Mounties, moose, and moonshine : the patterns and context of outport crime /

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Three different types of 'crime' are examined in this comprehensive study of criminal behaviour and law enforcement in two small Newfoundland fishing villages. The 'crimes' include acts deemed criminal by the rules and regulations of the state but not necessarily by local sentime...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Okihiro, Norman R. (Norman Ryukichi), 1948-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©1997.
Subjects:
Rural crimes > Newfoundland and Labrador.
Rural crimes > Newfoundland and Labrador > Public opinion.
Law enforcement > Newfoundland and Labrador.
Fishing villages > Newfoundland and Labrador.
Public opinion > Newfoundland and Labrador.
Délits ruraux > Terre-Neuve.
Lois > Application > Terre-Neuve.
Villages de pêcheurs > Terre-Neuve.
Délits ruraux > Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador.
Délits ruraux > Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador > Opinion publique.
Lois > Application > Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador.
Villages de pêcheurs > Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador.
Opinion publique > Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Fishing villages.
Law enforcement.
Public opinion.
Rural crimes.
Rural crimes > Public opinion.
Social conditions
Criminaliteit.
Plattelandsbevolking.
Vissers.
Newfoundland and Labrador > Social conditions.
Terre-Neuve > Conditions sociales.
Newfoundland and Labrador.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. A History of Outport Settlement, Economic Development, and Law Enforcement
  • 3. The Setting
  • 4. Crime Rates and Crime Reporting in the Outports
  • 5. Patterns of Outport Big Game Poaching
  • 6. The Modus Operandi of the Poacher: A Case Study
  • 7. Moonshine
  • 8. Interpersonal Crime and Vandalism
  • 9. Crimes of the Powerful
  • 10. Government Policy and Social Order in a Collapsed Economy.

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