| Description |
xxv, 194 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Legal dimensions series |
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Legal dimensions series.
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| Contents |
1. What is a crime? -- 2. Undocumented migrants and Bill C-11. -- 3. Crime, copyright and the digital age. -- 4. Criminalization in private. -- 5. From practical joker to offender. -- 6. Poisoned water, environmental regulation and crime |
| Summary |
"Drawing from diverse scholarly traditions - including law, sociology, cosmology and socio-legal studies - this collection of essays looks at the processes of defining crime and considers the varied and complex implications of our decisions to criminalize certain unwanted behaviour, from the perspective of various case studies the contributors reflect on the social processes that inform definitions of crime, criminal law, and its enforcement, while illuminating the subjective nature of crime and questioning the role of law in dealing with complex social issues." "What Is a Crime? will be of interest to a broad spectrum of readers with an interest in the governance of crime and its control in contemporary society. Students and scholars of law sociology, political science, philosophy and criminology will find this book invaluable in furthering the understanding of the processes of defining and responding to crime and criminal behaviour. It will also appeal to policymakers, criminal justice practitioners, and anyone with a stake in our current approaches to crime."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Criminology.
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Criminal law.
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Crime -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Canada.
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Crime -- Canada.
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Sociological jurisprudence.
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Criminology -- Canada.
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Sociological jurisprudence -- Canada.
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Crime prevention -- Canada.
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Polarization (Social sciences)
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Crime -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Social values -- Canada.
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Social problems -- Canada.
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Crime -- Sociological aspects.
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Criminal law -- Canada.
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| Author |
Law Commission of Canada.
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| LC no. |
2004445148 |
| ISBN |
0774810866 hardback |
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0774810874 paperback |
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