Taking a concise, critical approach, the fifth edition of Crime in Canadian Context: Debates and Controversies draws on up-to-date statistics and research, controversial issues, and contemporary examples to provide a detailed introduction to crime in Canada. Praised for being a well-researched and accessible guide, this text offers a balanced overview of the essential concepts and skills required to excel in the study of crime.
Taking a concise, critical approach, the fifth edition of Crime in Canadian Context: Debates and Controversies draws on up-to-date statistics and research, controversial issues, and contemporary examples to provide a detailed introduction to crime in Canada. Praised for being a well-researched and accessible guide, this text offers a balanced overview of the essential concepts and skills required to excel in the study of crime.
William O'Grady is a professor and sociology graduate programs coordinator in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Guelph.
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Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1 Crime, Fear, and Risk Learning Objectives Introduction The Objectivist-Legalistic Approach Criminal Justice in Canada Crime and Social Reaction Media Portrayals of Crime in Canada Crime and Moral Panics Conclusion Critical Thinking Questions Suggested Readings Websites and Films Chapter 2 Measuring Crime Learning 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 Critical Thinking Questions Suggested Readings Websites and Films Chapter 3 Non-sociological Explanations of Crime Learning Objectives Introduction The Demonic Era Magna Carta The Classical School of Criminology From Lombrosian Atavism to Modern Biocriminology The Psychology of Crime Conclusion Critical Thinking Questions Suggested Readings Websites and Films Chapter 4 Classical Sociological Explanations of Crime Learning Objectives Introduction Durkheim The Chicago School Crime and Social Disorganization Strain/Anomie Theory Control Theory Differential Association Theory Labelling Theory Critical Criminology Left Realism Feminism and Criminology Conclusion Critical Thinking Questions Suggested Readings Websites and Films Chapter 5 Recent Sociological Approaches to Crime Learning Objectives Introduction A General Theory of Crime The 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 Critical Thinking Questions Suggested Readings Websites and Films Chapter 6 Crime and Social Exclusion Learning Objectives Introduction Defining Social Exclusion Homeless Youth Youth Gangs Indigenous People in Canada Hate Crime Violence against Women Conclusion Critical Thinking Questions Suggested Readings Websites and Films Chapter 7 Crime in the Context of Organizations and Institutions Learning Objectives Introduction White-Collar and Corporate Crime The Public as Victim Workers as Victims Causes of White-Collar Crime Political Crime Organized Transnational Crime Police Misconduct Crime in Trusted Social Organizations Conclusion Critical Thinking Questions Suggested Readings Websites and Films Chapter 8 Responding to Crime Learning 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 Critical Thinking Questions Suggested Readings Websites and Films Chapter 9 Summary and Conclusions Future Directions in Criminology How Should Crime Be Responded to in Canada? Glossary References Index
Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1 Crime, Fear, and Risk Learning Objectives Introduction The Objectivist-Legalistic Approach Criminal Justice in Canada Crime and Social Reaction Media Portrayals of Crime in Canada Crime and Moral Panics Conclusion Critical Thinking Questions Suggested Readings Websites and Films Chapter 2 Measuring Crime Learning 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 Critical Thinking Questions Suggested Readings Websites and Films Chapter 3 Non-sociological Explanations of Crime Learning Objectives Introduction The Demonic Era Magna Carta The Classical School of Criminology From Lombrosian Atavism to Modern Biocriminology The Psychology of Crime Conclusion Critical Thinking Questions Suggested Readings Websites and Films Chapter 4 Classical Sociological Explanations of Crime Learning Objectives Introduction Durkheim The Chicago School Crime and Social Disorganization Strain/Anomie Theory Control Theory Differential Association Theory Labelling Theory Critical Criminology Left Realism Feminism and Criminology Conclusion Critical Thinking Questions Suggested Readings Websites and Films Chapter 5 Recent Sociological Approaches to Crime Learning Objectives Introduction A General Theory of Crime The 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 Critical Thinking Questions Suggested Readings Websites and Films Chapter 6 Crime and Social Exclusion Learning Objectives Introduction Defining Social Exclusion Homeless Youth Youth Gangs Indigenous People in Canada Hate Crime Violence against Women Conclusion Critical Thinking Questions Suggested Readings Websites and Films Chapter 7 Crime in the Context of Organizations and Institutions Learning Objectives Introduction White-Collar and Corporate Crime The Public as Victim Workers as Victims Causes of White-Collar Crime Political Crime Organized Transnational Crime Police Misconduct Crime in Trusted Social Organizations Conclusion Critical Thinking Questions Suggested Readings Websites and Films Chapter 8 Responding to Crime Learning 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 Critical Thinking Questions Suggested Readings Websites and Films Chapter 9 Summary and Conclusions Future Directions in Criminology How Should Crime Be Responded to in Canada? Glossary References Index
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