Criminal justice in Canada : a reader

Grossman, Michelle G. (Added Author). Roberts, Julian V. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9780176424091 (pbk.) :
ISBN: 0176424091 (pbk.) :
Physical Description: print
xiv, 321 p. : ill ; 23 cm.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Toronto : Thomson Nelson, c2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references.

Formatted Contents Note:

1. Criminal Justice in Canada: An Overview / Julian V. Roberts -- 2. Criminal Justice Trends in Canada / Karen Mihorean and Rebecca Kong -- 3. The Role of the Prosecutor / Brian Manarin -- 4. The Role of a Defence Counsel / Paul Burstein -- 5. A Day in the Life of a Judge /Judge David P. Cole -- 6. The Probation Officer's Report / Karen Middlecoat -- 7. The Professional Life of a Federal Parole Officer / Sheldon Schwartz -- 8. A Life Prisoner's Story / Gayle -- 9. Community Policing in Canada: The Broad Blue Line / Barry N. Leighton -- 10. Plea Bargaining / Simon Verdun-Jones -- 11. Preventing Gun Crime / Thomas Gabor -- 12. Serving Time at Home / Julian V. Roberts -- 13. Treatment of Prisoners in Canada / Shereen Benzvy-Miller -- 14. Inhuman Rights / Julius Melnitzer -- 15. Racial Discrimination in the Ontario Criminal Justice System / Scott Wortley and Andrea McCalla -- 16. Aboriginal Overrepresentation: No Single Problem, No Simple Solution / Carol LaPrairie -- 17. When Justice Fails: Understanding Miscarriages of Justice / Myriam Denov and Kathryn Campbell -- 18. 'Why say sorry when I didn't do it?': The Dilemma of the wrongfully convicted / Richard Weisman -- 19. The Use of Court and Custody under the Youth Criminal Justice Act / Jane Sprott and Anthony Doob -- 20. The Consequences of Incarceration for Young Offenders / Carla Cesaroni -- 21. Responding to Intimate Partner Violence / Gillian Blackell and Holly Johnson -- 22. Victims of Crime and the Justice System / Michelle Grossman and Catherine Kane -- 23. Sex Offender Registries: Sign Here Please, and Don't Forget to Stay in Touch / Mary E. Campbell -- 24. Restorative Justice in Canada / Liz Elliott .