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Print Price: $129.99

Format:
Paperback
456 pp.
10 photos; 3 figures; 8 tables, 7" x 9"

ISBN-13:
9780199018659

Copyright Year:
2016

Imprint: OUP Canada


Diversity, Crime, and Justice in Canada

Second Edition

Barbara Perry

In the compelling second edition of Diversity, Crime, and Justice in Canada, hate-crime specialist Barbara Perry brings together 17 of the country's leading scholars to address issues of inequality as they intersect with crime and social justice. Through a balance of theoretical and practical discussions, students will discover how collective identities-not just of race, class, and gender, but of religion, ability, sexuality, and age-play a crucial part in determining the nature of an individual's encounter with the criminal justice system. Comprehensive and accessible, this invaluable resource will help students examine the concept of difference, the specific issues different groups face with respect to the justice system, and the kinds of reform necessary to mitigate inequalities in Canada today.

Readership : A core text for students taking courses on law and society, social justice, social inequality, hate crimes, and minorities and the criminal justice system, and other courses on culture, identity, and diversity offered out of criminology, criminal justice, and sociology departments at universities and in police foundations programs at colleges across Canada.

Reviews

  • "[T]he text's critical perspective definitely sets it apart from other textbooks. Combining the critical perspective about race and diversity with a criminal justice focus makes this an ideal text."
    --Melissa Roberts, Langara College

  • "[This is] one of the very few books that are available on the topic of diversity and justice in Canada that contain all the necessary and relevant material on the topic, with up-to-date data and accurate information."
    --Harpreet Aulakh, Mount Royal University

List of Tables and Figures
List of Contributors
Preface and Acknowledgements
Part One Conceptualizing Difference
1. An Introduction: Considering Diversity and Justice in Canada (Barbara Perry)
2. Framing Difference (Barbara Perry)
3. Mediations of Race and Crime: Racializing Crime, Criminalizing Race (Yasmin Jiwani)
4. The Mythical Norm (Barbara Perry)
Part Two Categories of Difference
5. Indigenous People in Canada: Culture, Colonialism, and Criminal Justice (Jane Dickson-Gilmore)
6. Immigration, Immigrants, and the Shifting Dynamics of Social Exclusion in Canada (Karim Ismaili)
7. Chinese Immigrants in Canada and Social Injustice: From Overt to Covert Racial Discrimination (Li Zong & Barbara Perry)
8. Crime and Justice: The Experiences of Black Canadians (Scot Wortley & Akwasi Owusu-Bempah)
9. South Asians and Justice in Canada: Still in Search of Data (Barbara Perry & Shahid Alvi)
10. Justice and Islam in Canada (Denise Helly & Barbara Perry)
11. Zombies in Bel Air: Class and Marginalization in Canada (Bryan Hogeveen)
12. Prostituted, Policed, and Punished: Exploring the Victimization, Criminalization, and Incarceration of Women in Canada (Gillian Balfour)
13. Sexualities and Difference: The Victimization of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) People in Canada (Ellen Faulkner)
14. Older People, Crime, and State Intervention (Joan Harbison)
15. Putting Youthful Offending and Victimization into Context (Carla Cesaroni & Shahid Alvi)
16. Individuals with Disabilities (Dick Sobsey & Heidi Janz)
Part Three Justice for Diversity
17. Communicating from the Margins: Exploring Intercultural Communication (Valerie Pruegger)
18. Anti-racism Training in the Criminal Justice System: A Case for Effective Social Context Education (Karen R. Mock)
19. Criminal Justice/Social Justice: Making Change (Barbara Perry)
Glossary
Index

PowerPoint Slides
- 20-25 lecture outline slides
- NEW! Tables, figures, and photos from the text
Instructor's Manual
For each chapter:
- Chapter summary
- Learning objectives (3-6 per chapter)
- Lecture topics (3-5 per chapter)
- Class debate topics (5 per chapter)
- Making a Difference activity
- Suggested essay topics (3-5 per chapter)
- Video selections (5-8 per chapter)
- Web links (including links to relevant Canadian case laws)
E-Book (ISBN 9780199018666)

Barbara Perry is a professor in the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. She has written extensively on hate crime, including several books on the topic, among them, In the Name of Hate: Understanding Hate Crime and Hate and Bias Crime: A Reader. She has also published in the area of Native American victimization and social control, including one book entitled The Silent Victims: Native American Victims of Hate Crime, based on interviews with Native Americans (University of Arizona Press). She has written a related book on policing Native American communities - Policing Race and Place: Under- and Over-enforcement in Indian Country (Lexington Press). Dr. Perry was the general editor of a five-volume set on hate crime (Praeger) and editor of Volume 3: Victims of Hate Crime in that set. Dr. Perry continues to work in the area of hate crime and has begun to make contributions to the limited scholarship on hate crime in Canada. Most recently, she has contributed to a scholarly understanding of anti-Muslim violence, hate crime against LGBTQ communities, and the community impacts of hate crime. She has recently completed a Kanishka-funded project on right-wing extremism in Canada.

Victimology - Hannah Scott
Inequality in Canada - Edited by Valerie Zawilski
Crime in Canadian Context - William O'Grady
Race and Ethnicity in Canada - Vic Satzewich and Nikolaos Liodakis
Understanding Social Inequality - Julie McMullin and Josh Curtis
Power and Inequality - Gregg M. Olsen
The Politics of Race in Canada - Maria Wallis and Augie Fleras

Special Features

  • Written by Canadian experts in the field, editor Barbara Perry--a leading hate-crime specialist with nearly twenty-five years of experience--brings together a dedicated team of experts in criminology and social justice.
  • Explores the impact of collective identities on crime and justice in Canada through an in-depth exploration of race, class, gender, religion, ability, sexuality, and age.
  • Relevant treatment of crime and justice in Canada today, examining a range of thought-provoking issues such as hate crimes, immigration, social inclusion, marginalization, sexuality, racial profiling, and victimization.
  • Coverage of the experience of vulnerable populations includes discussions on groups such as individuals with disabilities, the elderly, and troubled youth within the Canadian criminal justice system.
  • Balances theory and practice by combining theoretical discussion with practical suggestions for addressing specific issues, encouraging students to consider possible solutions to real-world crime and justice situations.
  • Thematically cohesive framework incorporates themes of history, power, and social and political action into each chapter to help students link key concepts.
New to this Edition
  • Expanded discussion of Indigenous peoples and their interactions with the justice system highlights the developments on this key topic for students. (Ch. 5)
  • New Case Study boxes in each chapter outline current or historical events, giving students real-world examples of chapter content.
  • New Making a Difference activities at the end of each chapter encourage students to engage in social change.
  • New visual program, including part-opener photographs, figures, and tables, helps students immerse themselves in the material.
  • Thoroughly updated with the latest statistics, case law (Ch. 13), references, and topics.