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Diversity, Crime, And Justice In Canada Barbara Perry, 2011
ISBN10: 0195432339    ISBN13: n/a

The book brings together 17 of the country's scholars to address issues of inequality as they intersect with crime and social justice. The reader will discover how collective identities - not just of race, class, and gender, but of religion, ability, sexuality, age - play a crucial part in determining the nature of an individual's encounter with the criminal justice system. Integrating themes of history and context, power and powerlessness, and social and political action throughout, the text examines the concept of difference, the specific issues that different groups face with respect to the justice system, and the kinds of reform necessary to mitigate inequalities.