Diversity, Crime, And Justice In Canada By Barbara Perry
he text, Diversity, Crime, and Justice in Canada edited by Barbara Perry highlights the fundamental knowledge on topics discussed in Canada and its society. The text examines the concept of racial difference. It delves into topics like society and crime, minorities, diversity, inequality, culture and all how all of these subjects intertwine with the criminal justice system in Canada. The specific chapters that will be discussed in this paper are in regards to conceptualizing difference. These chapters examine the ways various racial groups are subjected to similar marginalization, victimization, and criminalization. These chapters further acknowledge the efforts of resisting the social patterns and differences that have been created by society
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The offender is commonly described as black, without specifically saying, 'black people'(pg 64), this I found particularly interesting because it is one of the only times the author does not blatantly state black people or black males. I also like how the author included corporate crimes or what I know them to be labelled as, white collar crimes; these are often higher up white males who hold immense social power committing high profile crimes. These chapters helped give me a certain amount of insight regarding said topics to which I had little to no previous information about and enhanced my understanding of the justice policies in Canada. The readings impacted my understanding of the text because the author discusses the topics in depth to further my thoughts on the deficits of criminal justice in Canada. Perry and Jiwani expose the victims and perpetrators in Chapter 3 and break down certain relative terms, such as, unworthy and worthy victims. This concept was something completely new for me, as I have no background knowledge of criminal law and have never once thought about victims being worthy or unworthy of an attack. I found it interesting how as humans, we are conditioned to feel sympathy for only the people deemed “worthy” victims and spare no emotion for the supposed “unworthy”
The offender is commonly described as black, without specifically saying, 'black people'(pg 64), this I found particularly interesting because it is one of the only times the author does not blatantly state black people or black males. I also like how the author included corporate crimes or what I know them to be labelled as, white collar crimes; these are often higher up white males who hold immense social power committing high profile crimes. These chapters helped give me a certain amount of insight regarding said topics to which I had little to no previous information about and enhanced my understanding of the justice policies in Canada. The readings impacted my understanding of the text because the author discusses the topics in depth to further my thoughts on the deficits of criminal justice in Canada. Perry and Jiwani expose the victims and perpetrators in Chapter 3 and break down certain relative terms, such as, unworthy and worthy victims. This concept was something completely new for me, as I have no background knowledge of criminal law and have never once thought about victims being worthy or unworthy of an attack. I found it interesting how as humans, we are conditioned to feel sympathy for only the people deemed “worthy” victims and spare no emotion for the supposed “unworthy”