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Criminology and Criminal Justice

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Degree

Bachelor of Arts

Work Experience

Practicum

Cut off Range:

75-77%

Program Summary

Why Criminology and Criminal Justice? Most of us consume a high dose of the three traditional ‘Cs’ of criminology and criminal justice: crime, cops and corrections. Fictional and news media coverage of criminalized individuals and criminal law actors and institutions are key components of our lives. Working towards greater justice requires time, energy, resources, commitment and imagination. Criminology and Criminal Justice examines what is socially constituted as crime, why and whether we should punish, the origins and function of police and prisons, and how to think outside the box of criminal justice. The field of Criminology is key to understanding and achieving a more just society while also preparing students to become thoughtful, engaged and employable community members.

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The Carleton Advantage

This multidisciplinary degree program looks at the behavioural and societal factors that contribute to crime, as well as the way crime is handled by the legal system itself.

The program provides a strong foundation in criminology’s primary fields, including law and legal studies, psychology and sociology. You will be able to choose one field as a concentration but will be trained in all three.

You will be exposed to faculty, instructors, and classroom visitors who will share their expertise from careers in national and international arenas.

You will have the opportunity to participate to gain hands-on skills in the highly successful Field Placement program.

Carleton’s Criminology and Criminal Justice program can lead you to a variety of careers in fields such as government, health care, social support, education and law.

What students are saying

I chose to study Criminology at Carleton because of how versatile the program is. Carleton is one of the few - if not the only - university that provides for-credit field placement opportunities for criminology students. Apart from that, the courses you'll take will challenge your pre-existing views of the field and will give you an in-depth understanding of crime and punishment through a combination of legal, sociological and psychological perspectives.

Isaiah, Criminology and Criminal Justice student

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