Securing borders : detention and deportation in Canada / Anna Pratt.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Pratt, Anna, 1964-

Series:

• Law and society series (Vancouver, B.C.)
• Law and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Deportation--Canada--History--20th century.
• Detention of persons--Canada--History--20th century.
• National security--Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 290 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A close look at the laws, policies, and practices of detention and deportation in Canada since the Second World War.

Contents:

• Intro
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Acronyms
• Securing Borders
• 1 Overview and Orientations
• 2 Detention at the Celebrity Inn
• 3 Reframing Discretion
• 4 From Purity to Security
• 5 Floods and Frauds
• 6 Risky Refugees
• 7 Discretion, Dangerousness, and National Security
• 8 Criminals First
• 9 Risk-Smart Borders
• 10 Conclusion
• Appendix Canadian Immigration Ministries ( 1949- 2004)
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index.

Notes:

• Includes index.
• Includes bibliographical references: p. [262]-282.
• Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-7748-5154-6

OCLC:

180772846