1. What are the two dominant explanations for domestic violence identified in the reading by MacLeod, and how does she critique these?
2. Does the Hodgson reading about juvenile prostitution (in Topic 8) support or challenge Sutherlands differential association theory (in Topic 3)?
3. Critique the notion that rape is the outcome of male hormonal physiology with reference to one or more readings for this topic.
4. Give 23 references from the readings to support the claim that the courts discriminate against First Nations or Aboriginal offenders or another minority group. Briefly discuss your findings.
5. What is the difference between race and neo-colonial perspectives with regard to a critique of the justice system? How might the Canadian justice system be seen as neo-colonial? Give one example.
Below is the list of resources provided to refer to for the two essays. It would also be great if there could be a few appropriate academic resources found on top of the provided list to use as citations within the assignments. I will also attach the remaining chapters once the order is placed. So far I have attached chapter 9 from the Kramar textbook.
Resources:
Ksenych, E. (2011). Exploring deviance in Canada: A reader. Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press.
Kramar, K. (2011). Criminology: Critical Canadian Perspectives. Toronto, ON: Pearson Education Canada.
Chapters assigned for these assignments:
Kramar:
Chapter 9: On Postcolonialism and Criminology by Renisa Mawani and David Sealy.
Chapter 11: Immigrant and Refugee Women and the Unintended Consequences of Domestic Violence Policy by Rashmee Singh
Ksenych:
Introduction Part IV, Sexual Deviance by Ed Ksenych (pp. 183184)
Chapter 16: Off Street Commercial Sex by Tamara ODoherty
Chapter 18: Juvenile Prostitutes by James F. Hodgson
Chapter 28: Sexual Offences in Canada by Kong et al.
Chapter 25: On the Assimilation of Racial Stereotypes among Black Canadian Young Offenders by John F. Manzo and Monetta M. Bailey