Canadian Journal of Criminology articles from April 1995

Canadian Journal of Criminology archives from April 1995

Factors affecting custodial dispositions under the Young Offenders Act.(Canada)
April 1, 1995... a societe au moyen de la privation de la liberte et de la dissuasion que par un modele de justice selon lequel la peine devrait etre proportionnelle au tort fail a la victime. Les auteurs concluent qu'il est donc peu probable que l'utilisation...

Canada's firearms proposals. (includes text in French)(Control of Firearms)
April 1, 1995... From an international perspective, Canada enjoys a unique reputation as a civil and peaceful country. When people are selecting travel destinations, Canada is seen as a safe location to visit. This is due in part to the fact that the majority of...

Solutions in search of problems: a critique of the federal government's gun control proposals. (Canada)(Control of Firearms)
April 1, 1995... Philip C. Stenning(1) Centre of Criminology University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario "I sat next to her and she said to me early in the afternoon, "What is the answer?" I was silent. In that case," she said, "What is the question?" --...

The proposed Canadian legislation on firearms: more symbolism than prevention.(Control of Firearms)
April 1, 1995... The Canadian Government is currently endeavouring to pass its second major package of legislation dealing with firearms in the last three years. While such legislation may serve the symbolic function of communicating our collective condemnation...

Bill C-68: simple problem, complex solutions. (Canada)(Control of Firearms)
April 1, 1995... As this article goes to press, Justice Minister Allan Rock and the federal government are set to take on an angry gaggle of gun owners, gun dealers, and their supporters. This opposition is a mostly male and largely rural lobby, passionate about...

A comment on the proposals for firearms controls. (Canada)(Control of Firearms)
April 1, 1995... Introduction The Government of Canada has recently developed an Action Plan on Firearms Control (Department of Justice 1994a: 1994b) and has followed this up by tabling legislative proposals in this area. The purpose of my commentary is to...

Le bien-etre, le sentiment de securite personnelle et la peur du crime - un cadre commun de reference.
April 1, 1995... Dans le passe, les recherches criminologiques n'ont jamais defini la peur du crime de faron claire et complate. Par ailleurs, les resultats des recherches n'ont pas ete systematiquement mis en rapport avec les theories psychologiques. Par...

Eighteen in, Eighteen out.
April 1, 1995... You get out of prison, after a very, very long time `inside'. You never want to see it again. You're looking for work, but if you lie in your application, you will, especially with your luck, be found out, back on the streets, and probably end up...

Legal Responses to Wife Assault: Current Trends and Evaluation.
April 1, 1995... Cet ouvrage reunit les resultats de recherches de plusieurs chercheurs ou cliniciens, tant canadiens qu'americains. Ces compte rendus et analyses sont prdsentes en 11 chapitres, regroupds en 5 themes. L'editrice, Zoe Hilton, chercheure et...

The Persistent Prison? Rethinking Decarceration and Penal Reform.
April 1, 1995... Etablissons-le d'emblde: il s'agit d'un livre admirable, certes un des plus importants a avoir ete ecrit sur la question des alternatives a la prison. Le premier merite de l'auteure, c'est de nous proposer une demarche intellectuelle et...

Mental Disorder and Crime.
April 1, 1995... Edited by Sheilagh Hodgins. Newbury Park, Ca.: Sage Publications. 1993. The road leading to the establishment of a positive link between crime and mental disorder has been fraught with many difficulties throughout the past decades. If the...

Improper Advances: Rape and Heterosexual Conflict in Ontario, 1880-1929.
April 1, 1995... par Karen Dubinsky. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. 1993. De toutes les formes de violence contre les femmes, la violence sexuelle est probablement celle dont elles ont le plus de mal iL parler. Le caractere intrinsequement prive et...

Women Volunteer to Go to Prison: A History of the Elizabeth Fry Society of British Columbia, 1939-1989.
April 1, 1995... By Lee Stewart. Victoria: Orca Book Publishers. 1993. To those of us who study or work in areas where we deal with questions relating to women in conflict with the law, CAEFS is indeed a familiar acronym, as it stands for the Canadian...

Crime and Everyday Life: Insight and Implications for Society.
April 1, 1995... by Marcus Felson. Thousand Oaks, Ca.: Pine Forge Press. 1994. If we can accept the idea that crime prevention is, in its own way, a matter of every day life, these two recent publications offer a perspective on this issue that somehow justifies...

Partners in Crime Prevention: For a Safer Quebec.
April 1, 1995... Report of the Task Force on Crime Prevention. President: Yvan Bordeleau. Quebec: Ministry of Public Security. 1993. If we can accept the idea that crime prevention is, in its own way, a matter of every day life, these two recent publications...