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Entryways to criminal justice : accusation and criminalization in Canada /
"To understand why prisons are frequently overcrowded and expanding, we need to recognize the processes that populate them. How do societies decide whom to criminalize? What does it mean to accuse someone of being an offender? Entryways to Criminal Justice analyzes the thresholds that distingui...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Auteurs principaux: | , |
| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada :
University of Alberta Press,
2019.
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| Édition: | First electronic edition, 2019. |
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
| Résumé: | "To understand why prisons are frequently overcrowded and expanding, we need to recognize the processes that populate them. How do societies decide whom to criminalize? What does it mean to accuse someone of being an offender? Entryways to Criminal Justice analyzes the thresholds that distinguish law-abiding from criminalizable individuals. Contributors to the volume adopt social, historical, cultural, and political perspectives to explore the accusatory process that place persons in contact with the law. Emphasizing the gateways to criminal justice, truth-telling, and overcriminalization, this interdisciplinary collection provides important insights into often overlooked practices that admit persons to criminal justice. It is essential reading for scholars, students, and policy makers in the fields of socio-legal studies, sociology, criminology, law and society, and postcolonial studies."-- |
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| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781772124361 1772124362 9781772124378 1772124370 9781772124385 1772124389 |
| Accès: | Access restricted to LAC onsite clients. |