{"id":87,"date":"2018-07-10T13:33:11","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T17:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/fss\/behaviouralsciences\/criminology-and-criminal-justice\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T09:33:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T13:33:23","slug":"criminology-and-criminal-justice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/fss\/behaviouralsciences\/programmes\/criminology-and-criminal-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Criminology and Criminal Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;848cd46c-294c-4286-84c8-92e26a23a6bc&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;9654387c-288a-4062-bb70-2a0128e71b50&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"rtejustify\"><em>Overview<\/em><\/h3>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">Criminology and Criminal Justice was officially launched at the St. Augustine Campus on February 24, 1997, as a project under the directorship of Professor Ramesh Deosaran.<\/p>\n<p>The aims and objectives\u00a0include:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"rteindent1\">\n<li>To provide a fuller and systematic understanding of the complex nature of crime and criminal behaviour, especially with regard to the causes and\/or correlates of crime in the international and Caribbean context.<\/li>\n<li>To provide conceptual and analytical skills for advancing theories of crime, reviewing public policy, and in so doing, helping remove existing misconceptions and myths over the causes and solutions to crime and delinquency.<\/li>\n<li>To illustrate the theoretical and empirical connections between criminology and the social sciences, thus helping to construct criminology as a multidisciplinary subject.<\/li>\n<li>To bring to Criminology and Criminal Justice scholars and professionals in the protective services, educational and criminal justice system an appropriate body of knowledge and skills to improve their management and leadership capabilities in the area of crime reduction and prevention.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Unit offers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Undergradute and postgraduate degrees.<\/li>\n<li>Collaborative research and educational projects.<\/li>\n<li>Consultancies\u00a0and outreach activities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"rtejustify\">Programmes Offered<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/resources\/documents\/facultybooklets\/SocialUndergrad.pdf\">BSc Criminology and Criminal Justice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/resources\/documents\/facultybooklets\/SocialUndergrad.pdf\">Criminology Minor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/resources\/documents\/facultybooklets\/SocialPostgrad.pdf\">MSc\u00a0Criminology and Criminal Justice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/resources\/documents\/facultybooklets\/SocialPostgrad.pdf\">MPhil\/PhD Criminology and Criminal Justice<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Academic Staff<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/fss\/behaviouralsciences\/dr-randy-seepersad\/\">Dr Randy Seepersad<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Programme Coordinator<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/fss\/behaviouralsciences\/dr-wendell-c-wallace\/\">Dr. Wendell C.Wallace<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/fss\/behaviouralsciences\/dr-malisa-neptune-figaro\/\">Dr Malisa Neptune-Figaro<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"\/fss\/behaviouralsciences\/node\/167\">Useful Links<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Criminology and Criminal Justice was officially launched at the St. Augustine Campus on February 24, 1997, as a project under the directorship of Professor Ramesh Deosaran. 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