Entryways to Criminal Justice
Accusation and Criminalization in Canada
Published on 15. February 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-77212-336-4 (ISBN)
Description
How do societies decide whom to criminalize? What does it mean to accuse someone of being an offender? Entryways to Criminal Justice analyzes the thresholds that distinguish law-abiding individuals from those who may be criminalized. Contributors to the volume adopt social, historical, cultural, and political perspectives to explore the accusatory process that place persons in contact with the law. Emphasizing the gateways to criminal justice, truth-telling, and overcriminalization, the authors provide important insights into often overlooked practices that admit persons to criminal justice. It is essential reading for scholars, students, and policy makers in the fields of socio-legal studies, sociology, criminology, law and society, and post/colonial studies.
Contributors: Dale A. Ballucci, Martin A. French, Aaron Henry, Bryan R. Hogeveen, Dawn Moore, George Pavlich, Marcus A. Sibley, Rashmee Singh, Amy Swiffen, Matthew P. Unger, Elise Wohlbold, Andrew Woolford
Contributors: Dale A. Ballucci, Martin A. French, Aaron Henry, Bryan R. Hogeveen, Dawn Moore, George Pavlich, Marcus A. Sibley, Rashmee Singh, Amy Swiffen, Matthew P. Unger, Elise Wohlbold, Andrew Woolford
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Edmonton
Canada
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
360 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-77212-336-4 (9781772123364)
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Persons
George Pavlich is Canada Research Chair in Social Theory, Culture, and Law, and Professor of Law and Sociology at the University of Alberta. Matthew P. Unger is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Concordia University.
Content
Acknowledgements Introduction // George Pavlich & Matthew P. Unger 1 Accusatory Entryways to Criminal Justice // George Pavlich 2 Right to Speech / Accusation, Rhetoric, and Criminal Entryways in BC Colonial Law // Matthew P. Unger 3 "Let Them Learn the Lesson of the Season" / Suspicion, Habit, and Punishment During the Red River Famine (1825-1826) // Aaron Henry 4 Entryways to Criminalization / Cases of HIV Prosecution in Canada // Amy Swiffen & Martin A. French 5 From Science to Slugging / Foucault, Law, and Truth in Prize Fighting // Bryan R. Hogeveen 6 Imprisoned at Large / The Perpetual State of Accusation // Dale A. Ballucci 7 Decriminalizing Settler Colonialism in Canada / Entryways to Genocide Accusation and Erasure // Andrew Woolford 8 "How She Appears" / Demeanour, Cruel Optimism, and the Relationship Between Police and Victims of Domestic Violence // Marcus A. Sibley, Elise Wohlbold, Dawn Moore & Rashmee Singh Contributors Index