Assessing the Boundaries of Public Criminology: On What Does (Not) Count

The article offers information on public criminology, the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada, and the issues within U.S. exclusionary structures. Topics include the dangers of solitary confinement within Canada's federal correctional system, material and symbolic violence...

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Main Author: Piché, Justin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2015
In: Social justice
Year: 2015, Volume: 42, Issue: 2, Pages: 70-90
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Keywords:
Corrections (Criminal justice administration)
Murder victims
Missing persons
Indigenous women > Crimes against
Criminology
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Summary:The article offers information on public criminology, the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada, and the issues within U.S. exclusionary structures. Topics include the dangers of solitary confinement within Canada's federal correctional system, material and symbolic violence, and the objectives, publics, and practices involved in doing public criminology. Other topics include the limitations of public criminology like reformist agendas and interpersonal and state violence.
ISSN:2327-641X