Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice articles from December 2007

Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice archives from December 2007

What does being gay have to do with it? A feminist analysis of the Jubran case.(Canada)
December 1, 2007... Introduction When a student calls another student a "homo," is it schoolyard name-calling or homophobic harassment? This kind of behaviour is common in the school experiences of many young people and if overheard, a teacher might simply...

Private security's purchase: imaginings of a security patrol in a Canadian residential neighbourhood.
December 1, 2007... Introduction The security guard, the "cop" in the "rent-a-cop" equation, is the object of habitual contempt due to inevitable comparison with the better-screened, trained, and remunerated police officer. Both have been the subjects of...

Trends in fear of crime in a Western Canadian City: 1984, 1994, and 2004.
December 1, 2007... Introduction Throughout the last decade in North America, Canadian and American crime rates have been declining, including high-profile offences such as homicide (Wallace 2004). However, surprisingly, opinion polls show that crime remains...

Forensic barefoot morphology comparison.(Canada)
December 1, 2007... Introduction Forensic barefoot morphology comparison is a term that has been coined recently to refer to the forensic examination of the impressions of weight-bearing areas of the human foot. Research has shown that the shapes of barefoot...

Canada's "toxic bus": the new challenge for law enforcement in the post-9/11 world/mass psychogenic illness.
December 1, 2007... Talk of the devil, and he is bound to appear. --Proverb Episodes of mass psychogenic illness are challenging under the best of circumstances. Typically incubated in an atmosphere of fear and uncertainty, the initial diagnoses are often...