Russell Smandych is recognized nationally and internationally for his research in the fields of Canadian youth justice system reform, law and Indigenous peoples, and Canadian and comparative common-law legal history. Among his many publications, he is the co-editor of Youth At Risk and Youth Justice: A Canadian Overview and Global Criminology and Criminal Justice: Current Issues and Perspectives. Prof. Smandych was the 2010 recipient of the Faculty of Arts Award in Internationalization, given to a faculty member who promotes an increase in student’s awareness of international culture, perspective, and issues.

Criminology Courses regularly taught: Criminology (SOC 2510); Criminal Justice & Corrections (SOC 2610); Youth, Crime & Society (SOC 3830); Global Criminology & Criminal Justice (SOC 3880)