Canadian Journal of Criminology articles from July 1996

Canadian Journal of Criminology archives from July 1996

The effect of pretrial publicity: the Bernardo case.(Canada)
July 1, 1996... It is a cornerstone of our judicial system that jurors must base their decision on the evidence they hear in court and on nothing else. As Edward Greenspan, a noted criminal lawyer, put it: "The minds of the jurors are the test tubes of the...

Understanding public views of youth crime and the youth justice system.(Canada)
July 1, 1996... Public views and media coverage of the youth justice system have not been examined to the same degree as has the adult justice system (Doob, Marinos, and Varma 1995). Public opinion of the youth justice system is important, however, because it...

When police investigate police: a view from complainants.(Canada)
July 1, 1996... La participation des citoyens au traitement des plaintes du public contre la police est devenue une partie importante du debat sur la responsabilite lite de la police, sur le controle civil de la police et sur l'amelioration des relations entre...

The role of the health community in the prevention of criminal violence.(Canada)
July 1, 1996... Over the last ten years, the medical field has displayed a growing interest in criminal violence. This development has been observed especially in the United States, where fatal and nonfatal injuries resulting from interpersonal violence are...

Traite de criminologie empirique.
July 1, 1996... Traite, de criminologie empirique, deuxieme edition, sous la direction de Denis Szabo et Marc LeBlanc. Montreal: Les Presses de l'Universitie de Montreal. 1994. The first edition of this book was written in 1985 to celebrate the 25th...

Blue Politics: Pornography and the Law in the Age of Feminism.
July 1, 1996... Blue Politics: Pornography and the Law in the Age of Feminism by Dany Lacombe. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. 1994. Moral concerns about the obscene, notwithstanding, pornography only emerged as a Canadian social problem, in the 1980's....