Canada's criminal justice landscape has been shaped by contrary trends in recent years. As the crime rate declines, policy-makers continue to push for tough-on-crime legislation, and university criminology programs continue to expand. Given these trends, what does the future hold for criminology and criminal justice?

This book presents the work of a new generation of critical criminologists who explore the geographical, institutional, and political context of the discipline in Canada. Breaking away from mainstream criminology and popular law-and-order discourses, the authors present a spectrum of theoretical approaches to criminal justice - from governmentality to feminist criminology, from critical realism to anarchism - and they propose novel approaches to topics such as genocide, white-collar crime, and the effect of prison sentences on families. By posing crucial questions and attempting to define what criminology should be, this book will shape debates about crime, policing, and punishment for years to come.

These essays on the future of criminology and criminal justice in Canada will shape debates about crime, policing, and punishment for years to come.

About the Author

Aaron Doyle is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Carleton University. Dawn Moore is an associate professor in the Department of Law at Carleton University.

Contributors: Gillian Balfour, Benoit Dupont, Jon Frauley, Lisa Freeman, Stacey Hannem, Bryan Hogeveen, Laura Huey, George Rigakos, Kevin Walby, James W. Williams, Andrew Woolford, Diana Young

Book Information
ISBN 9780774818353
Author Aaron Doyle
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint University of British Columbia Press
Publisher University of British Columbia Press
Weight(grams) 540g