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| Duration | : | 1 Year |
| Study Type | : | Full Time |
| Tuition fees | : | 8000 CAD |
| Conditional Scholarship | : | NA |
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Department Description
The MA in Police Studies is offered by the Department of Justice Studies. It is directed to police officers and other professionals associated with Canadian police forces, whether federal or municipal, who wish to research topics relevant to policing and police services. The program has an interdisciplinary focus and draws upon several departments of the Faculty of Arts, together with other partners, to provide a social science perspective on policing, and the opportunity to pursue research into specific aspects of that activity. Among them are:
Course Descriptions
PLST 800 Research Design in Police Studies (3)
The course critically examines issues and techniques relating to quantitative and qualitative social science research as it is related to police and justice studies. The course uses the case method as well as seminar and lecture format.
PLST 801 Multidisciplinary Theoretical Perspective on Justice (3)
An examination of the nature and foundations of justice in its various renderings, such as justice as retribution, desert, righteousness, equality, procedural fairness, and restoration of harmony and balance. The course draws upon religious thought philosophy, legal concepts, economic and social theory, and Aboriginal cultures and teachings.
PLST 805 Graduate Research Seminar (3)
Students will undertake research topics on subjects relating to policing and present them to fellow students and interested faculty.
PLST 810 Crime and Society (3)
The course examines the social processes involved in the definition and measurement of crime. Students critically examine alternative theoretical explanations of these processes and issues in the conflict of law. The course uses the case method as well as seminar and lecture formats.
PLST 820 Issues in Contemporary Policing (3)
This course will provide students with a brief historical review of policing issues and an in-depth examination of the major contemporary issues facing policing today. Topics will include: community policing, professionalization, technology, international policing/investigation efforts, and training.
PLST 880 Selected Topics in Police Studies (3)
Selected topics in Police Studies to be offered as required.
PLST 890 Directed Readings (3)
Directed readings in Police Studies.
PLST 901 Research (Variable 3-15)
Thesis Research
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