Social Justice
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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 Beyond SheltersSolutions to Homelessness in Canada from the Front Lines |
This book offers essays by experienced shelter managers who address the future of the homeless shelter in Canada. This diverse collection includes contributions by leaders in the homelessness … | 256 | View | ||
 Black CopMy 36 years in police work, and my career-ending experiences with official racism |
Calvin Lawrence became a cop at age twenty. He was recruited by the Halifax police department at a time of heightened racial tension in the city. From the start, some fellow African Canadians … | Calvin Lawrence; Miles Howe | 272 | 2019 | View |
 Pursuing Justice Second EditionAn Introduction to Justice Studies |
Pursuing justice is daunting. It plays out in a variety of contexts — like the environment, employment, the criminal justice system — and raises tough issues like racism, gender … | Margot A. Hurlbert | 474 | 2018 | View |
 Someone To Talk ToCare and Control of the Homeless |
Someone To Talk To is an empassioned account of life on the mean streets of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Homeless and near-homeless persons recount in agonizing detail their experiences … | Tom C. Allen | 135 | 2000 | View |
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From Black Consciousness |
A brief overview of Calvin’s early life growing up in Yarmouth, N.S. Details his early experiences with racism and the 1960s black community in Nova Scotia. | Calvin Lawrence; Miles Howe | 28 | 2019 | $2.80 Add |
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From Defining Justice |
Objectives Studying Justice Rules for the Study of Justice The Interdisciplinary Nature of the Study of Justice Multiple and Changing Definitions of Justice So How Does the Law Fit into the Study … | Margot A. Hurlbert | 26 | 2018 | $2.60 Add |
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From IntroductionFrom: Someone To Talk To |
- | Tom C. Allen | 3 | 2000 | $0.30 Add |
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From IntroductionThe Shelterscape in Canada From: Beyond Shelters |
Provides a short history of the homeless shelter sector’s development followed by a description of its current size, shape, and orientations in Canada. Analyzes how homeless shelters have … | 14 | $1.40 Add | ||
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From Boxing LifeFrom: Black Cop |
Calvin details his experiences as an amateur boxer. | Calvin Lawrence; Miles Howe | 12 | 2019 | $1.20 Add |
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From Homelessness and the Welfare StateThe Welfare State in Historical Perspective From: Someone To Talk To |
- | Tom C. Allen | 16 | 2000 | $1.60 Add |
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From Shelters and Housing FirstFrom: Beyond Shelters |
Describes how Dr. Sam Tsemberis ascertained through his work and research at the famed Bellevue Hospital that chronically homeless people could be stably housed with improved quality of life … | 29 | $2.90 Add | ||
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From Context and MethodThe Downtown Eastside of Vancouver From: Someone To Talk To |
- | Tom C. Allen | 14 | 2000 | $1.40 Add |
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From Walking Black, White and Blue LInesFrom: Black Cop |
Calvin recalls being recruited to the police force and his experience as an office with Halifax City Police. Contextualizes the black community in Halifax at the time. | Calvin Lawrence; Miles Howe | 28 | 2019 | $2.80 Add |
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From Advocacy CentreFrom: Beyond Shelters |
Proposes that, while continuing to deliver essential services to men and women in states of emergency and providing assistance in finding and keeping housing, homeless shelters are well placed to … | 19 | $1.90 Add | ||
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From Illusion of InclusionFrom: Black Cop |
Calvin details his career in competitive boxing, and reveals how the Halifax Police Department prevented him from attending the 1976 Olympics. Calvin discusses his decision to leave the Halifax … | Calvin Lawrence; Miles Howe | 29 | 2019 | $2.90 Add |
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From Pathways to Homelessness, Backgrounds and HistoriesFrom: Someone To Talk To |
- | Tom C. Allen | 82 | 2000 | $8.20 Add |
