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CRCJ 4110

Race and the Criminal Justice System in Canada

0.5 credit · Undergraduate

A participatory class that explores debates regarding issues of racial bias and systemic racism in the Canadian criminal justice system. Students can expect class activities, documentary viewings, and guest lecturers from the field.

2023

Readings

  • Barbara Perry Eds. (2022). Diversity, Crime and Justice in Canada. Toronto: Oxford University Press.
  • Perry, “An Introduction: Considering Diversity and Justice in Canada,” In Diversity, Crime and Justice in Canada.
  • Perry, “Framing Difference,” In Diversity, Crime and Justice in Canada.
  • Yasmin Jiwani, “Mediations of Race and Crime: Racializing Crime, Criminalizing Race,” In Diversity, Crime and Justice in Canada.
  • Aylward, C. (1999) “Critical Race Theory,” In Canadian Critical Race Theory: Racism and the Law.
  • Perry, “The Mythical Norm,” In Diversity, Crime and Justice in Canada.
  • Carmela Murdocca, (2014) Racialization, Criminalization, Representation, in: Criminalization, Representation, Regulation: Thinking Differently About Crime, pg. 107-132.
  • Henry, N. (2020). Black Enslavement in Canada. The Canadian Encyclopedia.
  • Truth and Reconciliation Commission (2015) Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future: Summary of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation of Canada. Introduction – 1-22; The Legacy: Pg. 164-
  • Jane Dickinson-Gilmore “Aboriginal People in Canada: Culture, Colonialism, and Criminal Justice,” in Diversity, Crime, and Justice in Canada.

Prerequisites & course information

Prerequisite(s): CRCJ 2100 , fourth-year standing, and enrollment in a B.A. or Minor in Criminology and Criminal Justice, or by permission of the Institute. Seminar three hours per week.

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