DEVIANCE AND SOCIAL CONTROL - MANIFESTATIONS, TENSIONS AND CONFLICT IN FROBISHER BAY

• NCJ Number: 28679
• Author(s): H Finkler; A Parizeau
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 190 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: Canada Ministry of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
• Corporate Author: Universite de Montreal, Centre International de Criminologie Comparee
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: French; English
• Country: Canada

Annotation

AN EXAMINATION OF THE EXTENT, FORMS, AND CAUSATION OF DEVIANT BEHAVIOR AMONG ESKIMOS IN FROBISHER BAY (BAFFIN ISLAND, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, CANADA).

Abstract

IN PARTICULAR, THIS STUDY ENDEAVOURED TO ASCERTAIN THE LEVEL OF VIOLENT BEHAVIOUR, IN ADDITION TO OTHER FORMS OF CRIMINALITY ENGAGED IN BY ESKIMO TOWNSMEN AS AN INDICATOR OF THE EXISTENCE OF THE STRAINS OF ADAPTATION OF A PEOPLE FROM A TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS CULTURE TO ITS CONFRONTATION WITH THAT OF THE WHITE MAN'S. TO DO THIS, THE STUDY PROBED THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, THE CORRECTIONAL, TREATMENT AND OTHER COMMUNITY FACILITIES, THE STATE OF HEALTH, WELFARE, WAGE LABOUR, GOVERNMENT, EDUCATION AND THE CHURCH. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT --IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH