Law and Society provides a balanced and comprehensive analysis of the interplay between
law and society using both Canadian and international examples. This clear and readable …

Police, Stop! Halte! Igazoltata´ s! Thamba! Tomare! Pare! Alto! Halt! Arreˆtez-vous imme´
diatement! The command issued verbally or in the form of a road sign, a roadblock, or a …

Connections among race, crime, and criminal justice are often portrayed in Canadian media
images and are captured in the popular imagination. Yet, in comparison to the United States …

Background Depression is a common mental health problem causing significant disability
globally, including in Canada. Prevalence estimates for depression within Black …

This paper examines the impact of Canada's war on drugs on segments of the Black
community, specifically with respect to the impact of structural violence, over-policing, and …

Canadians routinely criticize social welfare policies, police brutality, race-related tensions
and racism in the Unites States and simultaneously compare those issues with those in …

Procedural justice is known to enhance perceptions of police legitimacy. Studies show that
procedural justice may be less effective for some individuals and groups, while others show …

This article examines the experience of social interaction in T oronto's D on M ount C ourt
community, the first socially mixed public‐housing redevelopment site in C anada. Similar to …

Scholarship is divided over whether youth from marginalized populations are stopped and
searched by police primarily due to their illegal behaviours (functionalism), marginalized …

Purpose Black Canadians have a historically tenuous relationship with the police. Negative
perceptions of the police held by Black people have traditionally resulted from high levels of …