Violence in Canada
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Aboriginal Homicide
Anthony Kellett
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Canadian Homicide
Canadian Prisons
Canadian Urban Victimization Survey
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criminological theory
David A. Long
Desmond Ellis
Elder Abuse
elder abuse studies
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gendered violence research
Homicide Rates
indigenous justice issues
Jeffrey Ian Ross
Judy Torrance
Kenneth D. Tunnell
Kingston Penitentiary
Louis A. Knafla
Maximum Security Facilities
Michael Welch
Natasha J. Cabrera
North West Territories
Northwest Territories
Oka Crisis
Police Violence
Post-separation Violence
Public Police Violence
Review Boards
Rosemary Gartner
social conflict analysis
sociological perspectives on Canadian violence
Solicitor General Canada
State Corporate Crime
state response to aggression
Uniform Crime Reporting System
Unsolved Homicides
Victim Offender Relationships
Vincent F. Sacco
Violent Authoritarianism
Violent Criminal Events
Walter S. Dekeseredy
Winnipeg General Strike
Young Men
Young Offenders Act
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- ISBN 9781138540323
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 01 Nov 2017
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Many people consider Canada, particularly in comparison to its southern cousin, as a "peaceable kingdom." However, as the historical record demonstrates, Canadians have never been a thoroughly non-violent people. Violence in Canada highlights from an interdisciplinary perspective the major areas and contexts where violence takes place.Consisting of thirteen contributions, the book forms an indispensable guide to the subject. All of the authors are experts in their field, many with international reputations, and are drawn from the fields of sociology, political science, history, and criminology. The foreword by Ted Robert Gurr, author of Violence in America, is followed by an historical analysis of violence on the Canadian western frontier. Other scholars describe contemporary violence: by and against indigenous peoples, women, children, and the elderly; in labor-related disputes; homicide; police and prison violence; terrorism; and discuss government responses and policy implications. Each chapter specifically addresses the sociological and political dimensions of violence. The authors make ample use of statistics and empirical research. Jeffrey Ian Ross's introduction outlines the sociopolitical dynamics of violence, and his summary chapter offers directions for future research. When the book was first published in 1995 it was widely praised by scholarly journals and has since become a standard text in the study of violence and modern Canadian cultural studies.The book is all the more valuable as its new introduction places its findings in the context of research that has been produced since the original publication. Violence in Canada will be of interest to sociologists, criminologists, and political scientists.Jeffrey Ian Ross is an associate professor in the Division of Criminology, Criminal Justice and Social Policy and fellow with the Center for Comparative and International Law, University of Baltimore. His work has appeared in many academic journals and chapters in academic texts, as well as articles in popular magazines in Canada and the United States. He is the author, co-author, editor, or co-editor of eight books.Ted Robert Gurr is Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland. Among his books are Why Men Rebel and Violence in America.
