Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice articles from July 2003

Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice archives from July 2003

Cannabis law reform in Canada: is the "saga of promise, hesitation and retreat" coming to an end? .
July 1, 2003... Introduction Since the summer of 2002 Federal Justice Minister Cauchon has repeatedly declared that his government will soon table legislation to decriminalize personal cannabis use in Canada. The issue of cannabis-use control (use is...

Crime and destiny: patterns in serious offenders' mortality rates.
July 1, 2003... Introduction Common sense would expect habitual offenders to increase their odds of premature death. Hobbesians (and moral exhortations) delight in such anticipations: "In each human psyche, there is a primal awareness of a possible world...

Does family intervention work for delinquents?: Results of a meta-analysis.
July 1, 2003... Introduction The contributing role of poor family functioning to the aetiology of juvenile delinquency was documented in some of the earliest, seminal studies reported in the broader criminological literature (Glueck and Glueck 1950;...

Introduction: commentaries on policing in Toronto.
July 1, 2003... From time to time this journal examines in greater detail issues of particular importance to criminology and criminal justice in Canada. One such issue is clearly the implications of a series of articles published by the Toronto Star in 2002...

Do Toronto police engage in racial profiling?
July 1, 2003... On 19 October 2002 the Toronto Star began a series of articles "Race and Crime," (1) making claims that "justice is different for blacks and whites" ("Singled out" 2002), "Blacks arrested by Toronto police are treated more harshly than whites"...

Data, denials, and confusion: the racial profiling debate in Toronto.
July 1, 2003... On 19 October 2002 the Toronto Star began publication of a series of articles on the controversial topic of race and crime. In addition to reviewing previous Canadian research on this issue, the Star provided its own, original analysis of data...

Media hype, racial profiling, and good science.
July 1, 2003... The requirements for good science are basically simple. They comprise a clear understanding of what is being investigated; objective and reliable collection and recording of observations, findings, or data; and rational analysis of those...