Discrimination

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Afterword

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Author’s Forward and Introduction

From: Crisis in Canada's Policing

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Be Careful Going Shopping: Racial Profiling in Everyday Life

From: Discrimination Stories

This chapter covers racial profiling by examining Jacqueline Nassiah’s Case. Nassiah was detained and falsely accused of shoplifting. Consumer racial profiling and the prevalence of other … 18 $1.80 Add
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In Your Face

Law, Justice, and Niqab-Wearing Women in Canada

This book explores the experiences of a group of women in Canada who are small in numbers yet have garnered much legal, political, and social attention in recent years. Muslim women who cover … 266 View
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Building Models

How We Construct Disability

From: Disability Politics & Theory

Chapter One examines how societal models of disability are constructed and imposed, exploring the ways in which language, privilege, and social norms shape our understanding of disability and its … 17 $1.70 Add
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Caring about Equality in Indigenous Communities

From: Discrimination Stories

This chapter examines the discrimination faced by Indigenous communities in Canada. It discusses "Jordan’s Principle" and the case that led to it as well as the case of Jeremy … 15 $1.50 Add
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Challenging Discriminatory and Punitive Responses to Homelessness in Canada

From: Advancing Social Rights in Canada

Argument in favour of rights-driven legislative and regulatory responses to homelessness. ; 32 $3.20 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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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
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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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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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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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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