Frank Cormier, BSc, BA, MA

• SOC 2510 - Criminology
• SOC 2610 - Sociology of Criminal Justice and Corrections
• SOC 3100 - Practicum in Criminological/Sociological Research

Since 1995, I have taught sociology and criminology at the University of Manitoba and in First Nations communities across northern Manitoba. I also worked for six years as an independent justice consultant, completing projects for numerous government and NGO clients. I also spent several years as a senior associate at a private-sector research and consulting firm, designing and managing research and evaluation projects for clients including Justice Canada, the Winnipeg Police Service, Saskatchewan Justice, the Correctional Service of Canada and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. I returned to the University of Manitoba full-time in 2003 to take over the position of Criminology Field Coordinator (now Criminology/Sociology Research Practicum Coordinator). Throughout my career I have been committed to, and actively involved in, public sociology. I am a long-standing member of the Canadian Criminal Justice Association and the Manitoba Criminal Justice Association.

• MA (Sociology), University of Manitoba
• BA (Criminology/Psychology), University of Manitoba
• BSc (Physics/Applied Mathematics), University of Manitoba

Research interests

• Canadian criminal justice system
• Policing
• Alternative justice methods

I regularly provide expert consultation and commentary for local and national media on criminal justice issues. I encourage all of our students to search out sociology in the news, particularly those items that highlight the work of their favourite sociology faculty members.