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NCJ Number: 107146 Find in a Library
Title: Deviant Designations: Crime, Law and Deviance in Canada
Editor(s): T Fleming; L A Visano
Date Published: 1983
Annotation: Twenty-two papers examine community reactions to crime, issues in creating deviant designations and controlling the careers of those deemed deviant or criminal, the criminal justice system's response to deviants, and emerging theoretical concerns in the fields represented.
Abstract: Six papers on community reactions to crime examine the interplay between political change and crime evidenced in the state's handling of two strikes in British Columbia, the 1981 Toronto gay steambath raids, the social control of minority groups, a social profile of sexual mass murderers, and deviance and labeling theory. Seven papers on issues in deviant designations consider the presentation of the mentally disordered in the British press, a case study of lesbian-feminist protest, the social control of street transients, theft as an occupation, burglary displacement due to target hardening, and community transformation and deviance. Five papers consider how communities respond to the legitimacy of deviancy labels by examining the social control of juveniles, police perceptions of deviancy, social control in Canadian prisons, and the growth of punishment. The concluding section of four papers reviews Black's theory of law, deterrence theory, rank and order in criminological research, and teaching applied criminology in Canada. Chapter notes and references.
Main Term(s): Deviance
Index Term(s): Canada; Criminalization; Criminology; Labeling theory; Social control
Publication Number: ISBN 0-409-82984-6
Sponsoring Agency: Butterworth
Scarborough, Ontario M1P 451, Canada
Sale Source: Butterworth
2265 Midland Avenue
Scarborough, Ontario M1P 451,
Canada
Page Count: 493
Type: Issue Overview
Language: English
Country: Canada
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