Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and the Department of Political Science, College of Social and Applied Human Sciences.

Criminal Justice and Public Policy is offered as a minor in the honours program and as a major in the honours program. It is designed to provide students seeking a career in the criminal justice system, or planning to pursue an advanced degree with a knowledge base that will enable them to pursue their career objectives. The program offers a unique blend of sociological courses dealing with the criminal justice system as well as courses in Political Science dealing with public policy formation and implementation. It also provides students with the conceptual and methodological tools needed for further study.

Students who are not admitted directly into the CJPP major and subsequently wish to declare the specialization must apply directly to the department. In order to be eligible, applicants must have a cumulative average of 70% or better in the following foundation courses:

POLS*1400 [0.50] Public Management and Administration

POLS*2250 [0.50] Public Administration

POLS*2300 [0.50] Canadian Government

SOAN*2120 [0.50] Introductory Methods

SOC*1500 [0.50] Crime and Criminal Justice

SOC*2700 [0.50] Criminological Theory

Note: The requirement for an average of 70% or better applies only to students admitted to the University of Guelph after 30 April 2002.

Students wishing to declare the CJPP minor must also meet the above requirement.

Students from other institutions who transfer to the University of Guelph and wish to declare the CJPP major or minor must also meet the above requirement. If an external transfer student is granted credit for one or more of the foundation courses listed above, then he or she must attain a cumulative average of 70% or better in the remaining required CJPP foundation courses.

Note: There is no CJPP Area of Concentration in the General Program as of Fall 2002.

Major (Honours Program)

A minimum of 9.00 credits is required, including:

PHIL*1010 [0.50] Social and Political Issues

POLS*1400 [0.50] Public Management and Administration

POLS*2250 [0.50] Public Administration

POLS*2300 [0.50] Canadian Government

SOAN*2120 [0.50] Introductory Methods

SOC*1500 [0.50] Crime and Criminal Justice

SOC*2700 [0.50] Criminological Theory

One of:

POLS*3650 [0.50] The Systematic Study of Politics

SOAN*3120 [0.50] Quantitative Methods

Three of:

SOC*2070 [0.50] Social Deviance

SOC*2750 [0.50] Serial Murder

SOC*3490 [0.50] Law and Society

SOC*3710 [0.50] Young Offenders

SOC*3740 [0.50] Corrections and Penology

SOC*3750 [0.50] Police in Society

Three of:

POLS*3110 [0.50] Politics of Ontario

POLS*3130 [0.50] Law, Politics, and the Administration of Justice

POLS*3210 [0.50] The Constitution and Canadian Federalism

POLS*3250 [0.50] Public Policy: Challenges and Prospects

POLS*3440 [0.50] Corruption, Scandal and Political Ethics

POLS*3670 [0.50] Comparative Public Policy and Administration

One of:

HIST*3130 [0.50] Popular Culture and Punishment, 1700-1900

PHIL*3040 [0.50] Philosophy of Law

PHIL*3230 [0.50] Issues in Social and Political Philosophy

PSYC*3020 [0.50] Psychology of Law

Three of:

POLS*4100 [0.50] Women, Justice and Public Policy

POLS*4250 [0.50] Problems in Public Administration and Public Policy

SOC*4030 [0.50] Advanced Topics in Criminology

SOC*4200 [0.50] Advanced Topics in Criminal Justice

SOC*4900 [0.50] Honours Sociology Thesis I

SOC*4910 [0.50] Honours Sociology Thesis II

Minor (Honours Program)

A minimum of 6.00 credits is required, including:

PHIL*1010 [0.50] Social and Political Issues

POLS*1400 [0.50] Public Management and Administration

POLS*2250 [0.50] Public Administration

POLS*2300 [0.50] Canadian Government

SOAN*2120 [0.50] Introductory Methods

SOC*1500 [0.50] Crime and Criminal Justice

SOC*2700 [0.50] Criminological Theory

Two of:

SOC*2070 [0.50] Social Deviance

SOC*2750 [0.50] Serial Murder

SOC*3490 [0.50] Law and Society

SOC*3710 [0.50] Young Offenders

SOC*3740 [0.50] Corrections and Penology

SOC*3750 [0.50] Police in Society

Two of:

POLS*3110 [0.50] Politics of Ontario

POLS*3130 [0.50] Law, Politics, and the Administration of Justice

POLS*3210 [0.50] The Constitution and Canadian Federalism

POLS*3250 [0.50] Public Policy: Challenges and Prospects

POLS*3440 [0.50] Corruption, Scandal and Political Ethics

POLS*3670 [0.50] Comparative Public Policy and Administration

One of:

HIST*3130 [0.50] Popular Culture and Punishment, 1700-1900

PHIL*3040 [0.50] Philosophy of Law

PHIL*3230 [0.50] Issues in Social and Political Philosophy

PSYC*3020 [0.50] Psychology of Law