Theses/Dissertations from 2025
CONSTRUCTIONS OF SERIAL KILLERS AND VICTIMS: ANALYSIS OF TRUE CRIME DOCUSERIES, Mira Dhaliwal
The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic Demands on By-law Officer Wellness and Work, Harveen Randhawa
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
PROTECTING NOT PROTESTING: INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S EXPERIENCE, PERCEPTIONS, AND MOTIVATIONS OF LAND DEFENDING IN CANADA, Krystene Green
Virtual Justice?: An Analysis of Access to Court for People Experiencing Homelessness, Kaitlin Humer
CARE TO CRIMINALIZATION: HOW ADULTS WITH LIVED CROSSOVER KID EXPERIENCE PERCIEVE THEIR EXPERIENCES IN THE CHILD PROTECTION SYSTEM AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, Clarissa Kurzawski
Exit Through the Giftshop: Claims-making and the Construction of a Countercultural Brand, Cecil McGlynn
“In the Eyes of the State”: The Construction of LGBTQIA+ Individuals in India, Suman Mondal
Shifting Blame and Gendered Differences: A News Media Study of the Characterization of Police Sexual Violence, Brittany Nieman
Mainstream Media Portrayal of Banishment and Nation-Imposed Punishment, Keely Ormond
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Empathy in Police Officers Undergoing De-escalation Simulation Training: A Comparison Between Virtual Reality and Live Action Modalities, Jacqueline Kohl
ADDING WOMEN TO THE CONVERSATION ON SAFE CONSUMPTION SITES: A QUALITATIVE INTERVIEW STUDY WITH POOR AND MARGINALIZED WOMEN WHO USE ILLICIT SUBSTANCES, Kaitlin Waechter
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Divest or Disband?: A Social Problems Game Analysis of Canadian Media Coverage of 2020's Defund the Police Movement, Nicholas Fappiano
Paper Gangsters: White Collar and Corporate Crime on Film, Jacob Kavoukis
Loose Coupling, Burden Shuffling, and Pervasive Penality: The Role of Bylaw Enforcement in Managing Homelessness, Natasha Martino
Parental Incarceration and Stigma: A Qualitative Content Analysis of Children's Books, Samantha Nguyen
An Analysis of Collective Efficacy as a Predictor of Gun Violence in Toronto, Carly Richards
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
BODY-WORN CAMERAS AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRESS IN CANADIAN POLICING: A QUALITATIVE STUDY, Chelsea Doiron
COVID-19 AND THE CORRECTIONAL ENVIRONMENT: AN ANALYSIS OF CANADIAN CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS’ EXPERIENCES OF STRESS AND MENTAL HEALTH DURING THE PANDEMIC, Kristina Kocsis
What is Canada Doing? An Analysis of Canadian University Sexual Violence Policies, Konnor Legault
Policing and Fatherhood Identities: A Gendered Analysis of the Work and Home Experiences of Police Fathers Before and During COVID-19, Danielle Thompson
Exploring the Perspectives of Service Providers Who Assist Men Subjected to Intimate Partner Violence, Abigail White
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Risk Factors Related to School Shootings, Best Anaele
Constructions of Sympathy: A Media Discourse Analysis of Detained Children and Youth in Canada, Lauren Ashby
THROUGH THE LURKING GLASS: A QUALITATIVE MEDIA ANALYSIS OF TRADITIONAL GENDER NORMS AND STALKING DEPICTIONS IN FILM, Alexandra Baril
More than Just a Rapper: Mainstream and Alternative Media’s Depiction of Nipsey Hussle, Jonathan Hazlewood
STRAIGHT OUTTA FILMS: A QUALITATIVE MEDIA ANALYSIS OF THE HYPERREALITIES OF YOUTH GANGS, NAIMA LAKHA
LGTBQ+ COMMUNITY PERCEPTIONS OF POLICE AND POLICE INVOLVEMENT IN PRIDE CELEBRATIONS IN A SMALL ONTARIO CITY: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY, Priscilla Ramjit
Concussions in Minor League Hockey Players: The Impact of Rowan’s Law on Coaches, Niya St Amant
A QUALITATIVE EXPLORATION INTO THE SUBJECTIVE EXPERIENCES OF HEALTHCARE SERIAL KILLERS, Florence Tang
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
The Use of Public Consultation to Construct Sex Work Related Policies, Ryan Horan
Parents who kill: Media constructions of male and female filicide cases, Mary McCluskey
EXPLORING CASE VARIABLES PREDICTIVE OF HISTORIES OF MENTAL ILLNESS IN INCIDENTS OF POLICE-INVOLVED FIREARM FATALITIES IN CANADA, Michael Ouellet
The Examination of News Media Representation of Indigenous Murder Victims in Canada: A Case Study of Colten Boushie’s Death, Latasha VanEvery
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Attending to the Needs of Inuit Inmates in Canada: Exploring the Perceptions of Correctional Officers and Nunavut Officials, Kosta H. Barka
Police Use of Twitter: 21st Century Community Policing, Nicole Coomber
Securitizing Schooling: Post-Secondary Campuses as Security Projects, Andrea Corradi
Criminal Heroes in Television: Exploring Moral Ambiguity in Law and Justice, Amy Henry
A QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF ONLINE SELF-HARM SUPPORT FORUMS: EXAMINING USERS’ ONLINE ACTIVITIES DURING SELF-HARM DESISTANCE PROCESSES, Claudia Volpe
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Loose Coupling and Defining Deviance Down: Correctional Officers’ Perceptions of Organizational Responses to Mental Health and Well-being., Victoria M. Baker
JAILHOUSE INFORMANTS IN CANADIAN CRIMINAL COURTS, Olena Beshley
Meeting the Needs of Victims: An Examination of Victims' Coping Strategies and Victim Services in Canada, Jenniffer Olenewa
BASED ON ACTUAL EVENTS: Surveillance, Fear and Crime Control in Found-Footage Horror Films, Cassandra Persaud
“Serial killers are interesting, they’re not heroes”: Moral boundaries, identity management, and emotional work within an online community, Michael Spychaj
"It ain't easy being on the streets": Understanding the Needs of Street-Involved Youth in Southern Ontario through a Client-Centred Approach, Samantha Danielle Styczynski
Exploring Police Officers' Perceptions of Mobile Crisis Rapid Response Teams Within a Nodal Policing Framework, Trevor Viersen
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
You Will Be Punished: Media Depictions of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Caitlin Elliott
Pregnancy, birth, and mothering behind bars: A case study of one woman's journey through the Ontario criminal justice and jail systems, Sarah Fiander
Policing and the Dirty Underbelly: Understanding Narratives of Police Deviance on Social Media Platforms, Amanda Lancia
REPRESENTATIONS OF STRANGER AND NON-STRANGER HOMICIDE: A QUALITATIVE CONTENT ANALYSIS OF CANADIAN NEWS MEDIA, Gabriella L. Leone
Twerking, Alcohol, and Fame: The Construction of Disney Celebrities in the Media, Carla R. López
Investigative Inadequacies or Investigative Corruption? Exploring the Role of Police Misconduct within Canadian Wrongful Conviction Cases, Michelle L. Lovegrove
No More Mind Games: Content Analysis of In-Game Commentary of the National Football League’s Concussion Problem, Jeffrey Parker
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Critical Champions or Careless Condemners? Exploring News Media Constructions in Cases of Wrongful Conviction, Katherine Rozad
Exploring Interactions Between Police and People with Mental Illness, Krystle L. Shore Ms.
Police on Camera: The Impact of Watching User-Generated Police Videos on Students’ Attitudes towards the Police, Daniel N. Smith
Hunting for 'Paper Gangsters': An Institutional Analysis of Intelligence-led Policing in a Canadian Context, Crystal Weston
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Fight the Dead, Fear the Living: Post-Apocalyptic Narratives of Fear, Governance and Social Control, Samantha Lynn Kolpin
A Side of Justice Rarely Seen: Professional Perspectives Toward Youth Justice and Sentencing Procedures in the Exploratory Context of Canada and Russia, Serge Lokshin M.A.
PRO-ANOREXIA/BULIMIA INTERACTIONS ONLINE: PROBLEMATIZING COMPLEX CULTURAL PHENOMENA, Nicole D. Schott
Policing Diversity with Diversity: Exploring Organizational Rhetoric, Myth, and Minority Police Officers' Perceptions and Experiences, Justin K. Szeto
Juror Perceptions of Eyewitness Identification Evidence, Timothy G. Wykes