LEADER 04433oam 2200793 450 001 9910783671503321 005 20230912125759.0 010 $a0-7748-5103-1 024 7 $a10.59962/9780774851039 035 $a(CKB)1000000000246788 035 $a(OCoLC)70717887 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10108795 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000285484 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11242286 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000285484 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10278055 035 $a(PQKB)11541905 035 $a(OCoLC)ocm54906329 035 $a(CaPaEBR)404433 035 $a(CaBNvSL)gtp00521123 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3412069 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10113909 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/9wnq9h 035 $a(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/3/404433 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3412069 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3242635 035 $a(DE-B1597)662142 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780774851039 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000246788 100 $a20040907d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aWhat is a crime? $edefining criminal conduct in contemporary society /$fedited by the Law Commission of Canada 210 1$aVancouver :$cUBC Press,$d2004. 215 $a1 online resource (223 pages) 225 1 $aLegal dimensions series 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a0-7748-1086-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront Matter -- $tContents -- $tIntroduction -- $tWhat Is a Crime? A Secular Answer -- $tUndocumented Migrants and Bill C-11: The Criminalization of Race -- $tCrime, Copyright, and the Digital Age -- $tCriminalization in Private: The Case of Insurance Fraud -- $tFrom Practical Joker to Offender: Reflections on the Concept of "Crime" -- $tPoisoned Water, Environmental Regulation, and Crime: Constituting the Nonculpable Subject in Walkerton, Ontario -- $tContributors -- $tIndex 330 $aWe all have notions of what it means to commit a crime. Most of us are very much aware of the behaviours which, by law, constitute crime. Rarely, however, do we stop to consider why certain activities and behaviours are deemed criminal and others are not. What Is A Crime? examines how we define criminal conduct in contemporary society, and how we respond to it once it has been identified. Drawing from diverse scholarly traditions, including law, sociology, criminology and socio-legal studies, this rich collection of essays looks at the processes of defining crime and considers the varied and complex implications of our decisions to criminalize certain unwanted behaviour. From the perspective of various case studies, the contributors reflect on the social processes that inform definitions of crime, criminal law, and its enforcement, while illuminating the subjective nature of crime and questioning the role of law in dealing with complex social issues. What Is A Crime? will be of interest to a broad spectrum of readers with an interest in the governance of crime and its control in contemporary society. Students and scholars of law, sociology, political science, philosophy, and criminology will find this book invaluable in furthering their understanding of the processes of defining and responding to crime and criminal behaviour. It will also hold sway with policymakers, criminal justice practitioners, and anyone with a stake in our current approaches to crime. 410 0$aLegal dimensions series. 606 $aCriminology$zCanada 606 $aCriminal law$zCanada 606 $aCrime$xSociological aspects 606 $aSociological jurisprudence 606 $aCriminologie$zCanada 606 $aDroit pe?nal$zCanada 606 $aSociologie juridique 615 0$aCriminology 615 0$aCriminal law 615 0$aCrime$xSociological aspects. 615 0$aSociological jurisprudence. 615 6$aCriminologie 615 6$aDroit pe?nal 615 6$aSociologie juridique. 676 $a364.971 700 $aLaw Commission of Canada$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut.$01506356 712 02$aLaw Commission of Canada. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910783671503321 996 $aWhat is a crime$93860663 997 $aUNINA