Canadian Journal of Criminology articles from July 1999

Canadian Journal of Criminology archives from July 1999

ERRATA.
July 1, 1999... The following disclaimer should have appeared in the notes following the article by Carol LaPrairie, on page 258 of Volume 41, No. 2: "The views expressed in this paper are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of...

Justice for Canadian girls: a 1990's update.(Review)
July 1, 1999... In its May 1998 Strategy for the Renewal of Youth Justice, the Canadian Department of Justice outlines crime prevention initiatives and the need for a new youth justice statute to replace the 1984 Young Offenders Act. But the Department of...

Public perceptions of the courts: an examination of attitudes toward the treatment of victims and accused.
July 1, 1999... Introduction Despite the decline in both property and violent crime in Canada over the last five years (Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics 1996), policy makers and the general public continue to express heightened concern about crime....

Trends in youth crime: some evidence pointing to increases in the severity and volume of violence on the part of young people.
July 1, 1999... In recent issues of the Canadian Journal of Criminology, several articles have appeared on the subject of youth crime. The articles by Peter Carrington (April, 1998; January, 1999) and that by Tony Doob and Jane Sprott (April, 1998), in...

Fondation et fondements de la criminologie Entretiens avec Denis Szabo.(Review)
July 1, 1999... Fondation et fondements de la criminologie -- Entretiens avec Denis Szabo par Marcel Fournier. Montreal: Liber. 1998. Les chercheurs francais qui ont commence a s'interesser a la sociologie des institutions et des pratiques policieres dans...

Criminologie actuelle.(Review)
July 1, 1999... Criminologie actuelle par Maurice Cusson. Paris: PUF. 1998. Les chercheurs francais qui ont commence a s'interesser a la sociologie des institutions et des pratiques policieres dans les annees 70 se souviennent que les references en langue...

La police et le citoyen.(Review)
July 1, 1999... La police et le citoyen par Maurice Chalom. Montreal: Liber. 1998. Les chercheurs francais qui ont commence a s'interesser a la sociologie des institutions et des pratiques policieres dans les annees 70 se souviennent que les references en...

Une police professionnelle de type communautaire.(Review)
July 1, 1999... Une police professionnelle de type communautaire, sous la direction de Andre Normandeau. Montreal: Editions du Meridien. 1998. Les chercheurs francais qui ont commence a s'interesser a la sociologie des institutions et des pratiques...

Enquete sur les services secrets.(Review)
July 1, 1999... Enquete sur les services secrets par Normand Lester. Montreal: Les Editions de l'homme. 1998. Les chercheurs francais qui ont commence a s'interesser a la sociologie des institutions et des pratiques policieres dans les annees 70 se...

Le metier de policier et le management.(Review)
July 1, 1999... Le metier de policier et le management par Jean-Noel Tremblay. Sainte Foy, Quebec: Les Presses de l'Universite Laval. 1997. Les chercheurs francais qui ont commence a s'interesser a la sociologie des institutions et des pratiques policieres...

Le controle de la circulation routiere dans les pays de la CEE.(Review)
July 1, 1999... Le controle de la circulation routiere dans les pays de la CEE. Sous la direction de Georges Kellens et Claudine Perez-Diaz. Paris: Editions L'Harmattan. 1997. Cet ouvrage, publie dans la collection Deviance/GERN, qui "est destine a...

Privatizing Correctional Services.(Review)
July 1, 1999... Privatizing Correctional Services edited by Stephen T. Easton. Vancouver: The Fraser Institute. 1998. Private involvement in corrections is not a new phenomenon. Historically, many jails and prisons in the United States and in England were...

Crime Mapping and Crime Prevention.(Review)
July 1, 1999... Crime Mapping and Crime Prevention par David Weisburd et Tom McEwen. Monsey, N.Y.: Criminal Justice Press, Crime Prevention Studies. 1998. Quetelet, au debut du 19ieme siecle, avait remarque que la repartition spatiale de la criminalite en...

L'enfant-temoin - Une analyse scientifique des temoignages d'enfants.(Review)
July 1, 1999... L'enfant-temoin - Une analyse scientifique des temoignages d'enfants par Stephen J. Ceci et Maggie Bruck. Bruxelles: De Boeck. 1998. Ce livre, d'abord paru en anglais en 1995 aux presses de l'American Psychological Association, ecrit par...

Mean Streets: Youth Crime and Homelessness.(Review)
July 1, 1999... Mean Streets: Youth Crime and Homelessness by John Hagan and Bill McCarthy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1998. Throughout the developing (and developed) world, street youth constitute a growing segment of urban poor whose...

Criminologie. Idees et theories. De l'antiquit a la premiere moitie du 20eme siecle.(Review)
July 1, 1999... Criminologie. Idees et theories. De l'antiquit, a la premiere moitie du 20eme siecle par Jean-Claude Bernheim. Montreal: Editions du Meridien. Collection Cursus universitaire. 1998. Le developpement fulgurant des medias notamment avec la...

A Dance With Death: Canadian Women on the Gallows, 1754-1954.(Review)
July 1, 1999... A Dance With Death: Canadian Women on the Gallows, 1754-1954 by Frank W. Anderson. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Fifth House Publishers. 1996. Murder, mayhem, intrigue, sex, drama in the courtroom, mercy and cruelty; these are the ingredients...

Discrimination and Denial: Systemic Racism in Ontario's Legal and Criminal Justice System, 1892-1961.(Review)
July 1, 1999... Discrimination and Denial: Systemic Racism in Ontario's Legal and Criminal Justice System, 1892-1961 by Clayton James Mosher. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. 1998. As part of the notable contribution of the Centre of Criminology of...

Canadian Books.
July 1, 1999... Many Canadian criminological books are now published. However, space and time limits do not permit our Journal to publish a book review on each book. We have thus decided to present briefly "Canadian Books" in order to attract special attention...