Grekul, Jana
Assistant Professor 
Director BA Criminology Program
PhD (Sociology)
University of Alberta
Phone: 780-492-0477
Fax: 780-492-7196
Research Interests
deviance, law, social movements, eugenics, punishment, street and prison gangs, gender and pedagogy
Recent Publications
Books
Adler, Freda, Gerhard O.W. Mueller, William S. Laufer, and Jana Grekul. 2012.Criminology. Second Canadian Edition. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson.
Schaefer, Richard T., Edith Smith, and Jana Grekul. 2009. Sociology Second Canadian Ed ition. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson.
Adler, Freda, Gerhard O.W. Mueller, William S. Laufer, and Jana Grekul. 2009. Criminology. Canadian Edition. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson.
Schaefer, Richard and Jana Grekul. 2007. Sociology Matters. First Canadian Edition. McGraw-Hill Ryerson. Toronto.
Book Chapter
Grekul, Jana 2009 “The Right to Consent? Eugenics in Alberta, 1928-1972” in Janet Miron (ed.) A History of Human Rights: Essential Issues Canadian Scholars’ Press.
Research Reports
Grekul, Jana and Laura Thue. August 2010. “Curb the Danger: Evidence-Based andValue-Added Benefits, Phase I Report,” Office of Traffic Safety, City of Edmonton.
Grekul, Jana and Laura Thue. September 2010. “Curb the Danger: Evidence-Based and Value-Added Benefits, Phase I Report Addendum, 2010 Edmonton Survey Results,” Office of Traffic Safety, City of Edmonton.
Refereed Papers
Grekul, Jana and Petrina LaRocque. 2011. “’Hope is Absolute’: Gang-Involved Women - Perceptions from the Frontline.” aboriginal policy studies. Vol. 1, No. 2.
Grekul, Jana. 2011. “A Well-Oiled Machine: Alberta’s Eugenics Program, 1928-1972.” Alberta History. Summer: 16-23.
Grekul, Jana. 2011. “Building collective efficacy and sustainability into a community collaborative: Community Solution to Gang Violence”. Journal of Gang Research. Winter. Vol. 18, No. 2: 23-45.
Grekul, Jana and Kim Sanderson. 2011. “I thought people would be mean and shout.” Introducing the Hobbema Community Cadet Corps: An answer to youth gang involvement?” Journal of Youth Studies. Vol. 14, No. 1: 41-57.
Grekul, Jana, Patti LaBoucane-Benson, and Karen Erickson. "'By Working Together We Can Support Youth': Observations from a Preliminary Evaluation of the Community Solution to Gang Violence".
Journal of Gang Research, Vol. 17, No.1: 45-67
Grekul, Jana. (2008) "Sterilization in Alberta, 1928-1972: Gender Matters." The Canadian Review of Sociology. 45.3.
Grekul, Jana and Patti LaBoucane-Benson. (2008) “Aboriginal Gangs and their (Dis)placement: Contextualizing Recruitment, Membership, and Status.” Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice Vol. 50, No. 1: 59-82.
Grekul, Jana, Harvey Krahn and Dave Odynak. (2004) “Sterilizing the “Feeble-Minded”: Eugenics in Alberta, 1929-1972”. Journal of Historical Sociology. December. Vol. 17. No. 4. 358-384.
Encyclopedia Entries
Grekul, Jana. 2007. “Eugenics Movement”. SAGE Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice. Gary Anderson, Ed. New York.
Government Reports
Karen Erickson, Patti LaBoucane-Benson, and Jana Grekul. 2007. "The Community Solution to Gang Violence: A Collaborative Community Process and Evaluation Framework." Aboriginal Peoples Collection. Aboriginal Corrections Policy Unit. Public Safety Canada. ISBN No.: 978-0-662-46906-3.
Grekul, Jana and Patti LaBoucane-Benson. 2007. “An Investigation Into the Formation and Recruitment Processes of Aboriginal Gangs in Canada.” Aboriginal Peoples Collection. Aboriginal Corrections Policy Unit. Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada. Ottawa. Cat. No.: JS42-110/2002 ISBN No.: 0-662-66993-2.