Penal Practices and the Social Reproduction of Inequalities: A Panel Analysis of 22 Years (1998–2019) of Penal Practices in Canadian Provinces.

Justice system practices generate socio-economic inequalities, with socio-structural consequences in countries such as the United States (Western & Pettit, 2010). Using Bourdieu's concept of social reproduction, this study examines how social structure influences penal practices in Canada. Using pro...

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Publicado en:British Journal of Criminology Vol. 66; no. 3; pp. 512 - 536
Autores principales: Imoussaïne, Mohamed, Côté-Lussier, Carolyn, Leclerc, Chloé
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Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA May2026
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          Centre Urbanisation Culture Société, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), Montréal, H2X 1E3, CanadaCentre international de criminologie comparée (CICC), Université de Montréal, Montréal, H3T 1N8, Canada
          Centre Urbanisation Culture Société, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), Centre international de criminologie comparée (CICC), Université de Montréal, Montréal, H3T 1N8, Canada
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