Crime & Media

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Down the Toilet

From: Vancouver Vice

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In this chapter, Chapman focuses on two vice cops who were surveilling the English Bay Bathhouse in attempt to crack down on cruising in the West End. 14 $1.40 Add
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Respect

From: Inside the Montreal Mafia

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This chapter explores Scoppa’s relationship with the Rizzuto family and his connections with Montreal’s Italian community. ; 10 $1.00 Add
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The Mount Cashel Orphanage Inquiry

The Inscription of Child Abuse

From: Constructing Danger

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AIDS Fiends and High-Risk Groups

Misrepresenting and Signifying a Disease

From: Constructing Danger

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Bars and Bathhouses

From: Vancouver Vice

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This chapter concentrates on Faces, an early West End gay club, and Wayne Harris, a club member who later became the focus of a major vice squad investigation. 12 $1.20 Add
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Chapter 5: The Shadow Artist

Part Two: MacGregor's Ghost

From: The Great Canadian Art Fraud Case

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This chapter discuses the decline of William Firth MacGregor’s career and his hiatus between 1950-1960 10 $1.00 Add
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The Book

From: Inside the Montreal Mafia

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This chapter explores "The Book" and its power. ; 12 $1.20 Add
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The Criminal Law System

From: Fundamental Law for Journalists

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Chapter Five explains the Criminal Law System. Topics discussed include concepts in Criminal Law (Voluntariness, Causation, Strict Liability, Subjective, and Objective Mens Rea), murder, intent, … 48 $4.80 Add
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Bad, Ugly, Good, Repeat

From: The Trauma Beat

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In this chapter, Cherry discusses the psychological impacts and ethical concerns of interviewing the family members of violent crime victims. Cherry explores varied responses to her survey: … 22 $2.20 Add
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Chapter 6: The Preliminary Inquiry Begins

Part Three: High Theatre In the Lower Courts

From: The Great Canadian Art Fraud Case

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This chapter covers the first day of the inquiry of Leslie W. Lewis and Neil Sharkey’s fraud. Included in this chapter is witness testimony and further evidence, Leslie W. Lewis and Neil … 18 $1.80 Add
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Dirty Books and Dirty Looks

From: Vancouver Vice

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In this chapter, Chapman describes the Vice squad’s efforts to bring down the Wayne Harris crime ring, and how these were disrupted by the new mayor of Vancouver’s focus on … 17 $1.70 Add
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The Civil Law System

From: Fundamental Law for Journalists

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Chapter Six explores the Civil Law System. Topics addressed include Common Law, contracts, negligence and accidents, intentional torts, free expression and defamation, anti-SLAPP Law, and time … 67 $6.70 Add
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The Halifax Race Riot

Extralocality and Racism in the News

From: Constructing Danger

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The Secret

From: Inside the Montreal Mafia

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This chapter explores the initiation rite and history of the relationship between the Italian mafia and the Hell’s Angels in Montreal. ; 15 $1.50 Add
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A Morally Presumptive Chorus

From: The Trauma Beat

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In this chapter, Cherry discusses the various aspects of a victim’s life that impact how their character is presented, and the tone in which their story is told. Cherry examines how race … 20 $2.00 Add
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Chapter 7: The Cross-Examination of A Canadian Icon

Part Three: High Theatre In the Lower Courts

From: The Great Canadian Art Fraud Case

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In this chapter the Group of Seven member, A.Y. Jackson, testifies during the trial. 8 $0.80 Add