Examines pretrial rituals of accusation that enabled colonial law and order to support possessive settler-colonialism across western Canada.

The punitive effects of accusations that lead to criminalization have received considerable attention. Less well documented is the actual role, process, and mea

Accusing someone of committing a crime arrests everyday social relations and unfurls processes that decide on who to admit to criminal justice networks. Accusat

How do societies decide whom to criminalize? What does it mean to accuse someone of being an offender? Entryways to Criminal Justice analyzes the thresholds tha

This comparative analysis examines the scope of prosecutorial powers at different phases of criminal investigation in four countries: the United States, Italy,