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Social Dimensions of Canadian Youth Justice

by (author) Bernard Schissel

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Initial publish date
Nov 1993
Category
General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780195408379
    Publish Date
    Nov 1993
    List Price
    $189.99

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Description

A critical sociology-of-law investigation suggests that youth justice in Canada is not simply the result of guilt or innocence but, to a substantial degree, is dependent upon a young offender's social characteristics. This text examines the history of criminology theory and its relation to youth crime, and the history of Canadian youth justice from the Industrial Revolution to the Young Offenders Act.

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Contributor Notes

Bernard Schissel is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Saskatchewan.