A series of lectures held at the Department of Criminology of the University of Ottawa deals with contemporary trends in criminological thought and their influence on the Canadian criminal justice system. Discussed are clinical and sociological criminology, juristic criminology, Marxist criminology (both in socialist and nonsocialist countries), and radical, or critical criminology (also known as anticriminology). Other topics include power and conflict in organizations; and the management crisis in the Canadian penitentiary system, which compares unfavorably with the efficiently operated correctional institutions in the United States. One article discusses the criminal justice delivery system in Sweden while another traces the development of criminology in Britain in the 1940's and the role of the welfare state and other political ideologies in shaping the British criminal justice system. Finally, the formulation of a model criminal code for Canada, is proposed for the purpose of protecting society and the offender, regardless of the latter's socioeconomic status. Bibliographies are appended to individual essays, some of which have footnotes. The introduction and the first essay are in French, while the rest of the collection is in English. For selected articles see NCJ 70526-28.