State control : criminal justice politics in Canada /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Ratner, Robert, 1938-, McMullan, John L., 1948-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Press, 1987.
Subjects:	Criminal justice, Administration of > Canada. Canada > Politics and government. Social control. Justice, Administration of > Political aspects > Canada. Criminal justice, Administration of > Social aspects > Canada. Justice and politics > Canada. Social Control, Formal Justice pénale > Administration > Canada. Justice pénale > Administration > Aspect sociale > Canada. Justice et politique > Canada. Justice > Administration > Aspect politique > Canada. Justice pénale > Administration > Aspect social > Canada. Canada > Politique et gouvernement. Contrôle social. Justice, Administration of > Political aspects Criminal justice, Administration of > Social aspects Criminal justice, Administration of Politics and government Social control Canada Strafrechtspflege Politik Aufsatzsammlung Strafgerichtsbarkeit Kanada

Table of Contents:

Rethinking the sociology of crime and justice / R.S. Ratner
The state and criminal justice reform / Richard V. Ericson
Reforming the police and policing reform / Maeve W. McMahon and Richard V. Ericson
Ideological biases in the evaluation of criminal justice reform / Ezzat A. Fattah
The problem of relative autonomy and criminal justice in the Canadian state / R.S. Ratner, John McMullan, and Brian E. Burtch
Social control, state autonomy, and legal reform / Ross Hastings and Ronald P. Saunders
"Relative autonomy" and the criminal justice apparatus / Michael Mandel
Canadian civil society, the Canadian state, and criminal justice institutions / Robert Gaucher
Theorizing the crisis in Canada / Ian Taylor
Theorizing on the Canadian state and social formation / Elizabeth Comack
Epilogue / John L. McMullan.