Canadian Criminology Today aims to present a realistic overview of crime in Canada.  Specially tailored to meet the needs of the students preparing... for careers in the Canadian criminal justice system, it stresses the consequences of criminology theory for social policy, describes the practical issues associated with crime control, and discusses Canadian social policies focusing on prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and victim restoration. 

This absorbing story about three children of Scottish and French origin who become lost on the Rice Lake Plains in the late eighteenth century provides... the author with an opportunity to contemplate important themes of Canadian literature and identity.

This new, revised edition of the best-selling introduction to Canadian politics examines the characteristics, complexities, and controversies of the... subject in a way that is comprehensive yet comprehensible. While offering a thorough grounding in the basics of Canadian government--its institutions, ideologies, and processes--Canadian Democracy, Sixth Edition, focuses on issues of individual, group, and regional equalities and freedoms, and raises thought-provoking questions about the nature of Canadian democracy itself. Through its contemporary approach, this innovative text teaches readers to think critically through analysis of current issues, helping today's students become actively engaged citizens.

Canadian Democracy remains the cornerstone of OUP's political science list with its approach focused around the central question, What is the state of... democracy in Canada?In this fully revised seventh edition, Stephen Brooks continues to explore the characteristics and controversies associated with Canadian politics, covering the basic elements and structures of government (federalism, the machinery of government, the administrative state). He also addresses the social and economic contexts of the country's politics as well as individuals' and institutions' participation in the system and current issues and challenges in the political arena. Highlights of this revised edition include: a new chapter on the administrative state; a new chapter on women in politics; comprehensive updates throughout to bring readers the latest data, research, and analysis of current events; a newly designed interior and a significantly expanded art program; and more and better-integrated ancillaries to enhance both professors' instruction and students' learning.

Drawing from a wide range of materials, Canadian Families Today introduces the sociology of family life with a focus on Canadian families. Eighteen... experts in the field from across Canada examine a wide range of topics to introduce the sociological study of families, provide up-to-date information about various stages and events in the life course, and discuss current issues faced by Canadian families. The book is organized into four parts. Part I provides an introduction to the sociology of family life that shows the changing and diverse definition of families, presents multiple perspectives on family issues, and provides data on Canadian demographic trends. Part II provides information about various stages and events in the life course through examinations of topics such as relationship formation and marriage, child-raising, and life experiences of the elderly. Part III examines current issues faced by families specifically, such as the gendered nature of paid and unpaid work in the family economy, the marginalization of individuals who differ from the heterosexual norm, and the impact of disability on families. Part IV looks at broader social issues that are endemic to the contemporary family: violence, shifts in public policy, and questions regarding the future. The discussions in the text are supported by a wealth of pedagogical features including chapter learning objectives, study questions, lists for further reading, lists of relevant websites, and a glossary.

This second volume in the Illustrated History of Canada series relates the eventful, occasionally violent history of the three "prairie" provinces... (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta). Covering exploration as well as economic, political, and social history, it presents a detailed account of the region's importance in Canadian history.

The Canadian Forest Fire Behaviour Prediction (FBP) System provides a systematic method of assessing fire behaviour. The FBP System has 14 primary... inputs that can be divided into 5 general categories: fuels, weather, topography, foliar moisture content, and type and duration of prediction. In the FBP System these inputs are used to mathematically develop 4 primary and 11 secondary outputs. Primary outputs are generally based on a fire intensity equation, and secondary outputs are calculated using a simple elliptical fire growth model. This publication provides diagrams, examples, and exercises that explain the FBP System in a user-oriented manner. This guideline delineates the interpretation of the FBP System's inputs and outputs and details how the predictions are derived.

In this detailed and fascinating book, Francis Carroll tells the story of the attempts to settle the original boundary between Canada and the United... States from the Atlantic coast to the middle of the continent. Established by the Treaty of Paris in 1783, it soon became clear that ambiguities and errors in the treaty brought confusion and rivalry in the boundary borderland from New Brunswick and Maine to the St. Lawrence River, through the Great Lakes and from Lake Superior to Lake of the Woods, in the heart of the continent. This borderland, steadily filling with people of competing interests - Loyalists and Yankees, fur traders and soldiers, Europeans and First Nations peoples - became the focus of the major crisis in Anglo-Canadian-American relations for almost sixty years. Drawing on extensive research and utilizing manuscript materials never brought to bear on the subject before, The Search for Boundary is the first work to thoroughly explain the efforts of the several Boundary Commissions and the failed arbitration of the King of Netherlands - all major international attempts to settle the boundary. The book also provides a fresh interpretation of the relevance the turbulent decade of the 1830s had in contributing to the sense of urgency that finally allowed for negotiation of a reasonable compromise settlement of the boundary in the Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842 -- "A good and wise measure," as Lord Ashburton called it. Filled with the politics and intrigues of the time, Carroll brings to life a remarkable time in the diplomatic and political history of both Canada and the United States.Winner of the Dafoe Book Prize, awarded by the J.W. Dafoe Foundation

This text features strong institutional coverage with a very clear, yet sophisticated explanation of the core structures and processes of Canadian... politics. It covers all of the important concepts in Canadian politics focusing on the basic structures of government and politics. Available as a complete edition and on Primis, allowing instructors the maximum flexibility.

A wild ride through Canadian history, fully revised and updated!This new edition of Canadian History For Dummies takes readers on a thrilling ride... through Canadian history, from indigenous native cultures and early French and British settlements through Paul Martin's shaky minority government. This timely update features all the latest, up-to-the-minute findings in historical and archeological research. In his trademark irreverent style, Will Ferguson celebrates Canada's double-gold in hockey at the 2002 Olympics, investigates Jean Chrétien's decision not to participate in the war in Iraq, and dissects the recent sponsorship scandal.