| Racialization, Crime, and Criminal Justice in Canada Contributor(s): Chan, Wendy (Author), Chunn, Dorothy (Author) |
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ISBN: 144260574X ISBN-13: 9781442605749 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $41.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Criminology - Social Science | Minority Studies - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General |
| Dewey: 364.089 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.70 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Race still matters in Canada, and in the context of crime and criminal justice, it matters a lot. In this book, the authors focus on the ways in which racial minority groups are criminalized, as well as the ways in which the Canadian criminal justice system is racialized. Employing an intersectional analysis, Chan and Chunn explore how the connection between race and crime is further affected by class, gender, and other social relations.The text covers not only conventional topics such as policing, sentencing, and the media, but also neglected areas such as the criminalization of immigration, poverty, and mental illness. |
Contributor Bio(s): Chan, Wendy: - Wendy Chan is Professor of Sociology at Simon Fraser University, author of numerous articles and books on crime and immigration, and co-editor of Crimes of Colour: Racialization and the Criminal Justice System in Canada (2001). Chunn, Dorothy: - Dorothy E. Chunn is a professor emerita of sociology in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Simon Fraser University. |