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Societal perceptions of wrongful convictions
(7/1/2012)
In recent years wrongful convictions have received a considerable amount of research attention. This flourishing interest has resulted in a growing body of literature that aims to investigate this criminal justice phenomenon. ...
The "unique" experiences of domestic violence of immigrant Sikh women through films.
(5/1/2013)
The larger context in which minority groups such as the Sikh community make sense of domestic violence, and assign meaning to abuse, has seldom been explored in intimate partner violence research. Current literature, ...
The policing of terrorism: a comparative analysis of Turkish and Canadian counter-terrorism responses
(7/1/2015)
Police agencies assume a significant role in the creation and enforcement of government counter-terrorism strategies. Modern police organizations are tasked with preventing and responding to terrorism, in addition to their ...
Race, place and crime through the lens of Toronto’s print media
(7/1/2015)
Geographical areas with high concentrations of impoverished racialized groups
tend to experience disproportionate rates of violence in Canada. As news media heavily
focuses on crime reports, violence often comes to ...
Conceptualizing Silk Road as countercultural rebellion
(8/1/2015)
Silk Road (SR) is an anonymous online illicit marketplace (OIM) that is often cited as an example of criminal innovation. I add that SR is more than just a marketplace and should be considered as a demonstration of rebellion. ...
Operationalizing the spatial influence of the risk factors behind the open-air drug markets in Durham region
(8/1/2015)
The social cost of illegal drugs has reached a very high point both in Canada and around the world. The efforts to control the global flow of illegal drugs have not achieved to compensate these costs. This thesis examines ...
Individual factors predicting mental health court diversion outcome
(6/1/2011)
Little research has examined which individual factors may predict mental health
court diversion outcome. Using data provided by a non-profit mental health services
agency operating in the Durham Region in Ontario, this ...
Restorative justice programs in Ontario: views of offenders
(6/1/2011)
Restorative justice has grown within the criminal justice system over the last 30 years. The current academic literature suggests that restorative justice programs provide many positive benefits for the offenders who ...
Perceptions of false confessions: Reducing prejudice toward exonerees through the use of educational materials
(8/1/2013)
Educational campaigns are commonly used for prejudice reduction (Levy Paluck & Green, 2009). We were interested if educational campaigns, such as those used by innocence organizations, were successful in reducing prejudice ...
A criminology of catastrophe: a critical analysis of imperialistic state crime and the Haiti earthquake
(7/1/2011)
Despite the devastation caused by environmental catastrophes, these phenomena have yet
to garner significant attention as a subject of criminological inquiry. This thesis is framed
by the following question: How can we ...