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What is a Crime?:
Challenges and Alternatives
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Executive Summary

I  Introduction

II  What is a Crime?

Expectations of Criminal Law
Criminal Law and Harm
The Realities of Criminal Law
The Impact of Criminal Law

III  Other Intervention Strategies in Society

Regulation
Surveillance
Therapeutic Approaches
Public Education
Community Supports
Reward Programs

IV  Democratic Values and Intervention Strategies

Justice
Equality
Accountability
Efficiency

V  Challenges For Our Society

Promoting Coherence and Coordination
Promoting Democratic Values

VI Conclusion

Selected References

Catalogue Number: JL2-21\2003 ISBN: 0-662-67282-8

© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2003