The US Civil War was America's bloodiest war involving three million fighters, some 600,000 of whom died. Most Canadians know something about its American impact, but few realize that it also stands as a defining event in Canadian history. Thousands of Canadians fought in the war - about 5,000 died - and twice during that period this country, along with Great Britain, came within a whisker of all-out war against Washington. northern armies, mainly to collect bounties of $200 or more, but many more were dragooned; pressed into service involuntarily by unscrupulous crimps. The war also saw an...

This book aims to provide a critical analysis of both political and professional developments in policy and practice relating to non- custodial penalties, taking full account of recent developments and the creation of a National Probation Service in 2002.