Jane B Sprott
Biographic Data
| ID | 1493472 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jane B Sprott |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jane B |
| FAMILY NAME | Sprott |
| SIGNATURE | SPROTT J B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Immigrant Perceptions of the Police
Relationships between police and minority groups have been shown to be strained with members of these groups often viewing police in a more negative light. Distinguishing between minority group and immigrant populations, more recent work has shown that foreign-born individuals are more likely to view the police in a more favourable light than native-born populations. Adding to this literature, we examine group-specific factors that shape foreign-…
The Will to Change
In 1997, Canada's youth custodial facilities held 3825 sentenced youths. Eighteen years later, this number was 527-an 86 percent reduction. Overall youth imprisonment (sentenced + pretrial detention) decreased by approximately 73 percent. This paper uses Canada's successful decarceration of youths to understand what might be learned about decarceration more broadly. By examining the reforms that transpired in Canada's treatment of young offenders…
Punishing youth crime in Canada
The Government of Canada, in its 2003 changes in the law governing young offenders, managed to appear to be ‘tough on crime’ while, at the same time, attempting to reduce the use of the formal youth justice system. This was accomplished by focusing public statements on tough, symbolic measures that had little impact on the manner in which young offenders were punished while at the same time promoting, in its legislation, attempts to reduce the ra…
Assessing punitiveness in Canadian youth justice
Youth Justice in Canada
Starting in 1908 with a law based on welfare principles and finishing in 2003 with a law based on criminal law principles and proportionality, successive changes in Canada's youth justice legislation have provided additional structure in governing the key decisions involving youths. While criminal law in Canada, including youth justice laws, is a federal responsibility, the provinces administer the law. Interestingly, there are very large differe…
Une comparaison de la délinquance des jeunes au Canada et aux États-Unis
Cet article étudie les tendances de la délinquance juvénile au Canada et aux États-Unis pour la période entre 1991 et 1996. En ce qui concerne les infractions sérieuses commises avec violence, les infractions contre la propriété et les infractions liées à l'usage de la drogue, le Canada avait, en général, un plus faible taux d'arrestations que les États-Unis. Cependant, quand on observe les affaires qui ont reçu un traitement judiciaire formel, o…
Are members of the public tough on crime
Are members of the public tough on crime
The Will to Change
In 1997, Canada's youth custodial facilities held 3825 sentenced youths. Eighteen years later, this number was 527-an 86 percent reduction. Overall youth imprisonment (sentenced + pretrial detention) decreased by approximately 73 percent. This paper uses Canada's successful decarceration of youths to understand what might be learned about decarceration more broadly. By examining the reforms that transpired in Canada's treatment of young offenders…
Immigrant Perceptions of the Police
Relationships between police and minority groups have been shown to be strained with members of these groups often viewing police in a more negative light. Distinguishing between minority group and immigrant populations, more recent work has shown that foreign-born individuals are more likely to view the police in a more favourable light than native-born populations. Adding to this literature, we examine group-specific factors that shape foreign-…
Punishing youth crime in Canada
The Government of Canada, in its 2003 changes in the law governing young offenders, managed to appear to be ‘tough on crime’ while, at the same time, attempting to reduce the use of the formal youth justice system. This was accomplished by focusing public statements on tough, symbolic measures that had little impact on the manner in which young offenders were punished while at the same time promoting, in its legislation, attempts to reduce the ra…
Youth Justice in Canada
Starting in 1908 with a law based on welfare principles and finishing in 2003 with a law based on criminal law principles and proportionality, successive changes in Canada's youth justice legislation have provided additional structure in governing the key decisions involving youths. While criminal law in Canada, including youth justice laws, is a federal responsibility, the provinces administer the law. Interestingly, there are very large differe…
Are members of the public tough on crime
Une comparaison de la délinquance des jeunes au Canada et aux États-Unis
Cet article étudie les tendances de la délinquance juvénile au Canada et aux États-Unis pour la période entre 1991 et 1996. En ce qui concerne les infractions sérieuses commises avec violence, les infractions contre la propriété et les infractions liées à l'usage de la drogue, le Canada avait, en général, un plus faible taux d'arrestations que les États-Unis. Cependant, quand on observe les affaires qui ont reçu un traitement judiciaire formel, o…
Youth Justice in Canada
Starting in 1908 with a law based on welfare principles and finishing in 2003 with a law based on criminal law principles and proportionality, successive changes in Canada's youth justice legislation have provided additional structure in governing the key decisions involving youths. While criminal law in Canada, including youth justice laws, is a federal responsibility, the provinces administer the law. Interestingly, there are very large differe…
Punishing youth crime in Canada
The Government of Canada, in its 2003 changes in the law governing young offenders, managed to appear to be ‘tough on crime’ while, at the same time, attempting to reduce the use of the formal youth justice system. This was accomplished by focusing public statements on tough, symbolic measures that had little impact on the manner in which young offenders were punished while at the same time promoting, in its legislation, attempts to reduce the ra…
Assessing punitiveness in Canadian youth justice
Immigrant Perceptions of the Police
Relationships between police and minority groups have been shown to be strained with members of these groups often viewing police in a more negative light. Distinguishing between minority group and immigrant populations, more recent work has shown that foreign-born individuals are more likely to view the police in a more favourable light than native-born populations. Adding to this literature, we examine group-specific factors that shape foreign-…
The Will to Change
In 1997, Canada's youth custodial facilities held 3825 sentenced youths. Eighteen years later, this number was 527-an 86 percent reduction. Overall youth imprisonment (sentenced + pretrial detention) decreased by approximately 73 percent. This paper uses Canada's successful decarceration of youths to understand what might be learned about decarceration more broadly. By examining the reforms that transpired in Canada's treatment of young offenders…
Political science (7 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (6 works) · Criminology (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (4 works) · Economic Justice (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (4 works) · Sociology (4 works)