Eye-catching headlines such as “Sixty people charged in child-porn crackdown” explode in the media with alarming frequency, giving the impression that our communities are awash with perverts. But what exactly do we know about these crimes and those who commit them? Who produces child cyberpornography? Who distributes it? Who consumes it? And is there a link between viewing and abuse?Seeking answers to these questions, Francis Fortin and Patrice Corriveau infiltrated child-porn user...

Enjeux criminologiques contemporains confronte certaines des questions pressantes relatives aux pratiques pénales et carcérales, à la criminologie « clinique », et au contrôle du crime et ses conséquences.Cet ouvrage présente des théories et des méthodes à la pointe de la recherche, dans le but explicite de contribuer au développement de politiques qui promeuvent la sécurité et l’inclusion sociale. Les approches et théories critiques explorées dans cet ouvrage servent de contrepoin...

Contemporary Criminological Issues: Moving Beyond Insecurity and Exclusion tackles some of today’s most pressing social issues—from the criminalization of Indigenous peoples to interpersonal violence, border control, and armed conflicts—,advances cutting-edge theories and methods to make sense of these issues, and proposes policy responses that promote social inclusion and security.This book advances cutting-edge theories and methods, with the aim of moving beyond the scholarship t...

They discuss how young men are drawn to gang life, how young girls become attracted and attached to the gang members who eventually sell them into prostitution, and why it is so hard to infiltrate and dismantle the distinct but interrelated worlds of the procurer, victim, and client. Rooted firmly in first person testimony, this research deepens our understanding of juvenile prostitution by identifying and exploring the types of motivations and circumstances that lead teenagers into prosti...

They discuss how young men are drawn to gang life how young girls become attracted and attached to the gang members who eventually sell them into prostitution and why it is so hard to infiltrate and dismantle the distinct but interrelated worlds of the procurer victim and client. Rooted firmly in first person testimony this research deepens our understanding of juvenile prostitution by identifying and exploring the types of motivations and circumstances that lead teenagers into prostitutio...