Teaching and Research Interests

Introductory criminology; penology and corrections; deviance and social control; victimology; introduction to sociology.

Frank Lavandier brings to the Department many years of distinguished service in the area of criminology. He is the manager of PEI's Probation Services as well as a consultant for Youth Justice Services, a post he has held since 2003 when the Youth Criminal Justice Act was passed in Canada. He has played a seminal role in developing an applied sociology programme in the areas of criminology and victimology.