Discrimination and Denial : : Systemic Racism in Ontario's Legal and Criminal Justice System, 1892-1961 / / Clayton James Mosher.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
• VerfasserIn: Mosher, Clayton James,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]; ©1998
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (304 p.)

Champion sprinter Donovan Bailey said it, and this book confirms it. While racism may not be as blatant in Canada as in the United States, it does exist. Members of visible minority groups are discriminated against in employment, housing, and access to public services. The increasing visibility of hate groups and calls to restrict immigration mark the growing tension. Racist attitudes against Asians and Blacks, in particular, have seeped into the criminal justice system. Ironically, since 1960 it has been illegal in Ontario to track crime by race, making it difficult for researchers to collect data. The media, our primary source of information, has sensationalized crimes where minority groups are implicated. Clayton Mosher uses historical data and media reports to expose racism in Canada's social, legal, and criminal justice systems. He considers the social contexts of discrimination, legislation directed against minority groups, law enforcement, and court outcomes.At last, we are offered an objective assessment of racism in Canada. Discrimination and Denial is essential reading for judges, lawyers, police officers, social policy makers, and community leaders. Interpretations of recent events, such as the shooting of officer Todd Baylis by a fugitive alien and gang-style slayings in Toronto's Chinatown, are guaranteed to heat up the embers of public debate.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter I: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Theoretical Perspectives and Methodological Approaches -- Chapter 3: Asians: Immigration and Restrictive Legislation -- Chapter 4: Blacks: Immigration and Restrictive Legislation -- Chapter 5: Criminal Courts and the Racialization of Crime in Ontario -- Chapter 6: Drug and Public-Order Crimes -- Chapter 7: Property and Violent Crimes -- Chapter 8: Summary and Prospects for Change -- Appendix A: Data-Analysis Methods -- Appendix B: Coding Classifications -- Notes -- References -- Index