Thomas Gabor
Biographic Data
| ID | 283284 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas Gabor |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas |
| FAMILY NAME | Gabor |
| SIGNATURE | GABOR T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ottawa |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2048-8667 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
La couverture du crime par la presse
The authors examined, through content analysis, some criticisms that have been levelled at the press in its coverage of crime. The propositions examined included the accusations that newspapers are preoccupied with violence and “street” crime, that they focus on the bizarre, are superficial in their reporting of crime, misinform the public about the characteristics of offenders and victims, and exhibit a conservative bias in their analysis. This …
Victimization and Repeat Victimization Over the Life Span
This study was based on the 1999 General Social Survey, a national Canadian survey of criminal victimization involving about 26,000 individuals, 15 years of age and over. More than half of all respondents (57.8%) reported experiencing at least one criminal incident during their life span. More than one in eight (13.5%) were victimized more than once and these repeat victims experienced over half (54%) of all offences. Less than 5% of the sample w…
Mandatory minimum sentences
The case of Robert Latimer, the Saskatchewan farmer who killed his disabled daughter Tracy, has once again brought into focus the issue of mandatory minimum sentences (MMS). Latimer was twice convicted of second degree murder for what he claimed was a compassionate killing. His case culminated in an appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada on the grounds that the circumstances of the killing merited a constitutional exemption, under s. 12 of the Cha…
Unintentional Firearm Deaths
In my opinion … Lombrosian Wine in a New Bottle
The Prediction of Criminal Behaviour
Armed Robbery
Probing the public's honesty
The present study probed the honesty of the general public through an experimentl approach. A variaty of experimental procedures have been used in previous research. This study used the "lost letter" technique, whereby ordinary citizens are offered an opportunity to keep envelopes that are planted on their cars and that are apparently lost. They are stamped and addressed (actually they are addressed to the investigators). One quarter of the "lost…
Heresies Revived
Placing the Blame for crime in press reports
This study examined the attributions of responsibility contained in factual accounts of crime in a number of Canadian daily newspapers. The focus was upon the relative amount of coverage accorded crime suspects and victims, as well as upon the presence or absence of references to the victim's contribution to the offense. Also, examined were the effects of the type of crime involved and the gender of the parties to an offense upon offender/victim …
On the Social Utility of Psychopathology
Nathaniel Pallone argues that, whatever else is true of psycho-pathology, it serves purposes which are socially useful. What-ever else is true of its clinical treatment, such treatment func-tions as a form of social regula-tion. In societal terms, such treat-ment may serve purposes quite other than the relief of psycho-logical disease or even the remedy of psychological disorder. If psychopathology had not emerged naturally, society might have ne…
Assessing differences in chemical disaster proneness
The burgeoning number of accidents with dangerous chemicals makes it incumbent upon community and regional planners to systematically deal with this problem. The first step invariably involves the assessment of the likelihood and type of incident which may impact a given area so that disasters may be averted or, at least, their effects mitigated. This paper presents one such assessment scheme, the Community Chemical Hazard Vulnerability Inventory…
The study of deviance
In a commentary on Meier, the authors suggest that the study of deviance is a highly prized specialty within sociology, that there is general agreement on definitions of deviance, and that such definition should consider degrees of social hostility and other factors that Gibbs calls “normative properties.” Meier's proposals for the measurement of norms and their violations are considered and found to have potential for the discipline although the…
Victimization and Repeat Victimization Over the Life Span
This study was based on the 1999 General Social Survey, a national Canadian survey of criminal victimization involving about 26,000 individuals, 15 years of age and over. More than half of all respondents (57.8%) reported experiencing at least one criminal incident during their life span. More than one in eight (13.5%) were victimized more than once and these repeat victims experienced over half (54%) of all offences. Less than 5% of the sample w…
Probing the public's honesty
The present study probed the honesty of the general public through an experimentl approach. A variaty of experimental procedures have been used in previous research. This study used the "lost letter" technique, whereby ordinary citizens are offered an opportunity to keep envelopes that are planted on their cars and that are apparently lost. They are stamped and addressed (actually they are addressed to the investigators). One quarter of the "lost…
La couverture du crime par la presse
The authors examined, through content analysis, some criticisms that have been levelled at the press in its coverage of crime. The propositions examined included the accusations that newspapers are preoccupied with violence and “street” crime, that they focus on the bizarre, are superficial in their reporting of crime, misinform the public about the characteristics of offenders and victims, and exhibit a conservative bias in their analysis. This …
Assessing differences in chemical disaster proneness
The burgeoning number of accidents with dangerous chemicals makes it incumbent upon community and regional planners to systematically deal with this problem. The first step invariably involves the assessment of the likelihood and type of incident which may impact a given area so that disasters may be averted or, at least, their effects mitigated. This paper presents one such assessment scheme, the Community Chemical Hazard Vulnerability Inventory…
The study of deviance
In a commentary on Meier, the authors suggest that the study of deviance is a highly prized specialty within sociology, that there is general agreement on definitions of deviance, and that such definition should consider degrees of social hostility and other factors that Gibbs calls “normative properties.” Meier's proposals for the measurement of norms and their violations are considered and found to have potential for the discipline although the…
The study of deviance
In a commentary on Meier, the authors suggest that the study of deviance is a highly prized specialty within sociology, that there is general agreement on definitions of deviance, and that such definition should consider degrees of social hostility and other factors that Gibbs calls “normative properties.” Meier's proposals for the measurement of norms and their violations are considered and found to have potential for the discipline although the…
Assessing differences in chemical disaster proneness
The burgeoning number of accidents with dangerous chemicals makes it incumbent upon community and regional planners to systematically deal with this problem. The first step invariably involves the assessment of the likelihood and type of incident which may impact a given area so that disasters may be averted or, at least, their effects mitigated. This paper presents one such assessment scheme, the Community Chemical Hazard Vulnerability Inventory…
Placing the Blame for crime in press reports
This study examined the attributions of responsibility contained in factual accounts of crime in a number of Canadian daily newspapers. The focus was upon the relative amount of coverage accorded crime suspects and victims, as well as upon the presence or absence of references to the victim's contribution to the offense. Also, examined were the effects of the type of crime involved and the gender of the parties to an offense upon offender/victim …
On the Social Utility of Psychopathology
Nathaniel Pallone argues that, whatever else is true of psycho-pathology, it serves purposes which are socially useful. What-ever else is true of its clinical treatment, such treatment func-tions as a form of social regula-tion. In societal terms, such treat-ment may serve purposes quite other than the relief of psycho-logical disease or even the remedy of psychological disorder. If psychopathology had not emerged naturally, society might have ne…
Heresies Revived
The Prediction of Criminal Behaviour
Armed Robbery
Probing the public's honesty
The present study probed the honesty of the general public through an experimentl approach. A variaty of experimental procedures have been used in previous research. This study used the "lost letter" technique, whereby ordinary citizens are offered an opportunity to keep envelopes that are planted on their cars and that are apparently lost. They are stamped and addressed (actually they are addressed to the investigators). One quarter of the "lost…
In my opinion … Lombrosian Wine in a New Bottle
Mandatory minimum sentences
The case of Robert Latimer, the Saskatchewan farmer who killed his disabled daughter Tracy, has once again brought into focus the issue of mandatory minimum sentences (MMS). Latimer was twice convicted of second degree murder for what he claimed was a compassionate killing. His case culminated in an appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada on the grounds that the circumstances of the killing merited a constitutional exemption, under s. 12 of the Cha…
Unintentional Firearm Deaths
Victimization and Repeat Victimization Over the Life Span
This study was based on the 1999 General Social Survey, a national Canadian survey of criminal victimization involving about 26,000 individuals, 15 years of age and over. More than half of all respondents (57.8%) reported experiencing at least one criminal incident during their life span. More than one in eight (13.5%) were victimized more than once and these repeat victims experienced over half (54%) of all offences. Less than 5% of the sample w…
La couverture du crime par la presse
The authors examined, through content analysis, some criticisms that have been levelled at the press in its coverage of crime. The propositions examined included the accusations that newspapers are preoccupied with violence and “street” crime, that they focus on the bizarre, are superficial in their reporting of crime, misinform the public about the characteristics of offenders and victims, and exhibit a conservative bias in their analysis. This …
Psychology (9 works) · Criminology (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (3 works) · History (3 works) · Occupational safety and health (3 works)