Canadian Journal of Criminology articles from October 2000

Canadian Journal of Criminology archives from October 2000

Recommendations for conditional release suitability: cognitive biases and consistency in case management officers' decision-making.(Canada)
October 1, 2000... Introduction National Parole Board (NPB) statistics indicate that in the one-year period spanning April 1996 to March 1997, the NPB made 9,846 decisions to grant or deny day and full parole (Correctional Service of Canada [CSC] 1997) --...

Effective correctional treatment and violent reoffending: a meta-analysis.(Canada)
October 1, 2000... Designing and implementing effective correctional programs for offender populations is of importance to criminal justice practitioners. In this regard, the amount of attention given to the "what works" rather than "nothing works" perspective...

Full parole and the aboriginal experience: accounting for the racial discrepancies in release rates.(Canada)
October 1, 2000... Introduction The over-representation of aboriginal peoples in Canadian correctional institutions has been well documented in the last decade. Statistics show that aboriginal people account for approximately 17% of all federal offenders...

Adolescent violent victimization and offending: assessing the extent of the link(1).(Canada)
October 1, 2000... Introduction A key issue in understanding both criminal offending and victimization concerns victim-offender relationships. Research on crime, particularly violent offenses, requires examining the interpersonal relationships which exist...

Feminismes & criminologie.(Canada)(Review)
October 1, 2000... Feminismes & criminologie, par Colette Parent. Preface de Francoise Digneffe. Paris - Bruxelles: Montreal - Ottawa, Les Presses de l'Universite de Montreal, Les Presses de l'Universite d'Ottawa et De Boeck Universite. 1998. Le livre...

Due Process and Victims' Rights: The New Law and Politics of Criminal Justice.(Review)
October 1, 2000... Due Process and Victims' Rights: The New Law and Politics of Criminal Justice by Kent Roach. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. 1999. In his book, Due Process and Victims' Rights, Kent Roach examines the recent developments in the...

Understanding Family Violence: Treating and Preventing Partner, Child, Sibling, and Elder Abuse.(Review)
October 1, 2000... Understanding Family Violence: Treating and Preventing Partner, Child, Sibling, and Elder Abuse par Vernon R. Wiehe. Thousand Oaks, London, New Delhi: SAGE Publications. 1998. Cet ouvrage, qui se presente sous la forme d'un outil...

Women on Guard: Discrimination and Harassment in Corrections.(Review)
October 1, 2000... Women on Guard: Discrimination and Harassment in Corrections par Maeve McMahon. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. 1999. Maeve McMahon, grace a son acces aux dossiers ontariens relies au cas de deux employees correctionnelles ayant subi...

La recherche qualitative: Enjeux epistemologiques et methodologiques.(Review)
October 1, 2000... La recherche qualitative: Enjeux epistemologiques et methodologiques par J. Poupart, J.P. Deslauriers, L.H. Groulx, R. Mayer, et A. Pires. Boucherville: Gaetan Morin. 1999. Le livre La recherche qualitative: Enjeux epistemologiques et...

BOOKS RECEIVED.
October 1, 2000... L'Amerique, la violence, le crime -- Les realites et les mythes. Alain Bauer et Emile Perez. Paris, France: Presses universitaires de France. 2000. The British Police -- Police Forces and Chief Officers 1829-2000. Martin Stallion and David...