As the digital divide has narrowed, the internet and social media have become more
accessible to disadvantaged populations, including drug dealers, gang members and street …

Recent research on street-involved populations has documented their online presence and
has highlighted the effects of their online presentations on their lives in the real world. Given …

This study is the first in Canada to examine gun usage and harm to others, with original
interview data, and aims to identify the correlates of sublethal violence among at-risk youth …

Ethnographers have long explored the challenges of gender dynamics in researcher–
participant relationships, particularly in relation to attempts by female researchers to gain …

Concerns about high concentrations of poverty, social isolation and neighbourhood safety
have made social housing developments the target of various interventions in recent …

L'acte de tuer volontairement son prochain occupe le sommet de l'échelle de gravité des
crimes. C'est sans doute pourquoi cet acte a été abondamment étudié par les …

Criminologists have become increasingly interested in how social media affects inter-gang
dynamics. The posturing and provocation characteristic of gang members' social media …

There is a dearth of research on the characteristics, value, and scope of street knowledge.
The few studies that exist suggest that, once acquired, street knowledge is used to mitigate …

The core assumption underlying the disaggregation of homicide by type is that a singular
focus on the monolithic category “homicide” obscures the multidimensional nature of lethal …

This dissertation develops a multi-dimensional critique of the globally popular" socially
mixed" public housing redevelopment approach, drawing on tenant experiences in Toronto's …