A YEAR IN REVIEW2010.2011

SCHOOL OF CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE A YEAR IN REVIEW2010.2011 CRIMINAL JUSTICE NIPISSING UNIVERSITY School of Criminal Justice and School of and Criminal Justice Nipissing University

A Facultiy of Name Newsletter North Bay, Ontario July, 2008 CRIMINAL JUSTICE: A YEAR IN REVIEW & & & 0& Another wonderful year!"#$%&'()*%&+","#&)'-&.%$-/&0"1& )$0-$-*$#&.+'(')0'12&$,'-3&4$+& $,$'5$1+&$,$%$1-*%&1')'3&6,'8*.%&,$0-*)&#')*)/&).2'--')&.0/&'.&0*,')&1$0/& %",,')&<'-.$/&,':$#"3&?*10&,"#$%& Second Edition +'.%/&<$='0*,.&1$0/&.+'(')0'12&)$+/& #="1&0*)&$2$-/&"+'"3&9#.)&'1&;*)-"& Another year )$+&-$,,*)&:':$1+*%&(*,<'1.#3& has passed and so much has happened 7#.$)$1-&)0$,$#')8*$&+","#&'+&'(& in such a short period of time. In the past )*%3&7#"'1&($+$&%.21./&5.&*0':*)& year, criminal justice has experienced exciting.-/&)0$,$#')8*$&<'-.$/&<$='0*,.&1"1/& changes, including a 1'),3&>1-$2$#&0"1)$0-$-*$#&)$%&<$,& name change, a new addition to the -*#(')3&?*,,.%&.&-*#(')&.&;*)-"&2#.& faculty and an <'+.&(")*$#$3&?*10&5$#%$1-*%3& overwhelming growth in the number of 6,'8*.%&$#.-&<",*-(.-3&@$)-':*,*%& criminal justice majors. Our students and alumni have also done some incredible things, from traveling around the world to landing some fabulous careers in the criminal justice field. The pages to follow will highlight some of these great student accomplishments, as well as get you up-to-date on the particular changes that have happened within the program The second edition of Criminal Justice: A Year in Review will continue to provide a connection between the CJ program and past, current and future students. School of Criminal Justice and To familiarize the unfamiliar, the Criminal Justice Program at Nipissing University is a student centered program which offers unique opportunities to our students. Our students not only obtain an in-depth theoretical knowledge, 2010.2011!"#$%&'()*%&+","#&-./&0%$/& 1$8*$3&7#"'1&($+$&7#"'1&$)-&$#")/& *,&-#'0$)&)'-&.%$-/&<$1$1.-')&<$,3& 6$1$.1&'1-$#+*%/&($+$&.& 5$*2'.-&%",,')/&$#")3& 7$&,,$1-$)8*$&,'2*,.&$)-/&0*#)*)& '1/&)*)0'('-&1$03& 4*)($1+'))$&("-$1-'3&%.)).3& 9*#.:'-*#&,.0*)&-#')-'8*$3& A-'.%&,$0-*)&%'/&,."#$$-&'+/&<$& ='0*,.&("#--'-"#/&0"1<.,,')&'1-$#& +*%/&%.21.3&+'21')&)'%&)'-&.%$-/& )$%3&9*#.:'-*#&%",$)&-'$/&1*,,.&*-& but also valuable practical experience in the areas of policing, corrections, criminology and criminal justice studies. Students interested in policing and corrections are able to obtain a college degree and an honours diploma in only four years of study. Our criminology students have the opportunity to participate in a field placement, as well as work on one of the several research projects conducted by the Institute of Applied Social Research (IASR). Most recently, four undergraduate criminal justice students had the opportunity to travel to Hamilton and conduct a study for the Hamilton Police Service. Opportunities like this are not often afforded to students at the undergraduate level and this is only one of the many reasons why Nipissing criminal justice is considered one of the best criminal justice programs in the country. What s Inside?.$$(/),,(*$'#0,%(#'1(222-'3$4,+5$#&*6#0,-7+6( In the second edition you will find updates about criminal justice at Nipissing, as well as the IASR. In addition, the director of the Canadore College Law and Justice program $2$)-.)&.,'8*.%/&.*2*$&"#0'&'%($& provides an update on what is going on in our #+'$-&1*,,./&)'-&.%$-&)*)&0'('-&<$,'-&,'2*,.&'1&$,'-3&C.$&0$1.)&0"12*$& cooperative program. In the area of student 0"1<.,,')&1'),3&D*)0$&,*0-*)&5$,')3&& life, our Criminal Justice Student Association President reviews the past year, as well as!"#$%&'()*%&+","#&& informs you as to what is in store for 2011.2012. Particularly exciting is the new CJ B*')&+","#&%.))./&0*#)*)&1"1/&'.0*& merchandise available to purchase. Check it,')&1$0/&=$1+#$#'-&<'-.$/&%.)).3&?*,& out on page 14!,.%&<$)-':*,*%&+*'&$2$-&($+$& (,.0$#.-&-#')-'8*$3&@$)-':*,*%&%$-*)& Special features in this edition include the <$,'-/&'1-$#+*%&)'-&.%$-/&5#'12',,.& experiences of three CJ students who went on 8*')/&0*#)*)&)'-&.%$-/&,':$#"3&9#.)& exchange, as well as a feature article on one 8*.%&1*,,./&(#$-'*%&"#1.#$/&,":"#& particularly exceptional alumni, Jessica -')&)*)0'('-/&$,$'5$1+&$2$)-.)/&%.*#')3& Standeven, who has had incredible success B*')&+","#&%.))./&0*#)*)&1"1/&'.0*& since graduating. Finally, convocation 2011 will,')&1$0/&=$1+#$#'-&<'-.$/&%.)).3&?*,& be highlighted, including a list of our graduates!,.%&<$)-':*,*%39#.)&8*.%&1*,,./& (#$-'*%&"#1.#$/&,":"#-')&)*)0'('-/& Thank you for taking the time to read the $,$'5$1+&$2$)-.)/&%.*#')3( second edition of A Year in Review. Kindra McMillan Criminal Justice Advisor School of Criminal Justice and 2

School of Criminal Justice and 2010.2011 What s New in Criminal Justice One major change to the Criminal Justice program in 2010 was the name! Formerly known as the School of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies, we made the change to the School of Criminal Justice and. The rationale for this change was that almost half of all Criminal Justice students were enrolled in the criminology stream, therefore it was thought that the name should be more reflective of the strong criminology component of the program. In addition, several graduates of the criminology stream have gone on to graduate studies and law school and by adding criminology to the title it better represented the program s academic strength. Another major change to the program was the removal of the Legal Studies and Administration Stream. Criminal Justice students are now able to specify in the following streams: Criminal Justice Studies Corrections There were two reasons for the removal of this stream. The first reason was due to the stream s low enrollment, and the primary reason was because of the cancellation of the Law Clerk program at Canadore College. Students enrolled in the Legal Studies and Administration stream were required to spend a year at Canadore college in the Law Clerk program. Due to the fact that the Canadore program no longer existed, we were no longer able to offer the stream option. Introducing Dr. Paul Millar In January 2011, the School of Criminal Justice and welcomed a new addition to the CJ faculty - Dr. Paul Millar, from the School of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies in Calgary, Alberta. He is an avid researcher and teacher of law and society, sociology, criminology and statistics. His most recent book is a study of Canadian family law entitled The Best Interests of Children - An Evidence Based Approach. Please help us in welcoming Dr. Millar to the Nipissing CJ family. Alpha Phi Sigma - National Criminal Justice Honour Society On March 3, 2011, Nipissing University became home to the first Canadian chapter of the National Criminal Justice Honour Society - Chapter name Mu Kappa. 3 students, 1 faculty member and 1 administrator were initiated in Toronto during a special ceremony held to honour Nipissing as the first Canadian chapter. Mu Kappa also had the honour of initiating an additional 16 students and 1 faculty member on April 4th, 2011 at Nipissing University. Our Students in 2010.2011 In 2010.2011, several students completed the final year of their degree by attending Canadore College for the Police Foundations program (9) and the Community & Justice Services program (2). Our students once again demonstrated their professionalism and leadership qualities through their participation in the CJ Field Placement. Ten students were placed at various organizations around the community including: the Crown Attorney s office, the Victim/ Witness Assistance program, Crisis Centre North Bay, Nipissing Juvenile Detention Centre, Military Police, North Bay Jail, PESAR (Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services), Amelia Rising Sexual Assault Center, and the O.P.P. One of these students even had the opportunity to use his placement experience and extend it into summer employment with the O.P.P. Marine Unit. We are also very proud of four of our students, Ashley Cerisano, Anthony Imbesi, Giancarlo DiRocco and Amanda Smith who were our first CJ students to complete in a Moot Competition - the Osgoode Cup. One team placed just outside the top 10 out of over 50 teams from universities across Canada. Anthony and Giancarlo plan to compete again this year, and we cannot wait to see what they accomplish! The purpose of Mu Kappa will not only be to For all degree requirements, please check promote academic excellence through the The CJSA (Criminal Justice Student out: recognition of scholarship but to provide Association) was also very active this year, opportunities for service to the community and www.nipissingu.ca/criminaljustice and click on planning several social and educational events the field of criminal justice as well as assist in programs & courses for CJ students. See page 11 for a letter from the development of professional and personal the 2011.2012 CJSA president and a review of leadership. events of the CJSA this year as well as events to look forward to in 2011.2012. School of Criminal Justice and 3

Canadore College S E Q U O I A C L U B Law & Justice As the program coordinator for the Police Foundations Program (PFP), I am please and proud to report that the graduating class of 2011 included nine Nipissing criminal justice students. I trust that their year spent in PFP will be as valuable as the blanace of their unviersity program. In determining the importance and value of this combination of post-secondary experience, one need only look at the recent history of hiring activity in the local, regional, provincial and federal policing services as many of the police stream graduates have been successfully recruited. It is apparent that police services have come to appreciate the blanace of theoretical and applied curriculum found within our respective programs where our students concurrently complete their degree and diploma. The PFP faculty certainly appreciate the very positive contribution the CJ students make to the college classroom environment as these students were always eager to engage in an examination of the various topical issues found in the field of criminal justice all the while encouraging their college classmates to join in the debate and/or critical discussion of these same issues. And while the academic life in our post secondary institutions is extremely important, the importance of the non-academic activities should not be ignored. In deed one of the joys of teaching, particularly at this small college campus (Commerce court) with the relatively small class sizes, is that we the faculty get to known about the student s home towns, families, likes, dislikes and of course their social experiences. We also observe the development of friendships and as one who married his college sweetheart I get a huge kick out of being witness to budding relationships. I have always maintained that the non-academic part of the post-secondary experience is extremely important as social and personal relationships are forged, memories are creasted and networks are established. This is nearly as important as the book stuff (note I said nearly ). I comment on this only because this past year saw a smooth integration of college and university students within our programs all who seemed to get along very well likely resulting in the creation of some life-long friendships and in at least two cases a more serious commitment. Here s hoping that all of the graduates from both programs are rewarded with personal and professional success. Congraulations to all of the graduating students of the CJ program and for those of you who completed the policing stream remember to keep in touch and let us know about all of your successes. Finally, over the past several years we have witnessed the growth in the development of the CJ/PFP partnership between Nipissing and Canadore. This would not be possible without a high level of cooperation and collaboration as demonstrated by the Nipissing CJ faculty and staff. I want to especially acknowledge and thank Dr. Greg Brown, Dr. Jane Barker and Mrs. Kindra McMillan who have contributed to this successful partnership which may well serve as a future model for criminal justice stdies in other post secondary institutions. Leo de Jourdan Program Coordinator, Police Foundations Phone: 705-474-7600 ext. 5664 - Email: dejourdl@canadorec.on.ca I n s t i t u t e f o r Applied Social Research The IASR was established in September 1999. The IASR designs and conducts both academic and applied research and evaluation projects, with special emphasis on northern Ontario. An important goal of the Institute is to provide students with the opportunity to assist in conducting research and evaluation projects. The Director of the IASR is Dr. Gregory P. Brown, Associate Professor in Criminal Justice, and Chair and Professor in the Department of Sociology. Students are also employed by the IASR, which not only provide them financial benefits, but also research experience that they would not have the opportunity to receive at a larger university. The IASR draws on the expertise of a wide variety of faculty associates in designing and conducting research projects. There are several current projects being conducted by the IASR in conjunction with The Ontario Provincial Police; The Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services; The Ministry of Health; and The North Bay Police Service. The IASR has expertise in research design and analysis; program and policy evaluation; focus group facilitation; structured interviewing; and statistical forecasting. Current Projects The IASR had many exciting projects on the go this year that involved several criminal justice students. Two major projects deserve particular attention The first project, which began in the Spring of 2011 and which will continue into the Fall of 2011 was the North Bay Police Service Safe Schools Survey. The North Bay Police Service asked for the assistance of the IASR in order to survey students in grades 7-12 and ask questions in regards to bullying and other school safety issues. One student had the opportunity to work on this during the summer and the survey will be rolled out Fall 2011. The second project that the IASR was involved in was the Hamilton Police Service Community project. In June 2011, four lucky students had the unbelievable opportunity to work side by side with the HPS and interview individuals within the Hamilton community about the perception of crime in Hamilton as well as their views on the HPS. For more information about the IASR, or past research and events please contact: Dr. Greg Brown - gregb@nipissingu.ca 4 School of Criminal Justice and

S E Q U O I A C L U B CJ STUDENTS STUDYING ABROAD Tanya Schade - China Danika Page - Paris Kristen Little - Virginia, USA Three criminal justice students set off on amazing adventures in 2010.2011 that brought them to various places around the world. Tanya Schade, third year criminology student went to China, Danika Page, a third year criminology student went to France and Kristen Little, a second year criminology student went to Manassas, Virginia for 2 weeks over the summer to train at the FBI Training Academy. Below are their experiences. Tanya Schade - China On February 15th of this year, Tanya found herself sitting on a plane to China with the final destination being Suzhou University in a small town called Suzhou. The town had a population of over 6 million people and was a mere 30 minutes east of Shanghai. When she arrived at the University, she was set up in the Foreign Students dormitory and began studying level 1 of the Chinese language. Right from the start she noticed that her classroom experience would be similar to that of Nipissing. The classes had about 20 students each, and she was able to get to know her teachers on a personal level. The teachers were very caring, and offered plenty of opportunities to ask questions. These similarities to Nipissing made it much easier for Tanya to persistently attend class, motivate her to do her work, and definitely not give up in the face of learning over 600 Chinese characters. Tanya s experience in Suzhou led her to the conclusion that the Chinese culture is one of many customs. On an everyday basis, she witnessed great similarities and vast differences between the Western culture and the Chinese culture. For instance, lines on the road were more of guidelines, the horn was a vehicle of communication, and a bicycle or scooter was more often dangerous to a pedestrian than a car. With her interest in the criminal justice system, she discovered that the death penalty is still in existence and that the police and government are riddled with corruption. This was evident when Tanya spoke with people about their work experiences in China. She found that unless a person knows the language and their rights, they were very likely to have the finger pointed at them in any accident and be taken advantage of at every opportunity. Her recommendation, for the most part, is to try and avoid dealing with the criminal justice system in China. For Tanya, China was not an easy country to live in. However, she would strongly recommend it to any student with enough desire to face challenges that would never be presented in Canada, to learn how to survive on instincts and not what we believe to be the absolute truth, and to live where there are opportunities that are unfathomable in Canada. For instance, drinking on the streets, partying until all hours of the nights in clubs, getting jobs based on the colour of your skin, traveling that is inexpensive, street food galore, and cheap everything! These experiences gave her the opportunity to realize what she appreciated about Canada and what she could get away with if she lived in another country. From this international exchange Tanya says she will take away more knowledge than any single university experience can ever offer. She learned a new language and she mastered airports through her travels to Shanghai, Beijing, Zhangjiajie, Hong Kong, and Thailand. In addition, she now has better money managerial skills because she had no kitchen for five months and had to eat out for every meal. She also learned that she can survive without many of the life comforts that I thought I needed. Mostly though, I feel that my independence and self-confidence has been renewed and now restored for the better through this experience. School of Criminal Justice and 5

S E Q U O I A C L U B Danika Page - France From January until April of 2011, Danika Page had the opportunity to attend Jean- Moulin Lyon 3 in Lyon, France. She had the chance to study law and political science. Her impression of France was that it was much slower paced than Canada. People were never rushed, never in a hurry, or worried about being late. University life was also very laid back, her classes consisted of one final exam worth 100% of her grade. Despite the lack of written assignments, a skill she was able to develop while attending a French school was note-taking. French students write down each lecture word for word as they are not given any additional aids. An important aspect of a criminal justice student going on exchange is the chance to learn about another country s legal system. Danika learned that French legal system does not use precedents; legislation is the primary source of law. France uses Le Code Civil, which was once Le Code Napoleonien. France also has two systems, the administrative and the judicial. the administrative system deals with issues between individuals and the government and the judicial deals with civil and criminal cases. Another interesting fact was that the french legal system does not use juries. Besides learning about the educational and criminal justice system, Danika took away many other things from her exchange experience. From her extensive travels around Europe, she learned that things always work out. An example of this was when traveling by herself to Dublin, Ireland and she almost missed her flight because it was an unanticipated 2 hour ride to the Beauvais airport in Paris. But, with minutes to spare she caught her flight. In addition, on her way to the Lyon airport to catch her flight back to Canada she left one of her bags in a cab. Luckily, a cab driver from another company helped her contact the driver of the cab and she got her bag back just in time to catch the train taking her to the airport. Going on exchange can be full of both positive and negative experiences. Danika s favourite part of her exchange was discovering many new cultures through travel and from meeting new friends. She didn t just meet people from France, but from around the world. On the negative side, missing home and family was very hard. Because of the time difference and cost of a phone call, Danika relied on Skype to communicate but it was unfortunately not always reliable as the connection to the internet was very unreliable. Despite the negative aspect of being so far away from home and missing family, Danika would recommend that Criminal Justice students take the opportunity, if possible to study in France. She feels that her experience gave her a new perspective on the Canadian legal system and she learned more about the French system and the Civil Code. This opportunity was also great because she had the chance to learn about various different cultures and how laws can be quite different in various countries. Her ability to travel through Europe gave her even more of a chance to see the differences in laws from country to country. For example, in some countries it was legal to drink in public and their legal drinking age was quite different. In Germany, it is legal to have open containers of alcohol in public, as long as you are over 16 (to drink beer and wine) and 18 (for spirits), or if you are 14, under the supervision of a legal guardian. The experience of seeing people casually drinking beer on public transportation (the Metro) was quite strange! Overall, Danika had an eye opening exchange experience and would recommend any criminal justice student, if at all possible, to take the opportunity to spend a semester on exchange! Kristen Little - Virginia, USA Kristen Little spent 2 weeks in Manassas, VA to train at the FBI Training Academy. This is her story of that experience. My experience at the Violent Crime Behaviour course held in Manassas, Virginia was absolutely amazing. The faculty members of the Academy Group are incredible teachers and I learned so much from each of them. I spent two weeks learning about violent crimes and offenders through the experiences of former FBI Agents from the Behavioural Sciences Unit. The course was taught by examining actual case histories the faculty members investigated during their careers and probing into the behaviour of the offender, motives and crime scene characteristics. During the two week course, the other attendees and I were given the opportunity to tour the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. We were all in awe of the building itself and the legendary work that has been done within it by the faculty of the Academy Group, as well as the work that continues to be done today. I feel very fortunate to have been given the chance to attend this course! Kristen is entering her third year of study in the Criminal Justice program. She will continue to take courses in Serial Homicide to further her interest in this area. 6 School of Criminal Justice and

S E Q U O I A C L U B ALUMNI Our alumni continue to impress - check out what they have been up to in the past year When our students move on from Nipissing we are sad to see them go, but so excited to see what they accomplish beyond these walls. We have had more great accomplishments by our former students this year, in particular, we now have students representing on the Guelph police force, Halton police as well as a recently graduated lawyer working for the Ministry of the Attorney general in Dryden, Ontario. But this edition plans to highlight one student in particular, Jessica Standeven. The following article is taken from Stages, an internal newsletter sent out to all employees in the Ministry of Children and Youth Serices. Jessica Standeven - Way Up North Jessica started her job as a probation officer in December 2008 in Sioux Lookout. On her first day, Jessica and her manager - Stephen Mitchell, and another probation officer - Chad English flew up to Fort Severn, the northernmost settlement in Ontario. Here is her story: First Day on the Job - boarding a Plane that seats five I started my career as a youth probation officer in Peterborough, never expecting that within a few months I would be packing my bags and heading 21 hours north to Sioux Lookout. I flew out of Toronto on a gorgeous, 8-degree December morning. The next day, my first day on the job, I found myself boarding a plan that seats five to Fort Severn and Kasabonika where temperatures dipped to below -40. I supervise 11 of the 29 communities that are serviced out of Sioux Lookout. Many of the communities are accessible only by air and occasionally by ice roads during the winter months. I thought I was fortunate to fly to work rather than sit in traffic jams on the 401. That was until, after a day of flying to various communities, we were met on the runway by Sioux Lookout Emergency Services. They had doubts about our ability to land safely, due to issues with the landing gear on our aircraft. Apart from flying charter and scheduled flights to many of our communities, there are court plans that transport justice, legal counsel, victim services, Legal Aid and probation officers to court on a regular basis. I was surprised on one of these trips when we walked into a school gym, and began setting up chairs and tables for court. As it is common for members of the community to attend court, I am no longer amazed when children or even the occasional dog can be found running around the court house. In fact, one of those wandering dogs found its way into my heart and home, and now sleeps at the foot of my bed. Traveling into these communities has presented many challenges and rewards. Weather and unexpected events often cause organized days to quickly become unpredictable. It is not uncommon to find yourself stuck at the airport searching for transportation or sitting in an interview using hand signals and interpreters to overcome language barriers. I am incredibly thankful for my coworkers and manger who have an unlimited supply of knowledge and experience that I often find myself taping into. Simply put, my northern experience has been incredible. I am learning first hand about First Nations people and culture including challenges that are present working and living in a small northern community. I have met many new acquaintances both professionally and socially and continue to look forward to workdays filled with exciting new experiences and rewards. - Jessica Standeven, Probation Officer School of Criminal Justice and 7

S E Q U O I A C L U B CONVOCATION 2011 June 10, 2011 It was a beautiful day in North Bay, and the School of Criminal Justice and was brimming with pride as we watched 34 of our students graduate and quickly become alumni. Thirteen students graduated from the policing stream, four from the Corrections Stream, two from Criminal Justice studies, one from Legal Studies and Administration and 14 from. Eight of those students graduated with distinction, achieving an overall G.P.A of 80%. Alpha Phi Sigma Honour Students Something particularly special about many of our graduates this year was watching them shine in gold sashes. Fifteen of our graduates were given the honour of joining the first Canadian chapter of the National Criminal Justice Honour society - Alpha Phi Sigma. With this honour, they were given special recognition at convocation - by being able to distinguish themselves as honour students within the School of Criminal Justice and. The gold sashes caused a buzz at the ceremony, as not only did they look fantastic - but people wanted to know what they meant. It was with pride we were able to tell them all about Nipissing s induction as the first Canadian chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma (as mentioned on page 3) and that these students are among some of the top at Nipissing University. Congratulations graduates of 2010.2011 - The School of Criminal Justice and wishes you all of the best in your future. And remember, do not forget us as you begin to take on new adventures! We would love nothing more then to share with you in your successes as well as remain eager to help in whatever way we can with your future endeavors. If you can imagine it, you can achieve it; if you can dream it, you can become it ~ Williar Arthur Ward 8 School of Criminal Justice and

Criminal Justice, BA Honours Graduates June 10, 2011 NAME STREAM Bishop, Allison Booth, Jacob Boyes, Benjamin Brzezynski, Benjamin (with Distincition) Burgoyne, Field Calder, Sarah (Alpha Phi Sigma) Cerisano, Ashley (Alpha Phi Sigma) Cousineau, Phillipe Curts, Brittany (with Distinction) (Alpha Phi Sigma) Davis, Trevor (Alpha Phi Sigma) (Alpha Phi Sigma) Doner, Jennifer (with Distinction) (Alpha Phi Sigma) Duchesne, Barbara (Alpha Phi Sigma) Dunk, Megan Elton, Nicholas Garwood, Leon (with Distinction) (Alpha Phi Sigma) Gionet, Cassandra Hawkins, Nathaniel Hill, Cassandra (with Distinction) (Alpha Phi Sigma) Hynes, Courtney Kampf, Leslie Kariuki, Alex (with Distinction) Kuo, Michael Marques, Steven Corrections Corrections Criminal Justice Studies Corrections Criminal Justice Studies School of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies 9

NAME S E Q U O I A C L U B STREAM McBride Samantha (Alpha Phi Sigma) McDonald, Heather (Alpha Phi Sigma) Nemcsok, Kathryn Payne, Ashley (Alpha Phi Sigma) Proulx, Janelle (with Distinction) Rondeau, Valerie (Alpha Phi Sigma) Schultz, John Smith, Amanda (with Distinction) (Alpha Phi Sigma) Stewart, Kelly-Ann Vandermeer, Kim Wilson, Candace Legal Studies and Admin Corrections 10 School of and Criminal Justice Nullam arcu leo, facilisis 10 ut

CJSA 2010-2011 The CJSA is an organization that provides Canadore College and Nipissing University Students with a forum for the discussion of criminal justice issues, as well as opportunities to learn about the careers available to them upon graduation, within the criminal justice field and beyond. It was also created to foster collegiality among criminal justice students in order to enhance their educational, as well as their social experience as a CJ student. The Criminal Justice Student s Association was established in 2005 by a group of energetic, enthusiastic criminal justice students who took the initiative to make their experience at Nipissing University an even better one. Since then, it has been led by 6 different executives, and the 2011 executive is very excited to be the 7th to lead the CJSA and Criminal Justice Students into another great year. We are proud to present to you, this years president, Kristyn dewal - a third year criminology student. She has the pleasure of welcoming you to the CJSA this year, as well as let you know about the fun and exciting events taking place during the 2011-2012 school year. CJ Students at the End of Year Bowling Party! The CJSA hosted several wonderful events this year, including a Meet and Greet for all new students, a field trip to the OPP Headquarters, Osgoode Hall Law school and Fenbrook prison, a Christmas party and end of year gala and speakers Chris Lewis - OPP Commissioner and Wendy Loam - OPP unidentified bodies unit. Upcoming 2011.2012 events include the annual meet and greet, more guest speakers, CJ Charity Trivia night, Job fair and the CJ fitness club! CJSA Exec with OPP Commissioner Chris Lewis and CJ prof Carson Fougere Meet and Greet pub night at The Moose!! School of Criminal Justice and 11

PRESIDENT KRISTYN DEWAL THIRD YEAR CRIMINOLOGY VICE PRESIDENT CANDACE FARR FOURTH YEAR CRIMINOLOGY EVENT COORDINATOR NICOLE ATKINSON THIRD YEAR CRIMINOLOGY CRIMINAL JUSTICE STUDENT S ASSOCIATION S E Q U O I A C L U B To all Current and Future CJ Students, 2010.2011 was yet another fabulous year, full of great events and achievements by our current students and alumni, but we know that this upcoming year is going to be even better then the last! Whether you are entering into your first year, your last or anywhere in between, Candace, Lisa, Nicole, Curtis and I are excited to welcome you to Nipissing and the Criminal Justice program. We have planned some great events for you guys and cant wait to get started!! Starting in September, we will be holding the 3 rd annual CJ meet and greet. Also taking place in the fall will be guest speakers, Chris & Wendy Loam from the OPP Headquarters in the Behavioral Science Unit and Missing Persons and Unidentified Bodies Unit. New events this year that we are extremely excited about are the 1 st annual CJ Charity Trivia Night, as well as the introduction of the Criminal Justice Fitness Club. Throughout the school year, we also hope to hold various social events, such as the popular movie nights and the Christmas and end-of-year party.!! Because we know our students are not only interested in the fun stuff, but also academics and future career goals, we will be organizing information sessions about law school and graduate studies throughout the upcoming year, as well as putting on the second ever Criminal Justice Career Day. SECRETARY LISA KUSIAK THIRD YEAR CRIMINOLOGY! Love being a CJ student? Show it off with a wardrobe full of Criminal Justice gear. Clothing and other merchandise are always available to order and we do our best to offer new and exciting items each school year. For clothing info, as well as to stay informed about the latest happenings in Criminal Justice at Nipissing, look us up on our Facebook page (Nipissing/Canadore CJSA) or check out our website (www.nipissingu.ca/cjsa). Be sure to also look for advertisements around campus on upcoming great-amazing-lifechanging-fantastic events.! We cannot begin to express how excited we are for this upcoming year! As a CJSA exec member, it is our job to be here for all our CJ students and we hope to make this year even better then the last! Thank you for a wonderful 2010.2011 and good luck & all the best in 2011.2012 NIP/CAN LIASION CURTIS WILLIAMSON FOURTH YEAR POLICING Kristyn Dewal President, CJSA 2011.2012 12 School of and Criminal Jusitce

Criminal Justice and CJSA Merchandise T-SHIRTS $15 (3 colours) LONG SLEEVE $25 (3 colours) TRACK PANTS $30 (Black or Grey) HOODIES $65 (3 colours) WINTER JACKET $125 (Black only) (Price incl all embroidery) JACKET $95 (Black only) (Price incl all embroidery) DECAL $10 (10 inch) (Blue or Green) Also available: Water bottles - $10 Travel Mugs - $10 Lanyards - $3 Sizes: S-XXL

S E Q U O I A C L ORDER FORM U B A LOGO # 1 LOGO # 2 D D R E S S Name: Address: Email: PH: LOGO # 3 Mail to: Kindra McMillan Criminal Justice Department Nipissing University 100 College Drive North Bay, ON P1B 8L7 Questions? kindrah@nipissingu.ca GARMENT COLOUR ITEM (See previous page for prices) Black (BL) Green (G) NAME ON SLEEVE Blue (B) $3 LOGO # BACK Y/N Add $10 SIZE PRICE TOTAL SUBTOTAL P PAYMENT ENCLOSED CARD NUMBER A Y CASH VISA M E N T CHEQUE MASTERCARD EXP. DATE Name on Card Signature ORDERS DUE TO KINDRA SEPTEMBER 30t h IN THE CJ OFFICE - OR BY MAIl TO KINDRA AT ANY TIME Any requests for clot hing - or ot her CJ merc handise - can be made to t he CJSA and will be taken into consideration for t he current year, as well as in t he future. 14 Nullam arcu leo, facilisis ut

www.nipissingu.ca/cjsa A Facultiy of Name Newsletter S E Q U O I A C L U B Would you like more info?? If you would like more information about the CJSA, or if you would like to find out how YOU could become a member - below are some different ways that you can contact us! Website www.nipissingu.ca/criminaljustice Facebook Search: Nipissing/Canadore CJSA Email kindrah@nipissingu.ca North Bay, Ontario (for general program or July, CJSA 2008 inquiries) Closing Words from the Chair!"#$%&'()*%&+","#&-./&0%$/&!"#$%$&'()"&#($'(*+,+"-(( Dr. Jane Barker Faculty Full-Time Dr. Jane Barker Chair, Criminal Justice As the outgoing!"#$%&'()*%&+","#&)'-&.%$-/&0"1& Chair of the School of Criminal Justice and, I Dr. Greg Brown Associate Professor, Criminal Justice!"#$%&'()*%&+","#&)'-&.%$-/&0"1& )$0-$-*$#&.+'(')0'12&$,'-3&4$+&$,$'5$1+& 1$8*$3&7#"'1&($+$&7#"'1&$)-&$#")/& would like to offer my congratulations to the Criminal Justice class Dr. Paul Millar - Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice )$0-$-*$#&.+'(')0'12&$,'-3&4$+& $,$%$1-*%&1')'3&& *,&-#'0$)&)'-&.%$-/&<$1$1.-')&<$,3& Shelley Lechlitner, LLB Assistant Professor $,$'5$1+&$,$%$1-*%&1')'3&6,'8*.%& of 2011. I know that I can speak for all Criminal Justice faculty Kindra McMillan Criminal Justice Advisor,$0-*)&#')*)/&).2'--')&.0/&'.&0*,')&1$0/& members 6$1$.1&'1-$#+*%/&($+$&.&5$*2'.-& when I say that we thoroughly enjoy 6$1$.1&'1-$#+*%/&($+$&.& hearing about the %",,')&<'-.$/&,':$#"3&?*10&,"#$%& successes %",,')/&$#")3& of our alumni and hope that you will 5$*2'.-&%",,')/&$#")3& keep in touch and Faculty Part-Time +'.%/&<$='0*,.&1$0/&.+'(')0'12&)$+/& let us know what you are doing. #="1&0*)&$2$-/&"+'"3&9#.)&'1&;*)-"& 7$&,,$1-$)8*$&,'2*,.&$)-/&0*#)*)& 7$&,,$1-$)8*$&,'2*,.&$)-/&0*#)*)& Carson Fougere - and Investigation The 2010/2011 )$+&-$,,*)&:':$1+*%&(*,<'1.#3& academic '1/&)*)0'('-&1$03& year was another successful one for '1/&)*)0'('-&1$03& Criminal Justice. Paul Larsh - Intro $2$)-.)&.,'8*.%/&.*2*$&"#0'&'%($& to Canadian Law We welcomed 7#.$)$1-&)0$,$#')8*$&+","#&'+&'(& a new faculty member, Dr. Paul Millar, who joined <$,&-*#(')3&?*,,.%&.&-*#(')&.&;*)-"& our department Scott Thornsley #+'$-&1*,,./&)'-&.%$-&)*)&0'('-&<$,'-& - Serial,":"#-')&)*)0'('-/&$,$'5$1+&$2$)-.)3& and Mass Murder in January. )*%3&7#"'1&($+$&%.21./&5.&*0':*)& The Criminal 4*)($1+'))$&("-$1-'3&%.)).3& 4*)($1+'))$&("-$1-'3&%.)).3& 2#.&<'+.&(")*$#$3&?*10&5$#%$1& Justice Student Association, faculty and staff were Martin Ransom,'2*,.&'1&$,'-3&C.$&0$1.)&0"12*$& - Forensic Science actively.-/&)0$,$#')8*$&<'-.$/&<$='0*,.&1"1/& 9*#.:'-*#&,.0*)&-#')-'8*$3& 9*#.:'-*#&,.0*)&-#')-'8*$3& -*%3&6,'8*.%&$#.-&<",*-(.-3&@$)-'& 0"1<.,,')&1'),3&D*)0$&,*0-*)&5$,')3&& B*')&+","#&%.))./&0*#)*)&1"1/&'.0*& involved in providing some unique opportunities for Nipissing s criminal justice 1'),3&>1-$2$#&0"1)$0-$-*$#&)$%&<$,& :*,*%&1$8*$3&7#"'1&($+$&7#"'1&$)-&,')&1$0/&=$1+#$#'-&<'-.$/&%.)).3&?*,& students and for the community as a whole. We were fortunate to have CJSA Executive -*#(')3&?*,,.%&.&-*#(')&.&;*)-"&2#.& 9#.)&'1&;*)-"&)$+&-$,,*)&:':$1+*%& A-'.%&,$0-*)&%'/&,."#$$-&'+/&<$& $#")/&*,&-#'0$)&)'-&.%$-/&<$1$1.-')3&!"#$%&'()*%&+","#&&,.%&<$)-':*,*%39#.)&8*.%&1*,,./& OPP Commissioner Chris Lewis visit the University and speak to an enthusiastic <'+.&(")*$#$3&?*10&5$#%$1-*%3& (*,<'1.#3&7#.$)$1-&)0$,$#')8*$&+","#& ='0*,.&("#--'-"#/&0"1<.,,')&'1-$#& Kristyn dewal - President (#$-'*%&"#1.#$/&,":"#-')&)*)0'('-/& group of students. Other Criminal Justice activities included an initial meet and 6,'8*.%&$#.-&<",*-(.-3&@$)-':*,*%& '+&'(&)*%3&7#"'1&($+$&%.21./&5.& +*%/&%.21.3&+'21')&)'%&)'-&.%$-/& A-'.%&,$0-*)&%'/&,."#$$-&'+/&<$& B*')&+","#&%.))./&0*#)*)&1"1/&'.0*& Candace Farr - Vice President $,$'5$1+&$2$)-.)/&%.*#')3& greet event for *0':*)&.-/&)0$,$#')8*$&<'-.$/&<$='0*,.& new students at the beginning of the year, )$%3&9*#.:'-*#&%",$)&-'$/&1*,,.&*-& a field ='0*,.&("#--'-"#/&0"1<.,,')&'1-$#& trip to Osgoode Nicole Atkinson,')&1$0/&=$1+#$#'-&<'-.$/&%.)).3&?*,& - Event Coordinator Law School, OPP 1"1/&1'),3&>1-$2$#&0"1)$0-$-*$#&)$%& headquarters, and Fenbrook Correctional Institution, +*%/&%.21.3&+'21')&)'%&)'-&.%$-3&& and a talk Lisa Kusiak - Secretary,.%&<$)-':*,*%&+*'&$2$-&($+$& 6,'8*.%&,$0-*)&#')*)/&).2'--')&.0/&'.& Curtis Williamson (,.0$#.-&-#')-'8*$3&@$)-':*,*%&%$-*)& - Nip/Canadore 0*,')&1$0/&%",,')&<'-.$/&,':$#"3&?*10& Liaison by OPP Sgt. Wendy Loam, head of the unidentified bodies unit.!"#$%&'()*%&+","#&& Additional social <$,'-/&'1-$#+*%&)'-&.%$-/&5#'12',,.&,"#$%&+'.%/&<$='0*,.&1$0/&.+'(')& events held throughout the term including movie nights and end of term soirees. 8*')/&0*#)*)&)'-&.%$-/&,':$#"3&9#.)& 0'12&)$+/&#="1&0*)&$2$-/&"+'"3&& Nipissing also became home to the first Canadian Chapter of Alpha B*')&+","#&%.))./&0*#)*)&1"1/&'.0*& Phi Sigma, 8*.%&1*,,./&(#$-'*%&"#1.#$/&,":"#& the American National Honour Society. The first induction ceremony,')&1$0/&=$1+#$#'-&<'-.$/&%.)).3&?*,& was held in Toronto and a second -')&)*)0'('-/&$,$'5$1+&$2$)-.)/&%.*#')3& one took A-'.%&,$0-*)&%'/&,."#$$-&'+/&<$& place in North Bay.,.%&<$)-':*,*%&+*'&$2$-&($+$& ='0*,.&("#--'-"#/&)$%3&& In closing, I would like to welcome both the new and returning (,.0$#.-&-#')-'8*$3&@$)-':*,*%&%$& students. Our program is a successful one B*')&+","#&%.))./&0*#)*)&1"1/&'.0*& not only because of the dedication and expertise of the faculty and staff, but because of the hard working, -*)&<$,'-/&'1-$#+*%&)'-&.%$-/&5#'1& motivated, and focused nature of the,')&1$0/&=$1+#$#'-&<'-.$/&%.)).3&?*,& student body, and the enthusiastic contributions of the Criminal Justice Student Association executive 2',,.&8*')/&0*#)*)&)'-&.%$-/&,':$#"3& and members.,.%&<$)-':*,*%39#.)&8*.%&1*,,./& 9#.)&8*.%&1*,,./&(#$-'*%&"#1.#$/& (#$-'*%&"#1.#$/&,":"#-')&)*)0'('-/& $,$'5$1+&$2$)-.)/&%.*#')3( Criminal Justice Office - A108 100 College Drive, Box 5002, North Bay, On P1B 8L7 Tel: (705) 474-3450 ext. 4392 Fax: (705) 474-1947 tty: (705)474-8797!""#$%&&'('#)*+,'-#.%/#0""1-#2%*34#.56-#72#8!.#9:;# Email: janeb@nipissingu.ca 3'&<#=;"0>#?;?@A?0"#B#C5/<#=;"0>#?;?@!D?;#B#336<#=;"0>#?;?@9;D;# - Chair, Criminal Justice Program Program Website: EF3'*F'3<#GGGHF+I+JJ+F(KHL5# www.nipissingu.ca/criminaljustice CJSA: www.nipissingu.ca/cjsa.$$(/),,(*$'#0,%(#'1(222-'3$4,+5$#&*6#0,-7+6(

S C H O O L O F C R I M I N A L J U S T I C E A N D C R I M I N O L O G Y Would you like to keep up with CJ news??? If you would like to receive the Criminal Justice Newsletter annually, please email kindrah@nipissingu.ca and we will add you to our mailing list! Nipissing University Criminal Justice Newsletter Issue 2-2010.2011 Criminal Justice Department Nipissing University 100 College Drive, Box 5002 North Bay, ON P1B 8L7 Title. First Name Last Name Address 1 City, Province Postal Code