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Criminal Justice

 
For a complete list of Criminal Justice courses please click here.
 

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Single Major

 

The degree in Criminal Justice consists of 120 credits including the following courses:

    
* SOCI 1016 Introduction to Sociology
3 cr.

*

SOCI 1017 Sociological Analysis
3 cr.

*

PSYC 1106

Introduction to Psychology I

3 cr.

*

PSYC 1107

Introduction to Psychology II

3 cr.
CRJS 1087 Introduction to the Canadian Criminal Justice System
3 cr.
CRJS 2086 Introduction to Criminological Theory
3 cr.

CRJS 2206

An Introduction to Canadian Law

3 cr.
CRJS 3206 Canadian Criminal Law and the Criminal Code
3 cr.

CRJS 3306

Legal Rights and Criminal Proceedings

3 cr.

SOCI 3086

Law and Society

3 cr.
SOCI 3087 Society, Law and Social Change
3 cr.
     
*Students must complete SOCI 1016, SOCI 1017 , PSYC 1106, and PSYC 1107, with a minimum grade of 60% in each.
 

Students in the Criminal Justice major must choose one of the following streams, in addition to the required courses as listed above.

 
Corrections Stream 
Students must complete all of the following:  
  CRJS 2106 Psychology and Law
3 cr.
  CRJS 2126 Applied Criminal Justice Statistics
3 cr.
  CRJS 3336 Women in the Criminal Justice System
3 cr.
  CRJS 3936 Youth in Conflict with the Law
3 cr.
  CRJS 4347 Applied Criminological Theory
3 cr.
       
  Plus:    
  Three credits of CRJS 4000 level  
       
** And 30 credits of:
30 cr.
  Correctional Programming I & II  
  Correctional Administration I & II  
  Group Dynamics II - Practice  
  First Nations / Diverse Client Groups  
  Young Offender System  
  Abnormal Psychology  
  Introduction to Counselling & Interviewing  
  Principles of Community Re-Integration  
  Field Workshops/Practicum  
  Field Placement  
       
  Electives  
27 cr.
       
Criminal Justice Studies Stream 
Students must complete all of the following:  
SOCI 2016 Classical Sociological Theory
3 cr.
SOCI 2017 Contemporary Sociological Theory
3 cr.
CRJS 2106 Psychology and Law
3 cr.
CRJS 2126 Applied Criminal Justice Statistics
3 cr.
CRJS 4347 Applied Criminological Theory
3 cr.
   
Plus:  
CRJS Any 4000 level Criminal Justice 3-credit course
3 cr.
   
And 33 credits from the following:
33 cr.
ADMN 2307 Commercial Law
CRJS 2216 Civil Law and Civil Procedure
CRJS 2926 An Introduction to Forensic Science
CRJS 3336 Women and the Criminal Justice System
CRJS 3406 Serial and Mass Murder I
CRJS 3407 Serial and Mass Murder II
CRJS 3416 Aboriginal Legal Studies
CRJS 3926 Special Topics in Criminal Justice
CRJS 3927 Special Topics in Criminal Justice II
CRJS 3936 Youth in Conflict with the Law
CRJS 4916 Policing and Society
CRJS 4917 Criminal Investigation
CRJS 4926 Advanced Topics in Criminal Justice I
CRJS 4927 Advanced Topics in Criminal Justice II
PSYC 2807 Introduction to Social Psychology
PSYC 3606 Psychopathology I

PSYC 3607

Psychopathology II

PSYC 3807

Applied Social Psychology

SOCI 2026

Sociology of Work

SOCI 2037

Sociology of the Family
SOCI 2206 Demography: Introduction to Population Studies

SOCI 2506

Social Problems
SOCI 3006 The Sociology of Collective Behaviour
SOCI 3026 Special Topics in the Sociology of Work
SOCI 3037 Special Topics in the Sociology of the Family
SOCI 3166 Social Epidemiology
SOCI 3206 Population and Society
SOCI 3307 Social Problems: Legal Issues
   
  Electives  
24 cr.
 

Criminology Stream 

Students must complete all of the following:

SOCI 2016

Classical Sociological Theory

3 cr.
SOCI 2017 Contemporary Sociological Theory
3 cr.
SOCI 3126 Social Research Methods
3 cr.
SOCI 3127 Social Statistics and Data Analysis
3 cr.
CRJS 3106 Forensic Psychology I
3 cr.
CRJS 3107 Forensic Psychology II
3 cr.
CRJS 4466 Program and Policy Evaluation
3 cr.
CRJS 4467 Advanced Criminological Theories
3 cr.
CRJS 4476 Senior Seminar in Criminal Justice
3 cr.
 

And 21 credits from the following:

21 cr.
ADMN 2307 Commerical Law
CRJS 2216 Civil Law and Civil Procedure

CRJS 2926

An Introduction to Forensic Science

CRJS 3336

Women and the Criminal Justice System

CRJS 3406 Serial and Mass Murder I
CRJS 3407 Serial and Mass Murder II
CRJS 3416 Aboriginal Legal Studies

CRJS 3926

Special Topics in Criminal Justice I

CRJS 3927

Special Topics in Criminal Justice II

CRJS 3936 Youth in Conflict with the Law
CRJS 4105 Honours Thesis

CRJS 4305

Research Project in Criminal Justice

CRJS 4346 Field Placement
CRJS 4916 Policing and Society
CRJS 4917 Criminal Investigation

CRJS 4926

Advanced Topics in Criminal Justice I

CRJS 4927

Advanced Topics in Criminal Justice II

PSYC 2807

Introduction to Social Psychology

PSYC 3606

Psychopathology I

PSYC 3607

Psychopathology II

PSYC 3807

Applied Social Psychology

SOCI 2026

Sociology of Work

SOCI 2037

Sociology of the Family

SOCI 2206 Demography: Introduction to Population Studies

SOCI 2506

Social Problems

SOCI 3006 The Sociology of Collective Behaviour
SOCI 3026 Special Topics in the Sociology of Work
SOCI 3037 Special Topics in the Sociology of the Family

SOCI 3166

Social Epidemiology

SOCI 3206

Population and Society

SOCI 3307 Social Problems:  Legal Issues

SOCI 4016

Advanced Classical Sociological Theory

SOCI 4017 Special Topics in Sociological Theory

SOCI 4126

Survey Research

SOCI 4127

Multivariate Statistics

   
  Electives  
27 cr.
       

Legal Studies and Administration Stream   

.
Students must complete all of the following:
  ADMN 2307 Commercial Law
3 cr.
  CRJS 2216 Civil Law & Civil Procedure
3 cr.
  CRJS 2106 Psychology and Law
3 cr.
  CRJS 2126 Applied Criminal Justice Statistics
3 cr.
  CRJS 4347 Applied Criminological Theory
3 cr.
       
  Plus:    
  CRJS Any 4000 level Criminal Justice 3- credit course
3 cr.
 
And the following 30 credits at Canadore College:
30 cr.
  Legal Office and Procedures  
  Legal Accounting  
  Family Law  
  Legal Document and Production I  
  Legal Research and Writing  
  Real Estate Law II & III  
  Civil Law Topics  
  Corporate Law  
  Legal Document Production II  
  Contracts and Agreements  
     
  Electives  
27 cr.
 
Policing Stream
Students must complete all of the following:  
  CRJS 2106 Psychology and Law
3 cr.
  CRJS 2126 Applied Criminal Justice Statistics
3 cr.
  CRJS 4916 Policing and Society
3 cr.
  CRJS 4917 Criminal Investigation
3 cr.
  CRJS 4347 Applied Criminological Theory
3 cr.
   
And the following 30 credits at Canadore College:
30 cr.
  Principles of Ethical Reasoning  
  Criminal Code I & II  
  First Nations / Diverse Client Groups  
  Young Offender System  
  Police Powers I & II  
  Community Policing  
  Traffic Management  
  Interviewing & Investigations I & II  
  Provincial Offences  
     
  Electives
30 cr.
     
Other Program Requirements:  
  Humanities  
6 cr.
  Science  
6 cr.
 
Students are limited to a maximum of 84 credits in a single discipline.
 

For complete Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree requirements, please refer to that section of the Calendar.

 

Criminal Justice Courses

  CRJS 1087 Introduction to the Canadian Criminal Justice System
  CRJS 1206 An Introduction to Canadian Law
  CRJS 2086 Introduction to Criminological Theory
  CRJS 2106 Psychology and Law
  CRJS 2126 Applied Criminal Justice Statistics
  CRJS 2216 Civil Law and Civil Procedure
  CRJS 2926 An Introduction to Forensic Science
  CRJS 3106 Forensic Psychology I
  CRJS 3107 Forensic Psychology II
  CRJS 3206 Canadian Criminal Law and the Criminal Code
  CRJS 3306 Legal Rights and Criminal Proceedings
  CRJS 3336 Women and the Criminal Justice System
  CRJS 3406 Serial and Mass Murder I
  CRJS 3407 Serial and Mass Murder II
  CRJS 3416 Aboriginal Legal Studies
  CRJS 3926 Selected Topics in Criminal Justice I
  CRJS 3927 Selected Topics in Criminal Justice II
  CRJS 3936 Youth in Conflict with the Law
  CRJS 4105 Honours Thesis
  CRJS 4305 Research Project in Criminal Justice
  CRJS 4346 Field Placement
  CRJS 4347 Applied Criminological Theory
  CRJS 4466 Program and Policy Evaluation
  CRJS 4467 Advanced Criminological Theories
  CRJS 4476 Senior Seminar in Criminal Justice
  CRJS 4916 Policing and Society
  CRJS 4917 Criminal Investigation
  CRJS 4926 Advanced Topics in Criminal Justice I
  CRJS 4927 Advanced Topics in Criminal Justice II
     
 
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