Dr. Sandra Lehalle

Associate Professor

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Biography

Sandra Lehalle is an associate professor in the Department of Criminology at the University of Ottawa, where she has taught since 2007. She holds a European doctorate in law and a Canadian Ph.D. in Criminology. Her research interests focus on detention policies and practices, state authority, ill-treatment, and torture of prisoners. In her research, she reveals the complex relationships between state authority and society, emphasizing the role of politics and law at national and international levels in legitimizing state power as a particularly repressive device, notably through the prison system.

Research Interests

Detention Policies State Authority Ill-Treatment Torture of Prisoners

Courses

CRM 6780 Contemporary Detentions and Governance of Social Exclusion CRM 3715 State Torture and Political Domination CRM 6780 Moral Economy of Deprivation of Liberty CRM 4702 Abolitionism and the Penal Justice System CRM 2706 Prison Environment and Deprivation of Liberty CRM 4710 Internments and Confinements in Canada Yesterday and Today CRM 8502 Current Issues in Criminology

Requirements for University of Ottawa

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:86
Prerequisites
Honours BA in History or equivalent
Application Checklist
  • Official Transcripts
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Resume
  • Statement of Interest
Specialization Notes

Department of History