Becoming a member of the Ordre professionnel des criminologues du Québec

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Becoming a member of the Ordre professionnel des criminologues du Québec

Criminology is a profession with a reserved title, and in Québec, only members of the OPCQ are authorized to use the title of criminologist.

Since 2015, the Ordre professionnel des criminologues du Québec (OPCQ) has been the body responsible for ensuring public protection by regulating and overseeing the profession of criminologist in Québec. Under an agreement with the OPCQ, University of Ottawa Criminology students may be eligible for a professional permit if they meet specific course requirements. Requirements vary according to the student’s admission cycle.

A professional permit is not required for all positions. Students should confirm requirements and whether a professional permit is required, directly with their prospective employer.

Please note that this agreement between the OPCQ and the Department of Criminology is subject to change.

Criteria for obtaining an OPCQ criminologist permit

For students admitted as of the 2017–2018 admission cycle, the recommended course sequence below is offered as a general guideline to help you better plan your schedule and meet the applicable requirements.

*Adjustments might be required due to the course offering or if you received course equivalencies.*
Year	Fall	Winter
1^st year (30 course units)	ENG 1100 CRM 1300 9 elective course units	ENG 1120 CRM 1301 9 elective course units
2^nd year (30 course units)	CRM 2300 CRM 2301 CRM 2303 CRM 2316 3 elective course units	CRM 2302 CRM 2310 CRM 2315 6 elective course units
3^rd year (30 course units)	CRM 3301 CRM 3312 CRM 3324 CRM 3331 CRM 3335	CRM 3311 CRM 3334 9 elective course units
4^th year (30 course units)	Fall Field Placement: CRM 4303 CRM 4260 Field Placement CRM 4317 Analysis of the Field Placement Experience	CRM 4302 3 optional course units in criminology (CRM) at the 4000-level 9 elective course units
	OR
	CRM 4303 3 optional course units in criminology (CRM) at the 4000-level 9 elective course units	Winter Field Placement: CRM 4302 CRM 4260 CRM 4317

To meet the OPCQ requirements, you must select elective courses from each of the categories below, according to the number of units indicated:

To obtain a permit, students admitted to the Honours BSocSc in Criminology and the Joint Honours in Criminology and Women’s Studies must satisfy the following conditions:


Equivalencies	Corresponding course at uOttawa
3 credits in criminal and penal justice	CRM 2300 Criminal Law and the Criminal Justice System (3 cr.)
3 credits in youth protection	CRM 3312 Youth and Justice (3 cr.)
3 credits on sentencing and alternatives	CRM 4302 Abolitionism and the Criminal Justice System (3 cr.)
3 credits on institutional and community settings	3 credits from this list: CRM 2306 Prison Community and the Deprivation of Liberty (3 cr.) CRM 3328 Socio-Legal Regulation in the Community (3 cr.)* CRM 4306 Socio-Politics of Incarceration (3 cr.) * CRM 3328 cannot be recognized both as credits on institutional and community settings, and as credits on principles and models of criminological intervention
3 credits on ethics and deontology	CRM 4303 Intervention and Ethics in Criminology (3 cr.)
3 credits in qualitative methodology	CRM 3335 Qualitative Research in Criminology (3 cr.)
3 credits in quantitative methodology	CRM 3334 Quantitative Research in Criminology (3 cr.)
3 credits on sociology based criminology theories	CRM 3301 Contemporary Critical Theories in Criminology (3 cr.)
3 credits on psychology based criminology theories	CRM 2301 Positivist Theories in Criminology (3 cr.)
3 credits victimology theories	3 credits from this list: CRM 3306 Victimology (3 cr.) CRM 2307 Women and gendered violence (3 cr.)
3 credits on mental health problems	CRM 3311 Mental Disorder and Justice (3 cr.)
3 credits on the principles of evaluation	CRM 3331 Risk Management in Criminology (3cr.)
6 credits related to front line work	CRM 2315 Individual Intervention in Criminology (3 cr.) AND CRM 3324 Intervention Practice (3 cr.)
6 credits on the principles and models of criminological intervention	6 credits from this list: CRM 2310 Community Action and Intervention in Criminology (3 cr.) CRM 2309 Criminal Justice and Health (3 cr.) CRM 3308 Prevention and Criminology (3 cr.) CRM 3314 Criminal Justice and Drugs (3 cr.) or CRM 2313 Criminal Justice and Drugs (3 cr.) CRM 3325 Restorative Justice (3 cr.) CRM 3316 Imprisonment and Parole (3 cr.) or CRM 3328 Socio-Legal Regulation in the Community (3 cr.)* * Please note that CRM 3316 or CRM 3328 cannot be recognized both as credits on institutional and community settings, and as credits on principles and models of criminological intervention.
12 credits Field Placement	CRM 4260 or FEM 4260 Field Placement (9 cr.) [N.B. The placement must be in front line intervention. Placements in research or policy development are not recognized by the Ordre] AND CRM 4317 Assessment of Field Placement (3 cr.)

For additional information, please contact Michèle Diotte, consult the OPCQ website (in French only), or view the following information session below:

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