Mounties, Moose, and Moonshine: The Patterns and Context of Outport Crime

by Norman Olihiro and Norman Okihiro

Three different types of 'crime' are examined in this comprehensive study of criminal behaviour and law enforcement in two small Newfoundland fishing villages. The 'crimes' include acts deemed criminal by the rules and regulations of the state but not necessarily by local sentiment and acts that violate local norms but are not criminalized by the state. The descriptions of criminal activity and community sentiment are based on almost a decade of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802078745
• ISBN13: 9780802078742
• Release Date: March 1997
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher