Woodsworth College Courses

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For Distribution Requirement purposes, all WDW courses are classified as SOCIAL SCIENCE courses.

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Criminology Courses


For all WDW Criminology courses, students must be enrolled in the Specialist or Major Program in Criminology.

 


WDW200Y1
Introduction to Criminology        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/ PHL/POL/SOC, and a CGPA of 2.5


WDW220Y1
Introduction to Criminal Law and Procedure       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: WDW200Y1


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 WDW200Y1 and WDW220Y1 combined, and a CGPA of 2.5.


WDW310H1
Crime and Society in Canadian History        39L

Criminal justice history 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: WDW200Y1, WDW220Y1


WDW320H1
The Prosecution Process        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: WDW200Y1, WDW220Y1


WDW335H1
Policing        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: WDW200Y1, WDW220Y1


WDW340H1
Penology        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: WDW200Y1, WDW220Y1


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: SOC200Y1, SOC200H1, SOC202H1
Prerequisite: An average of at least 70% in WDW200Y1 and WDW220Y1 combined, and a CGPA of 2.5.


WDW360H1
Law and Psychiatry        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: WDW200Y1, WDW220Y1


WDW365H1
Crime and Mind        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, issues of transcultural psychiatry, and jury screening for bias.
Prerequisite: WDW200Y1, WDW220Y1


WDW370H1
Youth Justice        39L

Administration of the youth justice system in Canada. The Youth Criminal Justice Act provides a legal 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: WDW200Y1, WDW220Y1


WDW375H1
Young Offenders        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: WDW200Y1, WDW220Y1


WDW380H1
Crime and Gender        39L

Theory, research and policy related to the ways in which gender shapes criminal behaviour, the administration of criminal justice, and the criminal law. How notions of different types of masculinity and femininity are embedded in and influence both the operation of the criminal justice system as well as criminal behaviours. The regulation of gender and sexuality through the criminal law and through crime.
Prerequisite: WDW200Y1, WDW220Y1


WDW385H1
Representing Crime & Authority        39L

Cultural constructions of crime, disorder, dangerousness and risk are integral parts of the criminal justice system. A critical analysis of how police, crown attorneys, judges and the media construct their authority through symbols and images, in order to “explain” and manage crime, and how these representations are regarded in public discourse.
Prerequisite: WDW200Y1, WDW220Y1


WDW387H1
Legal Regulation of Morality        39L

Regimes for prohibiting and regulating consensual activities such as drug use, pornography, prostitution, abortion, assisted suicide and gambling. Historical evolution of the law, current substantive elements required for conviction, philosophical and criminological perspectives on the decriminalization or legalization of these activities, and an examination of how other countries regulate them.
Prerequisite:WDW200Y1, WDW220Y1
Exclusion:WDW 391H1 in 2002


WDW388H1
Drugs, Crime & Control        39L

Drugs, drug use and addiction from a criminological perspective. The history and social construction of addiction, licit and illicit drugs, criminal and disease models of drug use, drug control laws, drugs in the media, legal and constitutional issues related to drug control, policy reform, and implications for social control.
Prerequisite: WDW200Y1, WDW220Y1
Exclusion: WDW390H1 in 2005


WDW389Y0
Topics in Criminology        TBA

Topics in Criminology offered in an international setting. The content may vary from year to year.


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: WDW200Y1, WDW220Y1


WDW395H1
Independent Study        TBA

Independent study under the direction of a Criminology faculty member.
Prerequisite: WDW200Y1, WDW220Y1. Approval of the Undergraduate Co-ordinator is required.


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: An average of at least 75% in four full WDW Criminology credits, and a CGPA of at least 3.0.


WDW405H1
Risk, Uncertainty & Criminal Justice 26S

An advanced seminar exploring how new conceptions of risk and uncertainty are transforming responses to crime. Leading edge theories and empirically based studies of how risk and uncertainty are addressed in law, the contemporary criminal justice system, and other social institutions.
Prerequisite: An average of at least 75% in four full WDW Criminology credits, and a CGPA of at least 3.0.


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: WDW300H1, WDW310H1, WDW350Y1, 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: WDW300H1, WDW350Y1, 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: An average of at least 75% in four full WDW Criminology credits, and a CGPA of at least 3.0.


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: WDW300H1, WDW335H1, WDW350Y1, 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: WDW300H1, WDW340H1, WDW350Y1, 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: WDW300H1, WDW350Y1, enrolment in the Criminology Specialist program


WDW480H1
Interpersonal Violence        26S

The meaning, purposes and sources of interpersonal violence, including an examination of debates over defining and documenting violence, and a review of the research on the relationships between illegitimate, interpersonal violence and state-approved or state-initiated violence. Cultural, social and individual correlates of interpersonal violence; law’s violence; and how violence is justified and denied.

Exclusion: WDW400H1 in 2004-2006
Prerequisite: An average of at least 75% in four full WDW Criminology credits, and a CGPA of at least 3.0.




Employment Relations Courses

WDW244H1
Labour Relations        39L

Introduction to the institutions, issues and legislation affecting the employment relationship in the public and private sectors in Canada, with emphasis on collective bargaining. The economic and political environment, history of the labour movement, union organization, certification, contract negotiation, strikes, dispute resolution, contract administration and grievances.

Exclusion: ECO244Y1, WDW244Y1
Prerequisite: Four courses and a CGPA of at least 2.0


WDW260H1
Organizational Behaviour        39L

Introduction to the 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 and group processes. Not recommended for students in Commerce programs.

Exclusion: MGT262H1, PSY332H1
Prerequisite: Four courses and a CGPA of at least 2.0


WDW344H1/345H1/346H1/347H1/348H1/349H1
Topics in Employment Relations        39L

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.


WDW367H1
Compensation        39L

The theory and process of developing and administering compensation systems. Through the core compensation principles of efficiency, equity, consistency and competitiveness we consider such topics as: job analysis, job evaluation, pay levels and structures, pay for performance, benefits, and compensating special groups of workers.
Prerequisite: WDW260H1/MGT262H1


WDW378H1
Employment Health        39L

The influence of legislation, the labour market and collective bargaining on health policies and programs in the workplace. The rights and responsibilities of employers, employees, unions and governments for the regulation and promotion of workplace health and safety; and the implications of evolving demographic, economic, and social factors.
Prerequisite: WDW244H1, WDW260H1


WDW430Y1
Employment Law        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: ECO244Y1/WDW244H1/244Y1, WDW260H1/260Y1, enrolment in an Employment Relations program




Other Woodsworth College Courses

WDW299Y1
Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. See page 47 for details.


WDW396H1/397Y1
Research Participation        TBA

Credit course for supervised participation in a faculty research project. Offered only when a faculty member is willing and available to supervise. Faculty members review proposals with the Program Director, then make the opportunity known to students as appropriate. Open only to third and fourth year students enrolled in a Criminology or Employment Relations program.
Prerequisite: Completion of at least nine full courses. A CGPA of at least 3.0 is recommended. Approval of the Undergraduate Coordinator is required.