Elizabeth Comack

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“Indians Wear Red”

Colonialism, Resistance, and Aboriginal Street Gangs

With the advent of Aboriginal street gangs such as Indian Posse, Manitoba Warriors, and Native Syndicate, Winnipeg garnered a reputation as the “gang capital of Canada.” Yet beyond the … ; ; ; 176 View

Coming Back to Jail

Women, Trauma, and Criminalization

Drawing on the stories of forty-two incarcerated women, Coming Back to Jail broadens the focus to examine the role of trauma in the women’s lives. Resisting the popular move to understand … 272 View

Criminalizing Women

Gender and (In)justice in Neo-Liberal Times, 2nd Edition

Criminalizing Women introduces readers to the key issues addressed by feminists engaged in criminology research over the past four decades. Chapters explore how narratives that construct women as … ; 391 View

The Power to Criminalize

Violence, Inequality and the Law

Law’s power to criminalize–to turn a person into a criminal–is formidable. Traditional legal doctrine argues that law dispenses justice in an impartial and unbiased fashion. … ; 199 View
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Feminism and Theory Race, Class, Gender and the Law

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Understanding Trauma 23 $2.30 Add
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Part 1 Women, Criminology, and Feminism The Feminist Engagement with Criminology

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Poverty, Street Gangs, and Colonialism

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The Feminist Engagement with Criminology

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Theorizing Law

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Theorizing Law

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Dcolonialism, Capitalism, Patriarchy, and Trauma 33 $3.30 Add