Criminology is a beautiful field of study. To have the necessary prerequisites, it's simple. You must have a cegep degree in Social Science. After this first steps, you can apply in different universities, but the problem that could be possible is that you can't apply because of the R-score that is very high. It depends on the university you want to go, but the majority demands 28,9.
Criminology is the study of crime and criminal behavior, informed by principles of sociology and other non-legal fields, including psychology, economics, statistics, and anthropology. Criminologists examine a variety of related areas, including, characteristics of people who commit crimes.
The principal purpose of this glossary is to present you the field of study about criminology. It might seem a little complicated to understand all the sub-category, but when people do their research it could help a lot.
Alibi
Noun
A defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
Example: He will offer a solid alibi which no one will believe
fr: Alibi
Commit
Verb
1. Carry out or perpetrate (a mistake, crime, or immoral act)
2. Pledge or bind (a person or an organization) to a certain course or policy.
Example: He committed a big crime
fr: Commettre
Conspiracy
Noun
A plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
Example: I often feel there is a conspiracy by government organizations to track my every click
fr: Conspiration
Criminal behavior
Noun + adjective
Criminal behavior refers to a behavior of a lawbreaker which leads to and including the commission of an illicit act.
Example: I will focus first on persistent criminal behaviour. Individuals have to take responsibility for their criminal behaviour.
fr: Comportement criminel
Criminal negligence
Noun
Recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences).
Example: The actor, acting with criminal negligence, causes the death of another
fr: Négligence criminel
Culpable
Adjective
Deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious
Example: We are both culpable for sending the only innocent soul either of us has ever know to Hell
fr: Coupable
Double jeopardy
Noun
The prosecution of a defendant for a criminal offense for which he has already been tried; prohibited in the fifth amendment to the United States Constitution
Example: Even though OJ wrote a book about committing murder, it would be double jeopardy to try him again after his acquittal
fr: Double péril
Duress
Noun
Compulsory force or threat
Example: Confessed under duress
fr: Contrainte
Espionage
Noun
The systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets
Example: It was a crime of espionage and carried the death penalty
fr: Espionnage
Felony
Noun
A serious crime (such as murder or arson)
Example: He received a felony conviction. He was convicted of committing a felony. He was convicted of felony murder/theft
fr: Crime
Inchoate
Adjective
Only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
Example: A vague inchoate idea
fr: Incomplète
Incompetent
Adjective
Not qualified or suited for a purpose
Example: Incompetent witnesses
fr: Incompétent
Jurisprudence
Noun
The branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
Example: The great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order
fr: Jurisprudence
Law
Noun
The collection of rules imposed by authority
Example: I know very well that the President didn’t send those soldiers just to protect me but to show support for an idea—the idea that a governor can’t ignore federal laws.
fr: Lois
Mitigate
Verb
Lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of.
Example: Mitigating circumstances
fr: Atténuer
Motive
Noun
The psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
Example: She hadn't thought about his feelings or motive to help
fr: Motif
Penal code
Noun
The legal code governing crimes and their punishment
Example: The penal code carries criminal sentences of six months to five years in jail for libel or slander
fr: Code pénal
Prerequisites
Noun
A thing that is required as a prior condition for something else to happen or exist.
Example: Sponsorship is not a prerequisite for any of our courses.
fr: Préalables
Self-defense
Noun
The act of defending yourself
Example: She avoided jail by pleading self-defence
fr: Auto défense
Substantive
Adjective
Defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established
Example: A substantive law is about to be read
fr: Substantiel
Treason
Noun
A crime that undermines the offender's government
Example: Thirteen people have been charged with treason. An offence which can carry the death penalty
