Research at the Department of Criminology
Research at the Department
Research done at the Department of Criminology is nationally and internationally recognized for its cutting-edge approach to a variety of criminal justice issues, including crime prevention, social justice, policing, violence against women, drug policy, sex work, prisons, youth, media representations of crime, political violence, human rights, victimology and cybercrime.
Discover some of the research projects done at the Department of Criminology.
Research Initiatives
- Carceral Cultures Research Initiative (CCRI)
- Carceral Studies Research Collective (CSRC)
- Criminology, Science and Technology (CST)
- eQuality Project
- Historical Sociology of Suicide in Quebec (HSSQ)
- Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory on the Rights of the Child (IRLRC)
- Journal of Prisoners on Prisons (JPP)
- Prostitutes of Ottawa/Gatineau Work, Educate and Resist (POWER)
- Psychology and Epidemiology of cRime and Safety perceptiONS (PERSONS) Research Lab
- Young Canadians in a Wired World (YCWW)
World of Ideas Features
High school success linked to student safety
In the wake of the 16th anniversary of the deadly Columbine High School shooting, criminology professor Carolyn Côté-Lussier' study suggests that high schoolers who feel less safe at school have decreased learning potential, and more socioemotional problems.
Author: Carolyn Côté-Lussier, Department of Criminology
Corps suspect, corps deviant
(in French) Bringing together many disciplines in Humanities and Social Sciences, but particularly Criminology, this collective work takes a look at multiple social constructions of the deviant body, and on the female body in particular, revealing the interaction between dominant discourses and practices on the body.
Author: Sylvie Frigon, Department of Criminology
Research Centres and Chairs
Research Centres
- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Citizenship and Minorities (CIRCEM) - Justice and Law
- Centre for Research on Educational and Community Service (CRECS)
Canada Research Chair
Faculty Research Chair
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