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A criminology of catastrophe: a critical analysis of imperialistic state crime and the Haiti earthquake
(2011-07-01)
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 ...
The news coverage of honour killings in Canadian newspapers
(2012-05-01)
The issue of honour killings has become a prominent topic of discussion in the Western discourse of violence against immigrant women. In Canada, particularly, the recent high-profile cases of honour killings have drawn ...
Police officers' perceptions of gender-motivated violence in Canada
(2011-09-01)
Police officers‟ perceptions of gender-motivated violence against women have been
overlooked in hate crime research. In an attempt to fill a gap in the hate crime, violence against
women, and policing hate crime literature, ...
Reconsidering the 'new' penology: Risk management, dangerous and judicial decision-making.
(2013-07-01)
As a result of the prevailing sense that ‘nothing works’ and the proliferation of risk oriented concerns in the criminal justice system, the current penal era has been characterized as a “new penology.” According to Malcolm ...
The female family annihilator, restructuring traditional typologies: an exploratory study
(2012-06-01)
Although both female and male mass murderers have been studied, less attention has been paid to women who commit mass murder. Current literature suggests mass murders committed by women, regardless of offender choice, are ...
Provocation, intent and harm: factors affecting public support for restorative justice processes
(2012-08-01)
This study tested whether observers’ support for restorative justice is contingent on the perception that an offender deserves respectful treatment. In a 2 (Intent: High, Low) x 2 (Harm: High, Low) x 2 (Provocation: High, ...
Pre- and post-offence behaviours of healthcare serial killers as a confidence game
(2012-10-01)
Extant literature, while plentiful on the topic of serial homicide in general, does not
adequately examine the phenomena of healthcare professionals who serially murder their
patients. Using a sample of 58 healthcare ...
A content analysis of women's safety websites: rape myths and the internet
(2012-09-01)
Women’s sexual victimization is perceived as a one sided problem that emphasizes women’s choices and neglect men’s accountability. Rape myths support an explanation of rape that allows women to remain fearful of sexual ...
Benefits of apology for offenders: the effects of victim presence and coercion on apologies
(2012-05-01)
Offenders in some restorative justice programs are required to offer an apology as a condition of successful completion of the restorative justice procedure, or else return to court. Apologies can be required even when ...
The "unique" experiences of domestic violence of immigrant Sikh women through films.
(2013-05-01)
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, ...