Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice back issues from July 2006:
The Freedom of Information Act as a methodological tool: suing the government for data.
Jul 01, 2006; ... As many commentators have noted, the phrase freedom of information represents a certain kind of public myth. So-called liberal, democratic governments keep a lot of information secret, or prevent its disclosure through obfuscation and delay, but use the ideology of access to government ...
From community to intelligence: executive realignment of RCMP mission.(Royal Canadian Mounted Police)
Jul 01, 2006; ... Introduction In December 2000, the RCMP's commissioner announced the operational adoption of intelligence-led policing. This step represented a shift in executive discourse away from the earlier decade's emphasis on community policing adoption. Despite their efforts to gain ...
Violence and threats against lawyers practising in Vancouver, Canada.
Jul 01, 2006; ... Introduction Are lawyers becoming casualties of their profession? Violence, threats, and abuse against practising lawyers have been investigated with little, if any, frequency in Canada. Although some research does exist on this subject, no significant statistics have been ...
Tracking high-risk, violent offenders: an examination of the National Flagging System .(Canada)
Jul 01, 2006; ... Violent and sexual offences elicit a great deal of public fear. As a consequence, governments in Canada and elsewhere have enacted policies and program reforms directed towards individuals convicted of such crimes. Approaches to minimizing the danger posed by high-risk, violent offenders ...
The use of custody for failing to comply with a disposition cases under the Young Offenders Act.(Canada)
Jul 01, 2006; ... When the Young Offenders Act (YOA) came into force in 1984, a young person who breached a condition of a probation order could be brought back into court and re-sentenced for the original offence. However, three years later the YOA was amended and a new offence--failure to comply with a ...