Browsing Sociology and Legal Studies by Author "Leroux, Carlie Luciana"
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A Behind-the-Scenes Examination of the Kitchener Mental Health Court: The Diversion of Persons with Mental Disorders
Leroux, Carlie Luciana (University of Waterloo, 2008-08-26)In this thesis I investigate how the Canadian criminal justice system handles persons with mental disorders who come into conflict with the law. Through an in-depth examination of the Kitchener Mental Health Court this ... -
"Women Don't Belong to Prison, They Belong to Communities": Governing the Criminalized Mother under the Auspices of Canada's Institutional Mother-Child Program
Leroux, Carlie Luciana (University of Waterloo, 2019-09-12)Since its inception in 1996, the institutional mother-child program has suffered from a lack of funding, increased restrictiveness in eligibility for participation, and in some cases has been cancelled entirely. Over the ...