Department of Criminology (University of Ottawa)
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The Department of Criminology at the University of Ottawa is an academic unit specializing in the study of crime, criminal justice, and related social issues through interdisciplinary teaching and research.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Department of Criminology (University of Ottawa) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6598019 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Criminology (University of Ottawa) Context triple: [Faculty of Social Sciences (University of Ottawa), hasDepartment, Department of Criminology (University of Ottawa)]
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School of Criminology
The School of Criminology is an academic unit at the Université de Montréal specializing in the study, research, and teaching of crime, criminal behavior, and the criminal justice system.
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Department of Sociology and Criminology (University of Manitoba)
The Department of Sociology and Criminology at the University of Manitoba is an academic unit that offers teaching and research programs focused on social structures, social issues, crime, and the criminal justice system.
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C.
Department of Criminology, University of Cambridge
The Department of Criminology at the University of Cambridge is a leading academic center for research and teaching on crime, criminal justice, and related social policy.
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D.
School of Criminal Justice
The School of Criminal Justice is an academic unit at the University at Albany, SUNY, specializing in research and education on crime, law, and the criminal justice system.
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E.
School of Police Studies
The School of Police Studies is an academic unit at Södertörn University focused on education and research in policing, law enforcement, and related social sciences.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Criminology (University of Ottawa) Target entity description: The Department of Criminology at the University of Ottawa is an academic unit specializing in the study of crime, criminal justice, and related social issues through interdisciplinary teaching and research.
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A.
School of Criminology
The School of Criminology is an academic unit at the Université de Montréal specializing in the study, research, and teaching of crime, criminal behavior, and the criminal justice system.
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B.
Department of Sociology and Criminology (University of Manitoba)
The Department of Sociology and Criminology at the University of Manitoba is an academic unit that offers teaching and research programs focused on social structures, social issues, crime, and the criminal justice system.
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C.
Department of Criminology, University of Cambridge
The Department of Criminology at the University of Cambridge is a leading academic center for research and teaching on crime, criminal justice, and related social policy.
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D.
School of Criminal Justice
The School of Criminal Justice is an academic unit at the University at Albany, SUNY, specializing in research and education on crime, law, and the criminal justice system.
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E.
School of Police Studies
The School of Police Studies is an academic unit at Södertörn University focused on education and research in policing, law enforcement, and related social sciences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | academic department ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | University of Ottawa ⓘ |
| campus | Downtown campus (University of Ottawa) ⓘ |
| city | Ottawa ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| employs |
criminology professors
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researchers ⓘ sessional lecturers ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
crime prevention
ⓘ
criminal justice ⓘ criminology ⓘ penology ⓘ social justice ⓘ sociology of crime ⓘ victimology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
criminal justice institutions
ⓘ
social responses to crime ⓘ study of crime ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Ontario postsecondary education system ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Social Sciences Building (University of Ottawa) ⓘ |
| offersDegreeLevel |
doctoral
ⓘ
graduate ⓘ undergraduate ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
Bachelor of Social Sciences in Criminology
ⓘ
Doctor of Philosophy in Criminology ⓘ Honours Bachelor in Criminology ⓘ Master of Arts in Criminology ⓘ |
| partOf | Faculty of Social Sciences (University of Ottawa) ⓘ |
| province | Ontario ⓘ |
| researchApproach |
critical criminology
ⓘ
interdisciplinary ⓘ socio-legal studies ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
corrections
ⓘ
courts and sentencing ⓘ crime and social control ⓘ criminal justice policy ⓘ gender and crime ⓘ human rights and criminal justice ⓘ policing ⓘ race, ethnicity and crime ⓘ victimization ⓘ youth justice ⓘ |
| teachingMode |
in-person
ⓘ
online components ⓘ |
| website | https://socialsciences.uottawa.ca/criminology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Department of Criminology (University of Ottawa) Description of subject: The Department of Criminology at the University of Ottawa is an academic unit specializing in the study of crime, criminal justice, and related social issues through interdisciplinary teaching and research.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Faculty of Social Sciences (University of Ottawa)
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hasDepartment
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Department of Criminology (University of Ottawa)
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subject linked to:
Faculty of Social Sciences