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Now available at Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice <http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/120324> ONLINE Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice/La Revue canadienne de criminologie et de justice pénale Volume 53, Number 1 / January 2011 http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/l945k8105682/ This issue contains: Visible Minorities and Confidence in the Police Liqun Cao Few studies have been conducted about differential public perceptions of the police in Canada. Based on the 2004 General Social Survey of Canada, this article examines the impact of belonging to the category visible minorities on citizens' confidence in the police. Consistent with the theoretical prediction, results of multivariate analyses show that members of visible minorities had lower levels of confidence than non–members of visible minorities, even after the effects of perceptions, community contexts, and crime-related variables were controlled for. The small but persistent effect of visible minorities raises questions about race relations in Canada. Other interesting significant predictors of confidence in the police are community context, perceptions, and crime experiences. The findings indicate that equal racial confidence in the police is yet to be achieved and continued reform measures are needed if the police force is to win the hearts and minds of visible minorities in Canada. <http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/w1v2j736008u2663/?p=d6f021dfd0e34a 779f4a5cb83f55399d&pi=0> http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/w1v2j736008u2663/?p=d6f021dfd0e34a7 79f4a5cb83f55399d&pi=0 DOI: 10.3138/cjccj.53.1.1 L'effet des lois en matière de contrôle des armes à feu sur les homicides au Canada, 1974–2004 Étienne Blais, Marie-Pier Gagné, Isabelle Linteau Bills C-51 (1977), C-17 (1991), and C-68 (1995) were enacted into law by the Government of Canada with a view to tightening controls on firearms in order to prevent homicides related to their use. The effectiveness of these laws has fuelled several debates on the political scene. Given the many limitations of assessments conducted to this day, the credibility of their results is often questioned. Using a multiple-time-series design, the purpose of this article is to assess the impact of the three most recent Canadian gun control laws, all the while overcoming the limitations identified in the scientific literature. Our results show that the enactment of Bills C-51 and C-68 was followed by a significant drop in the number of homicides committed with a firearm, a decrease of 5% to 10%, depending on the province. This reduction was most noticeable in the case of homicides committed with a shotgun or a hunting rifle. No tactical displacement was observed. Finally, results suggest that the effectiveness of these laws is due to the reduced access and availability of firearms rather than to the severity of sentences provided in the legislation. <http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/w62r47423r1h41q6/?p=d6f021dfd0e34a 779f4a5cb83f55399d&pi=1> http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/w62r47423r1h41q6/?p=d6f021dfd0e34a7 79f4a5cb83f55399d&pi=1 DOI: 10.3138/cjccj.53.1.27 Symposium on Racial Profiling and Police Culture / Symposium sur le profilage racial et la culture policière Editorial / Éditorial <http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/n7608kw65q151716/?p=d6f021dfd0e34a 779f4a5cb83f55399d&pi=2> http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/n7608kw65q151716/?p=d6f021dfd0e34a7 79f4a5cb83f55399d&pi=2 DOI: 10.3138/cjccj.53.1.63 Rejoinder to Satzewich and Shaffir on “Racism versus Professionalism: Claims and Counter-claims about Racial Profiling” Frances Henry, Carol Tator <http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/ntp1q874mq233r2v/?p=d6f021dfd0e34a 779f4a5cb83f55399d&pi=3> http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/ntp1q874mq233r2v/?p=d6f021dfd0e34a7 79f4a5cb83f55399d&pi=3 DOI: 10.3138/cjccj.53.1.65 Racial Profiling and Police Subculture Janet Chan <http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/x778580q75412k48/?p=d6f021dfd0e34a 779f4a5cb83f55399d&pi=4> http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/x778580q75412k48/?p=d6f021dfd0e34a7 79f4a5cb83f55399d&pi=4 DOI: 10.3138/cjccj.53.1.75 Scholarly Debate on Racial Profiling: To What End? John P. Crank <http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/7q0748u0640863m0/?p=d6f021dfd0e34a 779f4a5cb83f55399d&pi=5> http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/7q0748u0640863m0/?p=d6f021dfd0e34a7 79f4a5cb83f55399d&pi=5 DOI: 10.3138/cjccj.53.1.79 Racial Profiling: The Parisian Police Experience Fabien Jobard, René Lévy <http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/7135102820279657/?p=d6f021dfd0e34a 779f4a5cb83f55399d&pi=6> http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/7135102820279657/?p=d6f021dfd0e34a7 79f4a5cb83f55399d&pi=6 DOI: 10.3138/cjccj.53.1.87 The Law Governing Racial Profiling: Implications of Alternative Definitions of the Situation David MacAlister <http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/7k628r1k0ll5462h/?p=d6f021dfd0e34a 779f4a5cb83f55399d&pi=7> http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/7k628r1k0ll5462h/?p=d6f021dfd0e34a7 79f4a5cb83f55399d&pi=7 DOI: 10.3138/cjccj.53.1.95 Comment on the Rejoinder of Henry and Tator to Satzevich and Shaffir Ronald-Frans Melchers <http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/877217l75ur34021/?p=d6f021dfd0e34a 779f4a5cb83f55399d&pi=8> http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/877217l75ur34021/?p=d6f021dfd0e34a7 79f4a5cb83f55399d&pi=8 DOI: 10.3138/cjccj.53.1.105 Isms and Ists: A Slightly Personal but Not Intentionally Trivial Comment on ‘Racial Profiling’ Philip Stenning <http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/qj21247j4v27568w/?p=d6f021dfd0e34a 779f4a5cb83f55399d&pi=9> http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/qj21247j4v27568w/?p=d6f021dfd0e34a7 79f4a5cb83f55399d&pi=9 DOI: 10.3138/cjccj.53.1.113 Reply to Comments Frances Henry, Carol Tator <http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/966331378264j1x3/?p=b6ed56191ab441 8c8589d18197408bf1&pi=10> http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/966331378264j1x3/?p=b6ed56191ab4418 c8589d18197408bf1&pi=10 DOI: 10.3138/cjccj.53.1.119 Rejoinder Vic Satzewich, William Shaffir <http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/r8u0r3u25v713030/?p=b6ed56191ab441 8c8589d18197408bf1&pi=11> http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/r8u0r3u25v713030/?p=b6ed56191ab4418 c8589d18197408bf1&pi=11 DOI: 10.3138/cjccj.53.1.125 Book Reviews / Recensions de livres (January/janvier 2011) <http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/a1711261m047q882/?p=b6ed56191ab441 8c8589d18197408bf1&pi=12> http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/a1711261m047q882/?p=b6ed56191ab4418 c8589d18197408bf1&pi=12 DOI: 10.3138/cjccj.53.1.133 Books Received / Livres reçus – January/janvier 2011 <http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/j704xm67r7304j72/?p=b6ed56191ab441 8c8589d18197408bf1&pi=13> http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/j704xm67r7304j72/?p=b6ed56191ab4418 c8589d18197408bf1&pi=13 DOI: 10.3138/cjccj.53.1.135 _____ Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice Now in its 52nd year of publication, the Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice – one of the most established journals of criminology in the world – is now available <http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/120324/> ONLINE. 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