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WDW200Y1
Introduction to Criminology

(formerly WDW203Y) 52L, 26T
The nature of crime and the Canadian system designed to control it. Introduction to major approaches to understanding crime and the development of criminal law, significant research on crime and the criminal justice system, laws and procedures related to crime and crime control in Canada. Not open to first year students.
Prerequisites: Four full credits including one full credit in ECO/HIS/PHI/PHL/POL/PSY/SOC

WDW220Y1
Introduction to Criminal Law and Procedure

(formerly WDW212Y) 52L, 26T
An introduction to criminal law and the criminal process. The essential elements of criminal liability, including defences to criminal charges, the general characteristics of offences against the person, sexual offences, regulatory offences, and ‘victimless offences.’ The criminal process, from investigation to sentencing, and the implications of the Charter of Rights for both substantive criminal law and criminal procedure.
Co- or prerequisite: WDW200Y

WDW244Y1
Introduction to Employment Relations 52L

The economic, legal, political and social aspects of employment relations systems in the private and public sectors. An analysis of human resource and industrial relations issues, and the relationship between employers, employees and government within the Canadian labour market.
Exclusion: ECO244Y
Prerequisite: Four courses and a CGPA of at least 2.0

WDW260H1

Organizational Behaviour (formerly WDW260Y) 39L
Introduction to nature of organizations and the behaviour of individuals and groups within organizations, including topics such as culture and diversity, reward systems, motivation, leadership, politics, communication, decision-making, conflict, group processes and organizational change. Not recommended for students in the Commerce programs.
Exclusion: MGT262H
Prerequisite: Four courses and a CGPA of at least 2.0

WDW300H1
Crime: Theory and Policy 39L

Major social and political theories of crime, law and justice, and their implications for policy development in the criminal justice system. The origins of central ideas that influence criminological theory and policy, seen in an historical context. Students are encouraged to develop the analytical skills needed to think critically about criminal justice policy.
Prerequisite: An average of at least 70% in WDW200Y and 220Y combined, and a CGPA of 2.5

WDW310H1
Crime and Society in Canadian History 39L

Crime in the context of Canada’s social, political and economic development from the 18th to the 20th centuries. Topics covered include: colonization and resistance, gender and sexuality, policing and punishment, and the development of criminal law.
Prerequisite: WDW200Y, 220Y

WDW320H1
The Prosecution Process

(formerly WDW307Y) 39L
The historical evolution of the modern prosecution system. The exercise of discretion, and accountability for prosecutorial decision-making, recent adaptations and alternatives to the existing prosecution process, including current concepts of diversion, ‘reintegrative shaming’ and ‘restorative justice.’
Prerequisite: WDW200Y, 220Y

WDW335H1
Policing

(formerly WDW308Y) 39L
A theoretical framework is developed to examine the nature of policing, its structure and function. Attention is given to the history of policing and to its public and private forms. An examination of the objectives and domain, as well as the strategies, powers, and authority of contemporary policing; including decision-making, wrong-doing, accountability, and the decentralization of policing.
Prerequisite: WDW200Y, 220Y

WDW340H1
Penology

(formerly WDW306Y) 39L
The study of punishment from historical and philosophical perspectives, with a focus on contemporary Canadian policy issues. Topics covered include penal theory, prisons and non-carceral forms of punishment, and the goals of penal reform.
Prerequisite: WDW200Y, 220Y

WDW344H1
Current Issues in Employment Relations 26L

Topics vary from year to year, but the objective of the course is to discuss current employment relations issues and their economic, legal, political and social implications.
Prerequisite: WDW244Y

WDW350Y1
Research Methods in Criminology 52L, 26T

An introduction to social science research methods used by criminologists. An understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of published criminological research is developed. Specific technical issues of sampling, measurement and statistics are taught in the context of examining alternative ways of answering research questions.
Exclusion: SOC200Y
Prerequisite: An average of at least 70% in WDW200Y and 220Y combined, and a CGPA of 2.5

WDW360H1
Law and Psychiatry

(formerly WDW313Y) 39L
The increasing involvement of psychiatrists and other mental health professionals in the criminal justice system over the past 150 years, including contemporary Canadian practices. Emphasis is placed on understanding and evaluating competing interpretations of this phenomenon.
Prerequisite: WDW200Y, 220Y

WDW365H1
Crime and Mind

(formerly WDW313Y) 39L
Legal, psychological and sociological understandings of issues in the criminal justice system, through a consideration of topics including: criminal intent, the insanity defence, the concept of ‘psychopathy’, the use of ‘battered woman syndrome’ as part of a self-defence defence, issues of transcultural psychiatry, and jury screening for bias.
Prerequisite: WDW200Y, 220Y

WDW370H1
Youth Justice

(formerly WDW309Y) 39L
Administration of the youth justice system in Canada. Federal youth justice legislation provides a framework for considering individual rights, the protection of society, and the welfare of young people. An analysis of legal principles and practices at various stages in the youth justice process. Policy issues and proposals for reform.
Prerequisite: WDW200Y, 220Y

WDW375H1
Young Offenders

(formerly WDW309Y) 39L
Historical and contemporary definitions of illegal conduct by young persons. The nature and extent of youth crime, and an analysis of theories which attempt to explain it. Assessment of the effectiveness of treatment and other strategies for preventing and responding to youth crime.
Prerequisite: WDW200Y, 220Y

WDW380H1
Crime and Gender

(formerly WDW314Y) 39L
Theoretical and policy discussions of the ways in which criminal law and the criminal justice system regulate gender and sexuality. Topics such as violence against women, abortion, prostitution, pornography and sexual orientation are considered, leading to an analysis of gender issues in modern states by feminist, legal and political theorists.
Prerequisite: WDW200Y, 220Y

WDW385H1
Representing Crime 39L

Cultural constructions of crime, disorder, dangerousness and risk are integral parts of the criminal justice process. A critical analysis is developed of culturally produced symbols and images used by police, attorneys, judges, the media and in public discourse to “explain” and manage crime, with special attention to issues of race and gender.
Prerequisite: WDW200Y, 220Y

WDW390H1/391H1/392H1/393H1/394H1
Topics in Criminology 39L

Topics vary from year to year, but the objective of the course is to explore emerging issues in Criminology, and their social, legal, ethical and political implications.
Prerequisite: WDW200Y, 220Y

WDW395H1
Independent Study TBA

Independent study under the direction of a Criminology faculty member. Approval of the Undergraduate Co-ordinator is required.
Prerequisite: WDW200Y, 220Y

WDW400H1
Current Issues in Criminology 26S

An advanced seminar exploring in detail current issues in Criminology. Topics vary from year to year, but the objective of the course is to discuss current issues and their social, ethical and legal implications.
Prerequisite: Two 300-level WDW half-courses in Criminology

WDW410H1
History of Canadian Criminal Justice 26S

An advanced seminar examining themes of Canadian criminal justice history, from the late-eighteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries. The course does not concentrate on the “facts” of history; rather it examines how historians interpret and present historical material. Critical analytical skills are developed through the exploration of historical writing.
Prerequisite: WDW300H, 310H, 350Y, enrolment in the Criminology Specialist program

WDW415H1
Crime and Politics 26S

An advanced seminar examining the development of criminal justice and penal policies in Canada, the United States, Western Europe and Russia; the way authorities in those countries define and manage political deviance and the intrusion of politics into the administration of justice, especially in non-democratic settings.
Prerequisite: WDW300H, 350Y, enrolment in the Criminology Specialist program

WDW420H1
Current Issues in Criminal Law 26S

An advanced seminar exploring in detail current issues in criminal law. Topics vary from year to year, but the objective of the course is to discuss current policy and case law developments in the criminal law, and their social, political and ethical implications. The role of Parliament and the judiciary in the development of the criminal law is considered.
Prerequisite: Two 300-level WDW half-courses in Criminology

WDW430Y1
Employment Law

(formerly WDW330H, 430H) 52L
The major legal structures which regulate the employment relationship in the private and public sectors: the common law of contract (master/servant law), legislation governing collective bargaining, the primary statutes (employment standards act, human rights code, workers’ compensation act, labour relations act, occupational health and safety act).
Prerequisite: ECO244Y/WDW 244Y, WDW260H/260Y, enrolment in an Employment Relations program

WDW435H1
Seminar in Policing 26S

An advanced seminar examining the policing function from an historical, social and legal perspective, with emphasis on changes in the organization, structure and control of policing, and the implications of the different forms of policing for crime control, maintenance of order, and social control.
Prerequisite: WDW300H, 335H, 350Y, enrolment in the Criminology Specialist program

WDW440H1
Seminar in Penology 26S

An advanced seminar examining contemporary issues in criminal punishment. Theories of punishment and the development of prisons in the wider system of social control in Western societies. Modern penal systems from social and legal perspectives.
Prerequisite: WDW300H, 340H, 350Y, enrolment in the Criminology Specialist program

WDW450H1
Criminology Research Project TBA

An individual research project under the direction of a Criminology faculty member. Approval of the Undergraduate Co-ordinator is required.
Prerequisite: WDW300H, 350Y, enrolment in the Criminology Specialist program

WDW480H1
Violence and Control 26S

An advanced seminar examining recent research on the patterns and causes of interpersonal violence and its control, with a focus on Canada and the United States. Current approaches to the study of criminal violence and major datasets on it.
Prerequisite: WDW300H, 350Y, enrolment in the Criminology Specialist program
Employment Relations Courses