Entryways to Criminal Justice

Accusation and Criminalization in Canada

Edited by George Pavlich, Matthew P. Unger
Contributions by Dale A. Ballucci, Martin A. French, Aaron Henry, Bryan R. Hogeveen, Dawn Moore, Marcus A. Sibley, Rashmee Singh, Amy Swiffen, Elise Wohlbold, and Andrew Woolford
Categories: Law & Legal Studies, Social Sciences, Criminology, Sociology
Publisher: University of Alberta Press
Paperback : 9781772123364, 240 pages, February 2019
Ebook (EPUB) : 9781772124361, 240 pages, March 2019
Ebook (MobiPocket) : 9781772124378, 240 pages, March 2019
Ebook (PDF) : 9781772124385, 240 pages, March 2019
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Acknowledgements
Introduction // George Pavlich & Matthew P. Unger

1 Accusatory Entryways to Criminal Justice // George Pavlich
2 Right to Speech / Accusation, Rhetoric, and Criminal Entryways in BC Colonial Law // Matthew P. Unger
3 “Let Them Learn the Lesson of the Season” / Suspicion, Habit, and Punishment During the Red River Famine (1825–1826) // Aaron Henry
4 Entryways to Criminalization / Cases of HIV Prosecution in Canada // Amy Swiffen & Martin A. French
5 From Science to Slugging / Foucault, Law, and Truth in Prize Fighting // Bryan R. Hogeveen
6 Imprisoned at Large / The Perpetual State of Accusation // Dale A. Ballucci
7 Decriminalizing Settler Colonialism in Canada / Entryways to Genocide Accusation and Erasure // Andrew Woolford
8 “How She Appears” / Demeanour, Cruel Optimism, and the Relationship Between Police and
Victims of Domestic Violence // Marcus A. Sibley, Elise Wohlbold, Dawn Moore & Rashmee Singh

Contributors
Index

Description

How do societies decide whom to criminalize? What does it mean to accuse someone of being an offender? Entryways to Criminal Justice analyzes the thresholds that distinguish law-abiding individuals from those who may be criminalized. Contributors to the volume adopt social, historical, cultural, and political perspectives to explore the accusatory process that place persons in contact with the law. Emphasizing the gateways to criminal justice, truth-telling, and overcriminalization, the authors provide important insights into often overlooked practices that admit persons to criminal justice. It is essential reading for scholars, students, and policy makers in the fields of socio-legal studies, sociology, criminology, law and society, and post/colonial studies.

Contributors: Dale A. Ballucci, Martin A. French, Aaron Henry, Bryan R. Hogeveen, Dawn Moore, George Pavlich, Marcus A. Sibley, Rashmee Singh, Amy Swiffen, Matthew P. Unger, Elise Wohlbold, Andrew Woolford