Department of Criminology
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Welcome to the Department of Criminology
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, violence against women, drug policy, sex work, prisons, youth, media representations of crime, political violence, human rights, policing, victimology and cybercrime.
Our professors are interested in various research fields, including: abolitionism and alternatives to criminal justice, crimes of the powerful, criminological theory and socio-legal studies, First Nations, racism and (in)justice, gender, sexuality and (in)justice, policing, governance and (in)security, popular culture, media and technology, prevention and intervention, prison, punishment and social control, youth, age and (in)justice
Discover some of the research projects done at the Department of Criminology. Learn more about the Department
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Undergraduate studies
Acquire the skills needed to have an impact on your community and beyond in a learning environment that inspires ingenuity and fosters excellence.
Graduate studies
Take part in transformative research and experience the teachings and networks of world-renowned professors.
Student voices
“The Public Criminology course [...] is not only fascinating, but extremely useful. It explains how to organize ideas in a way that’s concise, interesting and that can attract the attention of media.”
Nevena Aksin
— MA Program Graduate
Faculty of Social Sciences
Michèle Diotte Receives Faculty of Social Sciences Research Grant to Study the Role of Rape Kits in Sexual Assault Cases
Professor Michèle Diotte has been awarded a research grant from the Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS) to support a new project examining the role of the forensic rape kit in the production of evidence in sexual assault cases in Quebec.
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Criminology PhD Candidate Sophie Lachapelle Wins the 2025 Jean-Paul Brodeur Award
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Department of Criminology
Faculty of Social Sciences\ Social Sciences Building \ 120 University Private, Room 14002\ Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5\ Canada (maps)\
Tel.: 613-562-5303\ [email protected]\
Office hours
Monday to Friday \ 8:45 a.m. to 12 p.m. & 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.\ (June to August: closed at 3:30 p.m.)
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Please note our services and our personnel are available by MS Teams and by email.
The Social Sciences (FSS) and Vanier (VNR) buildings are open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.