The tension between traditionalist legal theories that maintain that the law dispenses justice in an impartial fashion and critical theories that maintain that the law reproduces gender, race, and class inequalities provides a context for this investigation into law`s complicity in perpetuating disparities. Police reports, prosecuting lawyer reports, memos, interviews with defense lawyers, sentencing reports, and other primary sources from Canadian violent crime cases illustrate the prejudicial strategies used in litigation. Linguistic nuances that describe a neighborhood celebration as a "birthday party" or a "drinking binge" are among the ways stereotypes are perpetuated. This analysis raises questions about how the law can be applied to realize a more just society.
- ISBN10 1552661288
- ISBN13 9781552661284
- Publish Date 1 September 2004
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country CA
- Imprint Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 192
- Language English
- URL http://wiley.com/remtitle.cgi?isbn=9781552661284