Crime & Media
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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 Constructing DangerEmotions and the Mis/Representation of Crime in the News, Second Edition |
Crime reporting is often thought to be simply an objective and factual description of an event. In Constructing Danger Chris McCormick argues that crime is more than simply reported: it is … | Chris McCormick | 240 | 2010 | View |
 NEW! Fundamental Law for Journalists |
Journalists will come across many arcane and sometimes obtuse legal concepts in the course of their work. Law is not an intuitive thing. It has developed over a millennium, and its basic rules … | Mark Bourrie | 232 | 2023 | View |
 NEW! Inside the Montreal MafiaThe Confessions of Andrew Scoppa |
A groundbreaking, exclusive inside look at the North American Mafia and the Rizzuto family. For the first time in Canadian history, a high-ranking Mafioso agreed to break the code of omertà by … | Eric Thibault; Félix Séguin | 240 | 2022 | View |
 NEW! The Great Canadian Art Fraud CaseThe Group of Seven & Tom Thomson Forgeries |
In May 2016, Jon S. Dellandrea came into possession of a box of the last effects of an obscure artist, William Firth MacGregor. The contents of the box chronicled a major, and long forgotten, … | John S. Dellandrea | 192 | 2022 | View |
 NEW! Vancouver ViceCrime and Spectacle in the City's West End |
The late 1970s and early 1980s were a volatile period in the history of Vancouver, where broad social and cultural changes were afoot. This was perhaps most clearly evident in the West End, the … | Aaron Chapman | 256 | 2021 | View |
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From NEW! Cast of Characters & Introduction |
Introduction by the author and a list people involved throughout the book. | John S. Dellandrea | 15 | 2022 | $1.50 Add |
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From IntroductionThinking about the News From: Constructing Danger |
- | Chris McCormick | 12 | 2010 | $1.80 Add |
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From NEW! Introduction |
- | Mark Bourrie | 5 | 2023 | $0.50 Add |
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From NEW! Prologue |
The authors discuss the motivation behind this book and their personal experiences getting involved in this case. | Eric Thibault; Félix Séguin | 4 | 2022 | $0.40 Add |
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From NEW! Prologue and IntroductionThe Davie Street Blues From: Vancouver Vice |
In the prologue and introduction, Chapman frames his narrative around two events in West End Vancouver: the discovery of a body in in 1984, and the unveiling of a memorial to sex workers in 2016. | Aaron Chapman | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
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From NEW! "Are You Impressed?" |
The authors discuss their history with Andrew Scoppa and their interest in and knowledge of organized crime. Félix Séguin recounts his first meeting with Scoppa. | Eric Thibault; Félix Séguin | 8 | 2022 | $0.80 Add |
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From A String of Stranger Sexual AssaultsThe Construction of an Orthodox Account of Rape From: Constructing Danger |
- | Chris McCormick | 18 | 2010 | $2.70 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 1 : The BoxPart One: An Art History Mystery |
The author details the start of his research by finding a box with papers, notebooks, poems, and essay once belonging to one of the main subjects and artists of the book, William Firth MacGregor. | John S. Dellandrea | 14 | 2022 | $1.40 Add |
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From NEW! Electricity and SexFrom: Vancouver Vice |
This chapter provides a history of the West End, with a focus on the importance of electricity and sex in the neighbourhood’s development. | Aaron Chapman | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
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From NEW! The Basics: The Origins of Law |
Chapter One provides a brief overview for understanding where the law comes from and breaks down the sources of these laws. Topics discussed include Indigenous law and government, the Indian Act, … | Mark Bourrie | 13 | 2023 | $1.30 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 2: A National Mystery, 1962Part One: An Art History Mystery |
In 1962 the Canadian art market is flooded with forgeries of Group of Seven paintings available at auction causing concern from police, art critics and the public. | John S. Dellandrea | 14 | 2022 | $1.40 Add |
