About ‘More Resources’
Here you can find external resources related to, or expanding on, the material presented in this chapter. Currently included are links to websites, links to online video clips, and suggested readings that you can find in your school or local library. If you would like access to the password-protected video library that accompanies the text, your professor can give you the username, password, and URL needed (and if your professor is not sure how to access the video library, he or she can contact an Oxford University Press sales representative for details).
Website links
Juristat (Government of Canada crime statistics)
Multimedia links
The story of Almighty Voice; Saskatchewan’s most wanted fugitive, and a hero to the Cree people:
http://www.cbc.ca/player/Digital+Archives/Society/Crime+and+Justice/ID/1780904306/
CBC DocZone episode on the increase of spending on incarceration despite the decrease in crime in Canada:
http://www.cbc.ca/doczone/episodes/new-season-state-of-incarceration
Readings: Deviance, Crime, and Punishment
Bell, S.J. (2011). Young Offenders and Youth Justice: A Century after the Fact. Scarborough, ON: Nelson Education.
This book approaches youth and youth crimes by examining how society views such individuals and acts. Contrasted are the new Youth Criminal Justice Act, the Young Offenders Act, and the Juvenile Delinquency Act. Societal views of youth criminal behaviours are explored through looking at public discourse, media representations, public policy, institutional responses, and scholarly theorizing.
Dickson-Gilmore, J., & LaPrairie, C. (2005). “Will the Circle be Unbroken?”: Aboriginal Communities, Restorative Justice, and the Challenges of Conflict and Change. Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press.
This book draws upon the authors’ experiences in working with Aboriginal communities on restorative justice issues. Written from a critical and comparative perspective, the authors compare restorative justice (RJ) in Canada with efforts in New Zealand, Australia, and the United States. A discussion of the various pitfalls of the RJ process is present, along with a summary of the many benefits. Conferencing, sentencing circles, and healing circles are all explored, focusing on the importance of “community” in Aboriginal justice and healing.
Fleming, T., Ramcharan, S., Dowler, K., & de Lint, W. (2007). The Canadian Criminal Justice System (2nd ed.). Toronto, ON: Pearson Education Canada.
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the Canadian criminal justice system, exploring issues of crime causation, law, and social control. The entire criminal justice system is discussed chapter by chapter, with issues around victimization, policing, court, prison, and alternatives to prison all covered. Additionally, material on the Youth Criminal Justice Act and on media and criminal justice gives the publication a lot of currency.
Goff, C. (2013). Criminal Justice in Canada (6th ed.). Scarborough, ON: Nelson Education.
Besides a comprehensive overview of the Canadian criminal justice system, this book also explores the question of “justice” and examines provocative issues around gun control, anti-terrorism legislation, mandatory sentencing, and mental health issues in criminal cases. Goff also presents a variety of newer alternative ideas for crime prevention and control such as community courts and gender responsive programs.
Scott, H. 2010. Victimology: Canadians in Context. Toronto, ON: Oxford University Press.
This book provides a thorough examination of the issues surrounding victims of crime and victimology, using Canadian data, legislation and practices. Scott explores sensitive topics as well, such as issues concerning vulnerable populations and Aboriginal peoples. Using people’s personal stories, the author presents an overview of the remedies and services that are available to victims of crime in Canada and suggests newer initiatives that may help victim services to be ever more responsive to people’s needs.
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