{"title":"Introduction to the Special Issue on Police Legitimacy with a Focus on Ethnic–Racial Minorities","authors":"Liqun Cao","doi":"10.3138/cjccj.2022-0021","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:This special issue examines the study of legitimacy with a focus on racial–ethnic minority relationships in criminal justice system. The violent and senseless death of George Floyd in the United States on 25 May 2020 has galvanized the recent international Black Lives Matter movement and represented one of the many tragedies in the history of the global racialized criminal justice system, Canada included. The criminal justice system of Canada has a disturbing and problematic history of oppression and colonialism. Against this historical backdrop, however, Canada has been able to develop its own research on a number of key themes, voice these concerns on scientific grounds, and pave its own way towards a more inclusive multicultural future. The special issue is part of the efforts during the extraordinary circumstances of the Covid-19 pandemic, which witnessed a short invocation of police emergency powers in Ottawa.Résumé:Ce numéro spécial s'intéresse aux études sur la légitimité du point de vue particulier des relations avec les minorités raciales et ethniques au sein du système de justice pénale. La mort violente et gratuite de George Floyd, le 25 mai 2020 aux États-Unis, a galvanisé le récent mouvement Black Lives Matter sur la scène internationale ; c'est l'une des nombreuses tragédies qui marquent l'histoire d'une justice pénale racialisée partout dans le monde, y compris au Canada. Le système de justice pénale canadien, en effet, a un passé troublant et problématique d'oppression et de colonialisme. Mais sur cet arrière-plan historique, le Canada a su cultiver des recherches sur de nombreux sujets primordiaux, formuler leurs problématiques en s'appuyant sur des données scientifiques et ouvrir lui-même sa voie vers un avenir plus inclusif et multiculturel. Ce numéro spécial est le fruit de ces efforts appliqués aux circonstances extraordinaires de la pandémie de COVID-19, au cours de laquelle le pays a eu recours, brièvement, à la Loi sur les mesures d'urgence à Ottawa.","PeriodicalId":46586,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice","volume":"64 1","pages":"1 - 5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9000,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice","FirstCategoryId":"90","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3138/cjccj.2022-0021","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract:This special issue examines the study of legitimacy with a focus on racial–ethnic minority relationships in criminal justice system. The violent and senseless death of George Floyd in the United States on 25 May 2020 has galvanized the recent international Black Lives Matter movement and represented one of the many tragedies in the history of the global racialized criminal justice system, Canada included. The criminal justice system of Canada has a disturbing and problematic history of oppression and colonialism. Against this historical backdrop, however, Canada has been able to develop its own research on a number of key themes, voice these concerns on scientific grounds, and pave its own way towards a more inclusive multicultural future. The special issue is part of the efforts during the extraordinary circumstances of the Covid-19 pandemic, which witnessed a short invocation of police emergency powers in Ottawa.Résumé:Ce numéro spécial s'intéresse aux études sur la légitimité du point de vue particulier des relations avec les minorités raciales et ethniques au sein du système de justice pénale. La mort violente et gratuite de George Floyd, le 25 mai 2020 aux États-Unis, a galvanisé le récent mouvement Black Lives Matter sur la scène internationale ; c'est l'une des nombreuses tragédies qui marquent l'histoire d'une justice pénale racialisée partout dans le monde, y compris au Canada. Le système de justice pénale canadien, en effet, a un passé troublant et problématique d'oppression et de colonialisme. Mais sur cet arrière-plan historique, le Canada a su cultiver des recherches sur de nombreux sujets primordiaux, formuler leurs problématiques en s'appuyant sur des données scientifiques et ouvrir lui-même sa voie vers un avenir plus inclusif et multiculturel. Ce numéro spécial est le fruit de ces efforts appliqués aux circonstances extraordinaires de la pandémie de COVID-19, au cours de laquelle le pays a eu recours, brièvement, à la Loi sur les mesures d'urgence à Ottawa.
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The Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice publishes quarterly coverage of the theoretical and scientific aspects of the study of crime and the practical problems of law enforcement, administration of justice and the treatment of offenders, particularly in the Canadian context. Since 1958, this peer-reviewed journal has provided a forum for original contributions and discussions in the fields of criminology and criminal justice. This bilingual, peer-reviewed journal was previously called the Canadian Journal of Criminology, the Canadian Journal of Criminology and Corrections, and the Canadian Journal of Corrections.