Racism

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What’s in a Face

Demeanor Evidence and Niqab-Wearing Women in Courtrooms

From: In Your Face

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This chapter analyzes opposition to the niqab in courtroom settings. 35 $3.50 Add
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Bias-Neutral Policing

A Police Perspective on the Intersection of Racial Profiling with Modern-Day Policing and the Laws That Govern

From: Racial Profiling and Human Rights in Canada

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In Chapter 5, Gary Melanson, senior director of legal services and risk management legal services branch, Waterloo Regional Police Service, examines “bias-neutral” policing practices and how they … 25 $2.50 Add
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Chapter 4

Social Science and Beyond

From: The Colour of Justice

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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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Piercing the Veil of Ignorance

Niqab-Wearing Women and the Adjudication of Sexual Assault

From: In Your Face

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Part I of this chapter addresses women’s experiences with the judicial system in the context of sexual assault. Part II closely examines a Canadian case in which a niqab-wearing sexual … 36 $3.60 Add
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“Singled Out”

Being a Black Youth in the Suburbs

From: Racial Profiling and Human Rights in Canada

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In Chapter 6, Carl James, professor of education at York University, makes the case that Black youth who reside in the suburbs can be entangled in the relationship between race, space, and place … 19 $1.90 Add
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Chapter 5

The War on Drugs

From: The Colour of Justice

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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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In Your Face

Legislative Prohibitions of the Niqab

From: In Your Face

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This chapter begins with a brief global survey of legal proscriptions of Muslim women’s face veils, while Part II closely examines Canadian attempts to prohibit face veiling through law and … 39 $3.90 Add
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Chapter 6

The War on Gangs

From: The Colour of Justice

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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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Niqab-Wearing Women’s Resistance in the Face of Oppressive Governmental Tactics and Popular Beliefs

From: In Your Face

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In this chapter, Bahkt discusses how niqab-wearing women and their allies deploy multiple strategies to subvert dominant perceptions of who niqab-women are and what they stand for. 30 $3.00 Add
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The Re-framing of Racial Profiling

Police Violence Against Black Women

From: Racial Profiling and Human Rights in Canada

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In Chapter 7, Andrea Anderson, a PhD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School and criminal defence lawyer, makes the case that the dominant paradigm of racial profiling fails to adequately address … 20 $2.00 Add
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Chapter 7

The War on Terrorism

From: The Colour of Justice

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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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Conclusion

Towards a New Future

From: In Your Face

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In the conclusion, the author suggests several "micro-practices" that can help shift away from attitudes that emphasize difference, fear, and misunderstanding to those that stress … 11 $1.10 Add
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Damaged Goods

A Critical Perspective on Consumer Racial Profiling in Ontario’s Retail Environment

From: Racial Profiling and Human Rights in Canada

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Tomee Elizabeth Sojourner-Campbell, a mediator and diversity and inclusion consultant, provides a critical perspective on Ontario’s retail environment with a view to increasing the visibility of … 24 $2.40 Add
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Chapter 8

Litigating Cases

From: The Colour of Justice

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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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Racial Profiling of Women in Canada

Beyond a “Gender-Free” Lens

From: Racial Profiling and Human Rights in Canada

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In Chapter 9, Tammy Landau, associate professor of criminology at Ryerson University, makes the case that discourses on racial profiling are typically “gender-free,” as distinct from gender … 22 $2.20 Add
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Chapter 9

Rethinking the Use of Race in Suspect Descriptions

From: The Colour of Justice

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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