David M. Tanovich

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The Colour of Justice

Policing Race in Canada

The colour of justice in Canada is largely driven by stereotypical assumptions about crime and those who commit it. Over the last few years, the use of race, ethnicity, and religion as indicators … 275 View
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Introduction

From: The Colour of Justice

The introduction lays out the prevalence of the problem of racial profiling among police encounters in Canada and frames the purpose, driving questions and methodologies of the book. 5 $0.50 Add
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Chapter 1

What is it?

From: The Colour of Justice

Chapter one defines and outlines the scope of racial profiling in Canada by police with a case study whereby an unwarranted police encounter was challenged, resulting in a police strike in … 22 $2.20 Add
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Chapter 2

Exposed

From: The Colour of Justice

This chapter explores the role of the media in heightening racial profiling in Canada. The chapter provides case studies including those of Dee Brown, a player for the Toronto Raptors, who … 21 $2.10 Add
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Chapter 3

Adjusting Our Lens

From: The Colour of Justice

Chapter three, Adjusting Our Lens, begins with a look at the pivotal case Drybones, which highlighted the unique needs of Aboriginal peoples in trials. The chapter then looks at the historical … 17 $1.70 Add
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Chapter 4

Social Science and Beyond

From: The Colour of Justice

In chapter four, Social Science and Beyond, the evidence for racial profiling is examined, starting with the Ontario Systemic Racism Commission, established in 1992 and continuing with the … 14 $1.40 Add
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Chapter 5

The War on Drugs

From: The Colour of Justice

Chapter five is devoted to the "war on drugs" and its impact on racial profiling in policing, especially on Blacks in Ontario and on Southeast Asians in Vancouver. The chapter looks at … 9 $0.90 Add
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Chapter 6

The War on Gangs

From: The Colour of Justice

The War on Gangs, chapter six, delves into how the fear of street gangs has impacted racial profiling. The chapter looks at the ideas around gangs in policing, the Criminal Intelligence Service … 8 $0.80 Add
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Chapter 7

The War on Terrorism

From: The Colour of Justice

Chapter seven considers the impact of the War on Terror, on racial profiling in Canada, first by looking at the impact on a young Somali-Canadian whose business facilitated money- transfers to … 13 $1.30 Add
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Chapter 8

Litigating Cases

From: The Colour of Justice

Chapter eight, Litigating Cases, examines how courts and governments can respond helpfully to the problem of racial profiling. The chapter looks in depth at the case R. v. S. (R.D.) in the … 30 $3.00 Add
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Chapter 9

Rethinking the Use of Race in Suspect Descriptions

From: The Colour of Justice

In Rethinking the Use of Race in Suspect Descriptions, chapter nine, the author considers narratives of abuse in the film The Hurricane, and in three cases of police shootings of innocent … 19 $1.90 Add
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Chapter 10

Legislative Reform

From: The Colour of Justice

The final chapter deals with legislative reform. The author also recommends creating a racial-profiling tort, and adding racial profiling to the criminal code. The book concludes with … 13 $1.30 Add