Crime in Canadian context : debates and controversies
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- ISBN: 9780195433784 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0195433785 (pbk.)
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Physical Description:
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ix, 262 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm. - Edition: 2nd ed.
- Publisher: Don Mills, Ont. ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Crime, Fear, And Risk -- Objectives -- Introduction -- Objectivist-Legalistic Approach -- Crime and Social Reaction -- Media Portrayals of Crime in Canada -- Crime and Moral Panics -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- Critical Thinking Questions -- Suggested Readings -- Websites and Films -- ch. 2 Measuring Crime -- Objectives -- Introduction -- Official Statistics -- Self-Report Surveys -- Victimization Surveys -- Observational Accounts -- Is Crime in Canada on the Rise? -- Trends and Correlates of Canadian Homicide -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- Critical Thinking Questions -- Suggested Readings -- Websites and Films -- ch. 3 Non-Sociological Explanations Of Crime -- Objectives -- Introduction -- Demonic Era -- Magna Carta -- Classical School of Criminology -- From Lombrosian Atavism to Modern Biocriminology -- Psychology of Crime -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- Critical Thinking Questions -- Suggested Readings -- Websites and Films -- ch. 4 Classical Sociological Explanations Of Crime -- Objectives -- Introduction -- Durkheim -- Chicago School -- Crime and Social Disorganization -- Strain/Anomie Theory -- Control Theory -- Differential Association Theory -- Labelling Theory -- Critical Criminology -- Left Realism -- Feminism and Criminology -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- Critical Thinking Questions -- Suggested Reading -- Websites and Films -- ch. 5 Recent Sociological Approaches To Crime -- Objectives -- Introduction -- General Theory of Crime -- Life Course Perspective -- General Strain Theory -- Rational Choice Theory -- Routine Activity Theory -- Reducing the Risk: Crime Prevention through Environmental Design -- Risk and Actuarial Criminology -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- Critical Thinking Questions -- Suggested Readings -- Websites and Films -- ch. 6 Crime And Social Exclusion -- Objectives -- Introduction -- Defining Social Exclusion -- Homeless Youth -- Youth Gangs -- Aboriginal People in Canada -- Hate Crime -- Violence against Women -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- Critical Thinking Questions -- Suggested Readings -- Websites and Films -- ch. 7 Crime In The Context Of Organizations And Institutions -- Objectives -- Introduction -- White-Collar and Corporate Crime -- Public as Victim -- Workers as Victims -- Causes of White-Collar Crime -- Political Crime -- Organized Transnational Crime -- Police Misconduct -- Crime in Trusted Social Organizations -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- Critical Thinking Questions -- Suggested Readings -- Websites and Films -- ch. 8 Responding To Crime -- Objectives -- Introduction -- Crime, Law, and Order -- Policing -- Courts and Sentencing -- Capital Punishment -- Prisons -- Youth Justice in Canada -- Alternatives to Incarceration -- Restorative Justice -- Harm Reduction -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- Critical Thinking Questions -- Suggested Readings -- Websites and Films -- ch. 9 Summary And Conclusions -- Future Directions in Criminology -- How Should Crime Be Responded to in Canada?. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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Cranbrook Campus | HV 6807 .O47 2011 (Text) | 31111000150241 | CRANBROOK | Volume hold | Available | - |