Majors also pursue advanced professional degrees in social work and law, as well as graduate degrees in sociology, criminology, criminal justice and other related fields..
The field of criminology is the study of crime and the various agencies of justice as they operate and react to crime, criminals and victims.
Sociology and Criminology graduates work in a wide range of employment fields including human services, social policy agencies, the criminal justice system,
Butler criminal justice
American lawyer, prosecutor and law professor
Paul Delano Butler is an American lawyer, former prosecutor, and current law professor of Georgetown University Law Center. He is a leading criminal law scholar, particularly in the area of race and jury nullification.
R v Butler
Supreme Court of Canada case
R v Butler, [1992] 1 S.C.R. 452 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on pornography and state censorship. In this case, the Court had to balance the right to freedom of expression under section 2 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms with women's rights. The outcome has been described as a victory for anti-pornography feminism and the Women's Legal Education and Action Fund, but a loss for alternative sexualities.
Tommy Butler
Thomas Marius Joseph Butler was a Detective Chief Superintendent in the Metropolitan Police in London. He was most notable for leading the team of detectives that investigated the Great Train Robbery in 1963. He never married and lived with his mother. Butler was arguably the most renowned head of the Flying Squad in its history. He became known as One Day Tommy for the speed with which he apprehended criminals and the Grey Fox for his shrewdness.
