Feminist Criminology and Women in Organized Crime: A Theoretical Exercise

Criminology of Computer Crime

With the huge growth in computer connectivity and usage over the last decade there has never been such a wealth of opportunity for prospective criminals. While motives tend not to change, the variety and number of opportunities for cyber crime are constantly growing (Grabosky, 2000). Given the increase in computer and internet-based crime, it is surprising to note that “there have been very few...

Crime, Criminal Justice, and Criminology in the Netherlands

Schizophrenia: Causes, Crime, and Implications for Criminology and Criminal Justice

This paper is aimed at criminologists and criminal justicians seeking to understand their role in educating law enforcement and correctional personnel who must deal with the mentally ill. It is motivated by William Johnson’s (2011) recent call for rethinking the interface between mental illness, criminal justice, and academia, and his call for advocacy. We concur with his concerns, and insist t...

Fighting Organized and Transnational Organized Crime in Canada

Organized and transnational organized crime has become a prominent political issue in Canada, as elsewhere. The topic is understudied in Canadian political science, in part because of the inherent difficulties of research. The paper begins a reflection on the politics of organized and transnational organized crime in Canada. How has the Canadian government responded to the threat of organized a...

Organized Crime, Corruption and Punishment∗

JEL Classification: K42, L13, O17.