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Social Science Criminology

Force + Fear

Robbery in Canada

by (author) Frederick J. Desroches

Publisher
Canadian Scholars' Press Inc.
Initial publish date
Aug 2002
Category
Criminology
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781551302188
    Publish Date
    Aug 2002
    List Price
    $59.95

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Description

Eighty convicted bank robbers, the Canadian penitentiary service, and police departments across the country have all actively contributed to Desroches' quest to uncover why an individual embarks on a crime for which the proceeds are minimal, the arrest rate high and the jail sentence long.
The first book of its kind, Force and Fear: Robbery in Canada examines robbery not just as a crime, but as a criminal event. The author looks at offender motivation and social background, responses to robberies by the criminal justice system, and interaction between robber and victim.

About the author

Dr. Frederick J. Desroches has worked in a mental hospital, a prison, and at the Departments of Indian Affairs and the Solicitor General in Ottawa. He currently teaches in the Sociology and Legal Studies Department at St. Jerome's University, University of Waterloo.

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Editorial Reviews

"Robbery in Canada is theoretically-based, entertaining, and informative. This is exactly the sort of book I had wanted to supplement my criminology course."— “Chris McCormick, Saint Mary's University