This is an ARCHIVED version of the Kwantlen University College Calendar for
2004-2005 and is provided for historical reference only. See the current version of the
Calendar for updated information.
The on-line version of the University College Calendar is the Official version.
In the event of conflict between the printed version and the online version, the
on-line version will prevail.
Effective date of this course calendar information, unless otherwise indicated, is Sept. 1, 2004 to Aug. 31, 2005.
Criminology
These courses are reading and writing intensive.
CRIM 1100 cr-3
Introduction to Criminology
Students will examine the core concepts, basic data sources, and
general research findings in the field of criminology, with particular
attention to Canadian developments. They will study elements of
continuity and discontinuity between traditional and contemporary
theories of crime, deviance, criminality, and social control.
Students will study the various components that form the
processes by which Canada responds to criminal behaviour. They
will survey each of these components, such as the police, courts
and corrections, and will analyze their impact.
Students will study Canada's two legal systems with emphasis on
the common law system, and will examine the nature and role of
law in society, and the different ways law is made. They will study
the court system and processes, the selection and role of judges,
and the duties and requirements of lawyers. Students will learn
basic concepts in constitutional, contract, tort, administrative, and
human rights law, and basic techniques of legal research and
reasoning.
This course introduces students to casual reasoning in criminology.
Particular emphasis is focused on the imperfect empiricism of the
social sciences with a view to discussing the problems associated
with attempts to ascertain causes of crime. The course will provide
a foundation for the understanding of theoretical and policy
oriented issues arising from contemporary theories of
criminogenesis.
Students will learn the fundamentals of criminal and civil process
in Canada. They will study methods of collecting and presenting
evidence in light of current constitutional, statutory and common
law limitations. Students will examine the law of procedure and
evidence in other legal systems and compare them with those of
Canada. They will participate in practical exercises in questioning,
giving testimony, cross-examining and presenting in-court motions
and applications.
This course builds on the foundations of CRIM 1101 and focuses
on the importance of the relationship between the community and
their police in the control and prevention of crime. Students will
have the opportunity to evaluate existing police-community
relations programs.
Students will study the elements of criminal offenses and defenses
in statute and case law in Canada. They will examine the historical,
philosophical, and social roots of current criminal law and their
impact on the definition of crime in Canada. Students will study
how criminal law issues have been defined in the past, and how the
Charter of Rights and Freedoms has contributed to the resolution
of some issues and created new ones.
Students will examine the basic methods of research frequently
employed in the field of criminology. They will study the
connection between theory and research, key elements of
deductive and inductive approaches, quantitative and qualitative
analytic strategies, and ethical issues in research.
This course offers an historical and analytical overview of the
female offender, taking into account the function of gender in both
criminality and social responses to crime. Emphasis will be given to
feminist theories. Attention will focus on the specific crimes for
which girls and women are most often convicted, and patterns of
control and punishment.
This course is designed to enable students to study and observe
organizational and operational practices of foreign policing
systems. Students will be given instruction in techniques of
comparative field research as background preparation for an
educational tour of a foreign policing system.
Note: Students may not receive credit for both CRIM 1231 and
1232.
Prerequisites: CRIM 1101 or permission of instructor.
The study of the justice system in a foreign jurisdiction and a
comparison with Canadian systems are covered in this course.
Students will receive instruction in techniques of comparative
research with primary emphasis on the administration of courts
and corrections. Field study in a foreign country constitutes an
essential feature of this course.
Note: Students may not receive credit for both CRIM 1231 and
1232.
Prerequisites: CRIM 1101 or permission of instructor
This course provides an introduction to the definition and control
of youthful misconduct in an historical and contemporary context.
Attention is focused upon the emergence and development of the
concept of young offender along with a critical analysis of
explanations for the criminal behaviour of young persons.
Principal theories of ‘delinquency’ are examined in conjunction
with an assessment of the social impact of programs and services
implemented to deal with young offenders.
Prerequisites: CRIM 1101 or permission of instructor
Students will learn about traditional and modern philosophies and
perspectives of law, including legal positivism, natural law theory,
legal realism, critical legal theory, feminist legal theory, and law and
economics. They will examine the sources, nature, and role of law
and its relationship to morality and power. Students will apply
philosophies of law to current legal debates and topics, including,
for example, the development and meaning of rights, civil
disobedience, theories of punishment and the debates on capital
punishment and pornography.
Students will critically examine and evaluate the Canadian criminal
justice system from a legal psychological perspective. They will
study the structure and functions of the criminal justice system and
its principal participants by examining current knowledge in the
field of forensic and social psychology. Students will analyze
theories and research relevant to the role of the police, prosecutor,
defence lawyer, judge, jury, witness, and defendant. They will
review the relevance and admissibility of psychological knowledge
in criminal adjudications through case law analysis. Students will
also explore the influences on the criminal justice process from the
community, the public, and the media.
Students will examine the organization, structure, and operation of
Canadian policing. They will analyze police history, the police role,
subculture, powers, and exercise of discretion. Students will
critically analyze police procedures, operations, and management.
Students will develop a basic understanding of the history of
corrections, correctional theory, contemporary correctional
organization and the interaction of various correctional agencies,
gender issues in corrections, trends in correctional practice in
western societies, and restorative justice. They will also examine
power dynamics and violence within correctional settings, and will
examine the experiences and ideas of staff and convicts. The
central focus of the course will be on North American corrections,
with reference to international developments
This course introduces the student to many of the most
controversial issues in the techniques of correctional practice
today. The emphasis will be on the total environment in which the
correctional process takes place, an appreciation of the clinical
sciences in assessing treatability and predicting dangerousness, and
an appreciation of some of the legal and ethical considerations
associated with clinical decision-making. Specific topics may
include: the treatment of sexual aggression and the right to receive
and refuse treatment; mental disorder; violent crime and the
prediction of dangerousness; treating the female offender and
native offender programs.
This course complements Introduction to Law Enforcement
(CRIM 1211). The emphasis will be on the organizational
dynamics of law enforcement as opposed to a focus on the role of
police in society. This change in focus will enable the law
enforcement student to attain a broader and more balanced
perspective concerning the delivery of police service in
contemporary society.
Students will receive an introduction to and critical examination of
neurophysiological, bio-genetic, psychiatric, and psychological
explanations of deviant and criminal behaviour. Special attention
will be given to research that is exploring associations between
criminality and genetics, brain chemistry, the endocrine system,
mental disorders, personality, moral development and various
forms of social learning.
This course will introduce students to sociological perspectives on
the extent and distribution of crime and deviant behaviour in
modern society. The logic underlying perspectives such as strain
theories, cultural deviance, and conflict theories, interactionist
theories, phenomenological and feminist theories, control theory
and critical theory will be explored with a view to critical
assessment.
Students will examine issues in the administration of criminal
justice in Canada with regard to accountability, change and impact.
They will use theories of the state and society to analyze criminal
justice events, institutions and processes, and will examine the
creation of public opinion and the influence of social, political and
other groups. Students will compare the responses of the judiciary,
the administration, and the legislature to the development of
criminal justice policy and will consider the impact and application
of scholarly research and views on policy development.
This course will describe and analyze the issue of police
accountability. Issues to be addressed include a look at the social,
political, organizational and psychological factors which contribute
to police deviance. Specific subject matters to be covered include:
corruption, perjury, the use of excessive force, and personal or
family repercussions of work pressures. Systemic racial and class
discrimination will be examined. Emphasis will be placed on the
unique Canadian aspects of this topic. The course analyzes our
society’s response to police deviance.
Students will critically examine theoretical and empirical issues in
crime and community research. They will study the ways in which
structural, cultural, and institutional components of communities
impact crime and delinquency. Students will also examine the effect
of crime and delinquency on communities.
Students will learn the logic and techniques of quantitative data
analysis in criminal justice research, focusing on both descriptive
and inferential statistics. Using computer software, they will
prepare data sets for analysis and describe and interpret univariate
distributions and bivariate and multivariate relationships.
Students will learn the theory and practice of qualitative inquiry in
criminal justice research. They will examine and assess data
collection procedures that may include naturalistic observations,
participation, open-ended interviews and focus groups, and will
evaluate strategies for organizing and analyzing qualitative data.
Students will apply learned principles to selected examples.
Students will examine the role of community corrections as an
alternative to incarceration and an approach to rehabilitation. They
will critically analyze community corrections models and existing
programs and sanctions as well as the advantages and
disadvantages of working with offenders in community settings.
Students will examine specific topics such as probation, the use
and effectiveness of intermediate sanctions, conditional
sentencing, conditional release options, community treatment
programs, and restorative justice practices.
Students will learn about the relationship of law to different social
and political structures. They will study the processes of making,
enforcing and reforming law, from different sociological, historical,
and jurisprudential perspectives. Students will study the
development of public opinion about law within communities and
in the broader society, and the role of public opinion in law reform.
They will consider the role of legal reform in defining crime and
deviance.
Students will learn theories of conflict resolution and mediation.
They will study emergining uses of conflict resolution and
mediation in the criminal justice system and in other settings
within the community. Students will engage in basic conflict
resolution techniques and skills.
