must complete a research project. Relying on research skills acquired in MATH 104, CRIM 220 and CRIM 320, students are expected to demonstrate their ability to design and complete a research project in a timely fashion.

CRIM 4216 credits
Research Proposal
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into a degree program, CRIM 220
This course is designed as an upper level university research seminar in criminology and criminal justice. It consists of lectures, seminars, labs, online lab assignments, and individual student consultation with the professor. These activities combined are structured to guide students through to the main requirement of the course -- the completion of a detailed research proposal.
CRIM 421 is a six credit course. As such students will be expected to undertake a greater amount of work than normally required in a typical three credit course. Further, the course is based on the assumption that incoming students are reasonably well versed in research methods. It is also assumed that since the course is primarily intended as a proposal/research seminar, students will take a very active and independent role in acquiring and demonstrating their research expertise.
Note: Students with CRIM 420 cannot obtain further credit for CRIM 421.

CRIM 4303 credits
Advanced Criminal Procedure and Evidence
Prerequisite(s): CRIM 330 and Acceptance into a degree program ( with a minimum of 45 university transferable credits) and 9 credits of lower level CRIM which must include CRIM 230
This course provides students with a critical examination of the process for obtaining and executing search warrants in Canada. An analysis of the principles and legal issues relating to each phase of the warrant process will be conducted. A close examination of the Charter of Rights of Freedoms, the laws of evidence and their impact on search warrant process will be included. The course builds on the content introduced in CRIM 330.

CRIM 4503 credits
Social Policy Analysis
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into a degree program (with a minimum of 45 university-transferable credits) and nine credits of lower level CRIM including CRIM 100 and 103
This course explores various aspects of policy, planning, and analysis as they relate to social policy and criminal justice policy.

CRIM 4704 credits
Advanced Forensic Biology
Prerequisite(s): CRIM 270 or BIO 270
This course further develops the investigative techniques and methodology of forensic biology. Topics of further study will include the investigation and methods of processing and interpreting human remains. Students will use biological and physical features of the environment to interpret remains recovered from buried, scattered, underwater (ocean and freshwater), and arson scenes. Advanced studies will examine juvenile and developmental osteology. New advancements in the field involving DNA and individualizing techniques will also be examined. This course includes a required one-day field exercise. Students must have a current tetanus shot and steel toed boots.
Note: Credit cannot be obtained for both CRIM 470 and BIO 470.

CRIM 4806 credits
Field Work Practicum
Prerequisite(s): CRIM 280 or 281, CRIM 310, CRIM 311, CRIM 320, CRIM 330, CRIM 335, and instructor's permission
Supervised work experience in a criminal justice agency. The goals and objectives of this course are similar to the field work practicum in CRIM 280/281 however, higher levels of performance are required.

CRIM 4816 credits
Field Work Practicum
Prerequisite(s): CRIM 281, CRIM 310, CRIM 311, CRIM 320, CRIM 330, CRIM 335 and instructor's permission
This is a supervised work experience in a criminal justice or community agency. The goals and objectives of this course are similar to the field work practicum in CRIM 280/281; however, more advanced levels of performance are required. (enrollment in this course is by prior arrangement with the Career Development Coordinator, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice)

CRIM 7003 credits
Crime, Criminals, Victims, and the Criminal Justice System
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MA Criminal Justice program
This is a foundations course which will critically examine the goals, structure, and practices of the criminal justice system in terms of its capacity to respond to the problems of crime and criminals, and the needs of victims and the community. Attention will be given to what we can learn from criminal justice systems, initiatives, and best practices internationally from a historical perspective. Special attention will be given to our approach to current, emerging, and long-standing problems in the Canadian criminal justice system.

CRIM 7053 credits
Policy Analysis and Social Justice
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MA Criminal Justice program
The purpose of this course is to provide students with an opportunity to examine major issues in the field of policy analysis within a framework of social justice. Students will develop an understanding of a variety of policy and analysis models and major analytical activities including the examination of the social, political, historical, and economic context within which policy alternatives are assessed; the identification and mapping of interest group and stakeholder dynamics; and the application of efficacy criteria to policy options. Students will examine the foundational role that problem construction plays in policy development and analysis. The course will bridge the theoretical and conceptual components of policy analysis with practical applications of the techniques.

CRIM 7103 credits
Change Management in the Criminal Justice System
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MA Criminal Justice program
This course will focus on the application of systems theory, and the principles and theories of change to the management of criminal justice systems. Attention will be give to challenges in implementing change, why certain policies and practices seem resistant to change, and the role of activism and leadership in creating change. Students will learn how to anticipate, plan, implement, and evaluate change. They will also learn how to write and present a change management plan. There will be a focus on change and future trends throughout the course.

CRIM 7154 credits
Advanced Research Methods
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MA Criminal Justice program
This course focuses on the knowledge and skills students need to conduct both qualitative and quantitative research, critique published research, and build research designs from a theoretical perspective and action research framework. Special attention will be given to data collection, construction, and qualitative analysis, and statistical techniques using SPSS.

CRIM 7203 credits
Community Development, Justice Initiatives, and Governance in Criminal Justice
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MA Criminal Justice program
This course examines the changing role and capacity of government and criminal justice agencies in responding to crime. The emphasis will be on analysis of "responsibilization" and mobilization strategies involving individuals, families, community organizations, the private sector, and communities in general. Special attention will be given to social justice initiatives, partnership models, governing at a distance, and the need for new, innovative, and broadly-based approach to crime prevention.

CRIM 7253 credits
Evaluation Research
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MA Criminal Justice program
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop an understanding of different evaluative designs and the role that theory, methods, and statistics play in the field of program evaluation. Students will use a framework of evidence-based decision-making to guide their exploration of program logic models, process and outcome evaluative designs, settings in which evaluations are conducted, and ethical considerations of evaluation research. This course will enable students to design and conduct evaluation studies and will contribute to their ability to engage in program and policy development.

CRIM 7303 credits
Ethical and Legal Issues in Criminal Justice
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MA Criminal Justice program
The emphasis of this course will be on professional (applied) ethics within the field of criminal justice and as such will focus on how practitioners ought to treat others within the context of their respective vocations. To ground the discussion, the connection between the idea of morality and theories of ethics will be explored, along with the progressively dominant role that law is currently playing in professional ethics. At the same time, there will be an analysis of contemporary issues, both ethical and legal, that are especially relevant in the criminal justice professions. The objective is that students, from both moral and legal points of view, will be able to justify positions taken on ethical dilemmas and problems that they are likely to face within their chosen professions.

CRIM 7353 credits
Leadership and Organizational Development in the Criminal Justice System
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MA Criminal Justice program
This course prepares students to conduct leadership competency assessments and organizational effectiveness audits, and to design and implement strategic plans. There is a special emphasis in the course on the theory and practice of quality management through continuous improvement initiatives that lead to the development of a learning organization that can demonstrate accountability for the achievement of organizational objectives.

CRIM 7403 credits
Criminal Justice Planning and Budgeting
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MA Criminal Justice program
This course is designed to help students understand the interactive process and political context of planning and financial management, principles of accounting and public sector budgeting, audits, and the requirements of budget preparation.

CRIM 7453 credits
Human Resource Administration
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MA Criminal Justice program
This course focuses on issues in personnel management relating to job analysis, performance appraisal, productivity assessment, compensation, recruitment, selection, promotion, career development, disciplinary systems and civil liability, collective bargaining agreements and other labour management matters.

CRIM 7503 credits
Directed Studies
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MA Criminal Justice program. Chair of Graduate Studies Program approval required.
This course allows students to focus on a specific criminal justice issue from a particular perspective, including perspectives from disciplines other than criminal justice.

CRIM 7553 credits
Selected Topics in Criminal Justice
Prerequisite(s): CRIM 700, 705, 710, 715, 720, 725, 798
This course critically reviews topics in advanced theory, methods, and research in criminal justice. Topics will vary with instructor.

CRIM 7606 credits
Internship
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MA Criminal Justice program, completion of CRIM 700, CRIM 705, CRIM 710, CRIM 715, CRIM 720, CRIM 725, and CRIM 798. Faculty approval required
The internship offers students the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills gained through the program to a full-time four-month practicum experience by assuming a key role in program or policy development, implementation, or evaluation in a criminal justice agency or organization concerned with criminal justice issues. The internship will also provide an opportunity for students to study specific criminal justice practices abroad, and for students who wish to focus on a criminal justice issue from an international perspective.

CRIM 7653 credits
Crime and Intelligence Analysis for Crime Reduction
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MA Criminal Justice program.
Crime and intelligence analysis for crime reduction is a course dealing with outcomes and the precursors to crimes, and provides a foundation for crime reduction concepts and methodology. Crime analysis uses multi-disciplinary and scientific methodology to reduce crime and victimization. Crime analysis includes ideas and concepts from geography, psychology, mathematics, epidemiology (the study of how disease spreads), economics, and other schools of knowledge. Using these concepts, this course gives students a foundation of thirty-nine key skills to accomplish crime analysis to derive practical responses to crime, situational crime prevention, and choosing responses to crime that are likely to be implemented. The course also gives students an understanding of intelligence analysis and the role of intelligence analysts. Intelligence analysis uses sophisticated software, data sources, informants, and observations to draw linkages across events, people, places, and times to determine offence patterns and relationships among offenders.

CRIM 7701 credit
Thesis / Major Paper / Project Preparation Seminar
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MA Criminal Justice program and completion of all coursework
Corequisite(s): None
This course is designed to help students learn how to develop a proposal for a thesis / major paper / project. The course will focus on refining research questions, developing a specific research plan, setting the stage for agency and key stakeholder involvement, ethics approval, and thesis / major paper / project requirements. It will also emphasize the importance of conducting a thesis / major paper / project from a leadership perspective. Students will be expected to produce a draft proposal as a primary requirement for the course.

CRIM 7753 credits
Contemporary Initiatives in the Criminal Justice System
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MA Criminal Justice program.
This course examines and critiques salient and current critical issues affecting the criminal justice system, public policy and recent social developments. Students will be challenged to understand the various methods of addressing current issues and innovations in criminal justice systems, address those issues in both a constructive and analytical approach, and recommend and defend new policies, practices, and procedures

CRIM 7854 credits
Methods of Research and Evaluation
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MA Criminal Justice program.
This course will provide students with an understanding of quantitative and qualitative research, and the field of program evaluation. The principles of research methodology and program evaluation will be examined, such as data collection, research designs, logic models, and process monitoring. Students will develop the skills to critically evaluate published research and design evaluation studies.

CRIM 7904 credits
MA Major Paper
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MA Criminal Justice program and completion of all coursework
Corequisite(s): CRIM 780
The major paper provides students with an opportunity to submit an original piece of research based on a student’s interests. In this course, students work with a supervisor to complete a major paper. The focus of the course is on introducing and framing an issue in criminal justice and conducting a literature review related to the major paper topic, make recommendations, and/or draw conclusions. Following the completion of the major paper, students will present their work to their cohort and an external reviewer.

CRIM 7998 credits
Thesis
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MA Criminal Justice & completion of all coursework
The thesis provides students with an opportunity to design, conduct, and submit an original piece of research based on a student’s interests. In this course students work with a supervisory committee to complete a thesis. The focus of the course is on introducing and framing a research problem, conducting a literature review related to the thesis topic, and collecting and analyzing data in order to present findings, make recommendations, and draw conclusions. Following completion of the thesis, students will defend their work before an examination committee.

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