A collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), this fully online, part-time certificate is based on modules created by the Education for Justice (E4J) initiative, empowering the next generation of leaders, policymakers, managers and entrepreneurs to become the world’s next global justice changemakers.
This online certificate has been designed to offer ease of accessibility and choice of classes, encouraging a diverse global audience of students from around the world to explore a wide range of topics.
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This certificate is based on modules created by the UNODC’s Education for Justice (E4J) initiative, which seeks to prevent crime and promote a culture of lawfulness through education. Through E4J, a series of university-level modules were designed by more than 600 academics and experts from around the globe. Serving as the foundation for our certificate, the E4J’s purpose is to empower the next generation of leaders, policymakers, managers and entrepreneurs to become the world’s next global justice change-makers.
This course introduces students to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and its leadership roll the fight against illicit drugs and international crime. It will outline the three pillars of the UNODC’s programme, including field-based actions; research and analytical work; and normative work. This course will also include an introduction to the Education For Justice program and its connection to the UNODC’s normative pillar, providing greater contextual discussion about the value of education as a primary means for battling criminality.
This course focuses on the criminal use and trafficking of firearms as defined by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. This course will be framed by the UNODC’s Global Firearms Programme, and its implications for controlling and regulating firearms. Students will be presented with the fundamental role of firearms in both criminal and security contexts, and topics covered may include the implications of the illicit firearms trade; its impact on social and state institutions; and comparative studies of selected regulations. This course curriculum was informed by the UNODC E4J program.
This course provides an introduction to cybercrime as defined by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. It will incorporate an introduction to the United Nations Budapest Convention on Cybercrime, its application, and ramifications. Students will study cybercrime as a growing, global problem from a theoretical and practical perspective. Topics may include legal and conceptual frameworks, digital forensics, and technical cybercrime investigations. This course curriculum was informed by the UNODC E4J program.
This course will introduce wildlife, forest, and fisheries crimes as defined by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. It will centre on the 2017 United Nations resolution on tackling illicit wildlife trafficking, exploring international responses to the causes and impacts of wildlife, forest and fisheries crimes. Topics may include the economics of wildlife crime; law enforcement activities; governance strategies. This course curriculum was informed by the UNODC E4J program.
Building a culture of lawfulness starts with strengthening our ethical values and the ability to act upon them. This course provides an introduction to the concepts of integrity and ethics as defined by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, expressed through the 2015 Doha declaration. Some topics that may be covered by this course include ethical leadership; ethics, diversity and pluralism; integrity, ethics, and law; and gender dimensions of ethics. Students will also study practical applications of these concepts, critically informing their personal and professional activities. This course curriculum was informed by the UNODC E4J program.
This course explores key concepts relating to terrorism and counter-terrorism as defined by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Students will be introduced to the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, along with other key International instruments relating to global anti-terror efforts. Topics may include the spread of terrorism; international legal responses; and terrorism in connection with human rights. This course curriculum was informed by the UNODC E4J program.
This course provides an introduction to crime prevention and criminal justice in a global context as defined by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Students are introduced to the United Nations’ norms and standards in crime prevention and criminal justice. It will also demonstrate international applications of these principles, which may include studies of police accountability; prison reform; violence against women; and alternative forms of justice. This course curriculum was informed by the UNODC E4J program.
This course introduces students to corruption as a concept, operationalizing it within a global context as defined by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. The course will include studies of the United Nations Convention against Corruption and its applications in ratifying states, and additional topics may include public sector corruption; private sector corruption; detection and investigation of corruption; and anti-corruption partnership. This course curriculum was informed by the UNODC E4J program.
This course introduces the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’ definition of trafficking in persons and migrant smuggling. It commences with study of the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, focussing on protocols against the smuggling of migrants and to prevent, suppress and punish trafficking in persons. The course will focus on practical responses to this international phenomenon, and topics covered may include criminal and civil justice responses to human trafficking and migrant smuggling; international preventative measures; and the role of modern technologies in its propagation and prevention. This course curriculum was informed by the UNODC E4J program.
This course will explore organized crime as defined by the United Nations Office of Drugs and crime. The course will provide an introduction to the United Nations convention against transnational organized crime and related international instruments, as well as the implications of organized crime, its global scope, and its prevention. Topics may include organized crime markets, infiltration of organized crime in business and government, and law enforcement strategies. This course curriculum was informed by the UNODC E4J program.
This program was designed to either be taken concurrently with an undergraduate degree as part of your elective courses, or independently as a stand-alone credential and therefore has flexible admission requirements.
Honours or general undergraduate Laurier students from any campus or program may enrol in these courses as electives. When all requirements are satisfied, students may submit an application to receive your certificate form.
Students from other universities may enrol in the courses using a Letter of Permission from their home institution.
Working professionals may apply through Laurier’s part-time application form.
The program intersects with multiple disciplines such as legal studies/law and society, political science, criminology, public safety, global studies, emergency management, public policy, international relations and social justice.
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