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Indigenous
Human Rights, Justice, Equity and Inclusion
Publications

Justice, Indigenous Peoples, and Canada: A History of Courage and Resilience

Justice, Indigenous Peoples, and Canada: A History of Courage and Resilience brings together the work of a number of leading researchers to provide a broad overview of criminal justice issues that Indigenous people in Canada have faced historically and continue to face today. Both Indigenous and Canadian scholars situate current issues of justice for Indigenous peoples, broadly defined, within the...
Justice, Indigenous Peoples, and Canada: A History of Courage and Resilience brings together the work of a number of leading researchers to provide a broad overview of criminal justice issues that Indigenous people in Canada have faced historically and continue to face today. Both Indigenous and Can...

November 5, 2024
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Books and literature
Professors
Human rights and civil liberties

Dismantling to Build Decarceral Futures: Understanding Prison Abolition with Professor Justin Piché

Preventing interpersonal and state violence are pressing societal concerns. Professor Justin Piché is dedicated to examining these issues and advocating for alternatives to punishment as a response to, and as a form of, violence. His research, which focuses on the material and symbolic dimensions of criminalization and punishment, offers an in-depth analysis of punitive landscapes and their impact...
Preventing interpersonal and state violence are pressing societal concerns. Professor Justin Piché is dedicated to examining these issues and advocating for alternatives to punishment as a response to, and as a form of, violence. His research, which focuses on the material and symbolic dimensions of...

November 4, 2024
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Graduate students
Awards and recognition

Congratulations to Michèle Diotte, Recipient of the Fernand Boulan Prize

The Fernand Boulan Prize, awarded by the Association internationale des criminologues de langue française (AICLF), recognizes the excellence and originality of a young researcher's work on a topic of interest to French-speaking criminologists.
The Fernand Boulan Prize, awarded by the Association internationale des criminologues de langue française (AICLF), recognizes the excellence and originality of a young researcher's work on a topic of interest to French-speaking criminologists.

October 2, 2024
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Students
Scholarships

Congratulations to the 2023-2024 Chuck Talbot Scholarship Winners

Each year, the Department of Criminology and the University of Ottawa offer the Chuck Talbot Scholarship to students in the French and English programs who have made remarkable contributions during their field placements. Scholarship candidates were nominated by their field supervisors and were then invited, alongside their classmates, to support the nomination.
Each year, the Department of Criminology and the University of Ottawa offer the Chuck Talbot Scholarship to students in the French and English programs who have made remarkable contributions during their field placements. Scholarship candidates were nominated by their field supervisors and were then...

August 12, 2024
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Criminology
Politics
Faculty member
Media

Why Addressing the Root Causes of Crime is More Effective Than Incarceration

In a thought-provoking article for The Conversation, Professor Irvin Waller, a renowned expert in crime prevention, presents a compelling argument against the conventional reliance on incarceration as a strategy to combat crime. His piece, titled "Tackling the causes of crime, not sending more people to jail, is the only way to fight it," challenges traditional perspectives and calls for...
In a thought-provoking article for The Conversation, Professor Irvin Waller, a renowned expert in crime prevention, presents a compelling argument against the conventional reliance on incarceration as a strategy to combat crime. His piece, titled "Tackling the causes of crime, not sending more ...

April 16, 2024
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Scholarships
Graduate students
Students

Advance Towards Success with Faculty of Social Sciences Scholarships

Your ambition and determination deserve recognition and support. That's why we are thrilled to inform you that the application period for the Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS) scholarships for the current academic year is now open!
Your ambition and determination deserve recognition and support. That's why we are thrilled to inform you that the application period for the Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS) scholarships for the current academic year is now open!

February 15, 2024
Ann Potter Haughton and Marianne Leduc, Chuck Talbot scholarship winners
Scholarships

Chuck Talbot Scholarship Winners 2022-2023

Each year, the Department of Criminology and the University of Ottawa offer the Chuck Talbot Scholarship to students in the French and English programs who have made remarkable contributions during their field placements. Scholarship candidates were nominated by their field supervisors and were then invited, alongside their classmates, to support the nomination.
Each year, the Department of Criminology and the University of Ottawa offer the Chuck Talbot Scholarship to students in the French and English programs who have made remarkable contributions during their field placements. Scholarship candidates were nominated by their field supervisors and were then...

July 26, 2023
The Lens is Black by Grace Ann-Elyse Taylor
Graduate students
Feminist and Gender Studies
Photography
Anti-racism

Lens is Black by Grace Taylor

Grace Ann-Elyse Taylor has recently completed her Master’s in Criminology and is set to graduate in summer 2022. During her academic studies she realized that despite much of the world beginning to see and understand the injustices faced by Black men, it has become apparent that the experiences of Black women have been widely unaccounted for.
Grace Ann-Elyse Taylor has recently completed her Master’s in Criminology and is set to graduate in summer 2022. During her academic studies she realized that despite much of the world beginning to see and understand the injustices faced by Black men, it has become apparent that the experiences of B...

April 26, 2022
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Carceral Studies Research Collective
Research affiliations and partnerships

Carceral Studies Research Collective

As neo-liberalism deepens in western democracies and governments continue to divest from social welfare, imprisonment and other forms of social control have proliferated at a greater pace inside and outside the penal system as primary strategies to manage the poor and marginalized. It is in this context of mass incarceration and surveillance – distributed unevenly across the world and shaped by cl...
As neo-liberalism deepens in western democracies and governments continue to divest from social welfare, imprisonment and other forms of social control have proliferated at a greater pace inside and outside the penal system as primary strategies to manage the poor and marginalized. It is in this con...

September 1, 2021