Nicolas Carrier, Carleton University

Research

lower courts plea courts punishment criminalization legal communications ethnography

Latest funding

McJustice? Plea courts and the punishment of standard criminalized incidents in Ontario
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$48,164
McJustice? Plea courts and the punishment of standard criminalized incidents in Ontario
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$37,688

All 2 grants and awards

McJustice? Plea courts and the punishment of standard criminalized incidents in Ontario

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Carrier, Nicolas

Keywords: lower courts; plea courts; punishment; criminalization; legal communications; ethnography

$48,164

McJustice? Plea courts and the punishment of standard criminalized incidents in Ontario

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Carrier, Nicolas

Keywords: lower courts; plea courts; punishment; criminalization; legal communications; ethnography

$37,688

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: lower courts Dear Professor Carrier, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on lower courts connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "McJustice? Plea courts and the punishment of standard criminalized incidents in Ontario" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]