Criminology and Law
Scholars in this cluster explore a wide range of questions regarding the nature of crime, law and criminal justice. More specifically, faculty in this research cluster examine youth in conflict with the law, crime and homelessness, criminal victimization, gender and crime, juvenile justice, policing, drug markets, situational crime prevention, program evaluation, courts and sentencing, bail and pretrial detention, punishment and social control, and the professions of law. Researchers in criminology and law contribute to sociological theories of crime, victimization and social control and employ a vast range of methodologies in their research projects.
Currently Funded Projects
| Employment Transitions among Professionals at Late Career Stage: Bridging to Retirement, Job Innovation, and Volunteerism Fiona Kay (PI). SSHRC Insight Grant, 2016-2021. |
$168,079 |
| Street Youth, Criminogenic Social Schemas, and Crime Stephen Baron (PI). SSHRC Insight Grant, 2017-2020. |
$137, 471 |
Recent Completed Funded Projects
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Racial Diversity in Corporate Law Firms: A Longitudinal Study of Organizational Practices Shaping Hiring, Retention, and Promotions
Fiona Kay (PI). SSHRC Insight Grant, 2013-16. |
$93,399 |
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Law Firm Employment Practices and the Representation of Minority Associates and Partners
Fiona Kay (Co-Investigator). Law School Admission Council, 2010-2013.
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$99,556 |
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Street Youth, Differential Coercion, and Chronic Offending
Stephen Baron (PI). SSHRC, 2008-2013.
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$79,137 |
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Gendered Career Trajectories: A Longitudinal Study of Women and Men Lawyers’ Law Practices and Pro Bono Service Commitments
Fiona Kay (PI). SSHRC Standard Research Grant, 2009-2012.
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$102,576 |
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Career Pathways in Law: A Study of Gender and Job Transitions
Fiona Kay (PI). Law School Admission Council, 2009-2011.
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$72,000 |
Recent Graduate Theses
| Intelligence-Led and Community-Based Policing: The Effects on Community Relations. Timbury, Andrea. MA thesis (2018). Supervisor: Victoria Sytsma. |
| Law Enforcement Attitudes of Current Public and Departmental Surveillance Technologies: A Qualitative Case Study of The Toronto Police Service. Cox, Stacie. MA thesis (2017). Supervisor: Victoria Sytsma. |
| Unconventional Lives with Conventional Dreams: An Examination of the Formal and Informal Work Intersect Among Homeless Ottawa Youth. Kucharski, Dominic. MA thesis (2017). Supervisor: Stephen Baron. |
Faculty Experts
| BARON, Stephen Phone: (613) 533-2170 Email: barons@queensu.ca Research Areas: Criminology; Young Offenders |
KAY, Fiona Phone: (613) 533-6000 x 74486 Email: kayf@queensu.ca Research Areas: Sociology of Law; Gender; Research Methods; Professions |
| MYERS, Nicole Phone: (613) 533-6000 x 32167 Email: nicole.myers@queensu.ca Research Areas: Bail and Pre-trial Detention; Supervision and Conditions of Release; Court Processing and Sentencing; Punishment and Social Control; Criminal Justice policy |
SACCO, Vincent (Professor Emeritus) Phone: (613) 533-6000 x 74492 Email: saccov@queensu.ca Research Areas: Victimization & Community Reactions to Crime; Urban Sociology; Deviance |
| SYTSMA, Victoria Phone: (613) 533-2172 Email: sytsmav@queensu.ca Research Areas: Criminology; Policy & Program Evaluation; Policing; Quantitative Data Analysis |