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2 Criminology: A Canadian Perspective Eighth Edition Rick Linden This market-leading introductory criminology resource offers a strong balance of theoretical perspectives composed by an outstanding list of contributing authors. It is the most solid and accessible introduction to the discipline available. Criminology provides students with basic background information about crime as well as a clear understanding of all the major theories of criminology, including sociological and psychological explanations. It concludes with a discussion of the most serious and frequent types of crime. Written by Canadians for Canadians, Criminology, Eighth Edition, continues to present the work of this country s foremost criminologists in combination with the most relevant research from around the world. Chapter 1: Crime, Criminals, and Criminology Chapter 2: The Social Context of Dispute Settlement and the Rise of Law Chapter 3: Criminal Law Chapter 4: Counting Crime Chapter 5: Correlates of Criminal Behaviour Chapter 6: Feminism and Criminology Chapter 7: Victimology, Victim Services, and Victim Rights in Canada Chapter 8: Early Theories of Criminology Chapter 9: Psychological Perspectives on Criminology Chapter 10: Strain Theories Chapter 11: Conflict Theories Chapter 12: Contemporary Critical Criminology Chapter 13: Interactionist Theories Chapter 14: Social Control Theory Chapter 15: Deterrence, Routine Activity, and Rational Choice Theories Chapter 16: Organized Crime Chapter 17: Corporate and White-Collar Crime Chapter 18: Cybercrime and Cyberdeviance

3 Introduction to Police Studies First Edition Mike Winacott, Simon Bradford, Phil DeBruyne Introduction to Police Studies offers an overview of the requirements, standards, and duties required to become a successful police officer in Canada. The resource follows specific curriculum standards set by the Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities and covers topics such as the History of Policing in Canada, Duties of a Police Officer, Hiring Criteria, Ethics, and Civilian Governance and Oversight in a visually engaging manner. Each chapter includes features describing current, real-life police stories along with cases outlining the duties often undertaken by police officers on a daily basis. Chapter 1: Police History and Organization Chapter 2: Becoming a Police Officer Chapter 3: The Police Role and Discretion Chapter 4: Communication Skills Chapter 5: Customer Service Chapter 6: Police Culture, Personality and Stress Chapter 7: Professionalism And Ethics Chapter 8: The Police Disciplinary Process And Code Of Conduct Chapter 9: The Public Complaints System Chapter 10: Civilian Governance Chapter 11: Policing Policies and Procedures Chapter 12: Civilian Oversight

4 Serve and Protect: Communicating in Law Enforcement in Canada First Edition Lucy Valentino To Serve and Protect: Communicating in Law Enforcement in Canada is a student-focused writing guide. It is designed for use by students new to law enforcement training as well as practicing officers undergoing communications training who might benefit from a concise guide to writing on the job for their profession. A wide variety of realistic scenarios are presented for the students to work through, collaboratively and/or individually. Chapter 1: Foundational Skills for Police Writing Chapter 2: Context of Canadian Police Writing Chapter 3: Police Memorandum Books (Notebooks) Chapter 4: Incident Reports, Arrest Reports, and Witness Statements Chapter 5: Internal Police Communication: Memorandums Chapter 6: Communicating with the Public: Letters Chapter 7: Communicating with the Public: Brochures and Flyers Chapter 8: Using Graphics in Workplace Writing: Basic Types of Graphics and When to Use Them Chapter 9: The Business Case: Competing for Limited Resources Chapter 10: Writing in a Post-Secondary Setting

5 Community-Based Strategic Policing in Canada Fourth Edition Brian Whitelaw, Rick Parent Police services across the country have undertaken major organizational reforms, significantly altering the structure and delivery of policing services. As a result, new strategies and programs have been designed to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of police services. The goal of this resource is to provide a comprehensive overview of the key materials, issues, and challenges faced by Canadian police services and communities as they attempt to develop partnerships to respond effectively to and prevent crime and social disorder. This resource provides a comprehensive discussion of crime prevention theories, strategies, and tactics. Numerous examples throughout the book illustrate effective and innovative strategies that foster community mobilization, engagement, and support of police services. Chapter 1: Evolution of Canadian Policing Chapter 2: Overview of Canadian Policing Chapter 3: What is Community Policing? Chapter 4: Responding to and Preventing Crime within a Community Policing Framework Chapter 5: Problem-Oriented Policing Chapter 6: The Community Policing Police Service Chapter 7: Implementing Community Policing Chapter 8: The Community Police Officer Chapter 9: Restorative Justice within a Community Policing Framework Chapter 10: The Community and Community Policing

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