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In Quebec, gun trafficking isn't driven by organized crime, but rather by opportunistic individuals working at different levels, according to a study conducted at UdeM. Contrary to popular belief, Quebec's illegal firearms trade isn't driven by organized crime syndicates. Rather, opportunistic individuals and savvy private manufacturers seem to be behind most transactions.

Criminal behaviour in Toronto's crime hot spots is higher on weekends and holidays, according to a new study from the University of Waterloo and supported by the International Space University based in France.

Insights into patterns and risk factors identified through collaboration with the Calgary Police Service A new publication from the  School of Public Policy and  Shift: The Project to End Domestic Vio

A new professor in UdeM's School of Criminology, the Toronto native specializes in the psychology of sexual disorders, including zoophilia.

Preliminary findings in Calgary show similarities to 2020 storm, which caused $1.2B in insured damages For the second time in less than five years, Calgary, Alta.

Waterloo researchers are known globally for tackling complex problems and Robert Jan van Pelt, of Waterloo's School of Architecture in Cambridge, is one of them.

The new PhD program will be offered as of the fall semester . With the creation of a certificate in criminology in 2011, Université Laval laid the cornerstone of a teaching structure for the criminological discipline. In 2012, a bachelor's program was launched. Then, in 2020, a master's program was launched.

An UdeM criminologist looks at Quebec provincial police attitudes towards the potential use of bodycamera footage in legal proceedings - and finds most think it's a good idea, up to a point. In the courtroom, Quebec provincial police officers seem to be broadly in favour of having images captured by body-worn cameras used as evidence, but are also concerned about some of the potential consequences for the pursuit of justice.

Criminology student Vincent Mousseau has found that forensic analysts do a good job of manually coding shoeprints for comparison against available databases.

University of Leeds researcher learns from Western criminologist in hopes of launching cold case society Beth Norfolk hopes to transport a unique Western society solving cold cases across the pond, re

Kent Roach has thought a lot about policing throughout his lifetime. He even aspired to join the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) as a young boy.

Michael Pollanen is no stranger to disaster zones.

As war rages in Ukraine, investigators are compiling evidence to determine whether war crimes have been committed in cities like Bucha, where hundreds of civilians were found shot.

Six homicides were recorded in Toronto during the first two weeks of 2022 - a statistic that led some to wonder if Canada's largest city, which typically experiences the highest number of annual homicides in the country, would see more violence than usual in the year ahead.