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What killed Jane Creba : rap, race, and the invention of a gang war  Cover Image Book Book

What killed Jane Creba : rap, race, and the invention of a gang war / Anita Arvast.

Arvast, Anita. (Author).

Summary:

A look at the shooting death of fifteen-year-old Jane Creba on Boxing Day 2005 in downtown Toronto and its aftermath, including the sensationalism and prejudice that clouded the story from the outset and the questions that should be asked to find out the whole truth about it.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1459735064 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 9781459735064 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: 171 pages : map
  • Publisher: Toronto : Dundurn, [2016]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and Internet addresses.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 18.99
Subject: Creba, Jane, 1990-2005 > Death and burial.
Victims of violent crimes > Ontario > Toronto.
Violent crimes > Ontario > Toronto.
Gangs > Ontario > Toronto.
Toronto (Ont.) > Race relations.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • Ingram Publishing Services
    The death of a fifteen-year-old girl caught in the crossfire of “gang warfare” the day after Christmas in downtown Toronto shook the city to its core. A decade later, What Killed Jane Creba takes us through what led to the shooting, compared to what was said and done afterward, to show something far more nuanced than gang rivalries.
  • Ingram Publishing Services
    The sensational story of a girl's tragic death and the whirlwind of racial prejudices that came in its wake.

    On Boxing Day 2005, fifteen-year-old Jane Creba was fatally shot on one of the busiest streets in Toronto. Police and journalists reported her death as that of an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire of rival gangs.

    In the months that followed Creba’s death, fifty-six men of colour were arrested in connection with the shooting. Twelve men went to preliminary hearings. One black man pleaded guilty, and another three men, also black, were convicted of her murder.

    But only one bullet killed Jane.

    What Killed Jane Creba is not only a story of a true crime, but of the sensationalism and prejudice that clouded the story from the outset. The author guides readers through the incident and its aftermath, revealing that the whole truth can only be known when we set aside judgements and begin to ask questions: who, what, when, where, how, why, and what next?
  • Univ of Toronto Pr
    The sensational story of a girl's tragic death and the whirlwind of racial prejudices that came in its wake.

    On Boxing Day 2005, fifteen-year-old Jane Creba was fatally shot on one of the busiest streets in Toronto. Police and journalists reported her death as that of an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire of rival gangs.

    In the months that followed Creba’s death, fifty-six men of colour were arrested in connection with the shooting. Twelve men went to preliminary hearings. One black man pleaded guilty, and another three men, also black, were convicted of her murder.

    But only one bullet killed Jane.

    What Killed Jane Creba is not only a story of a true crime, but of the sensationalism and prejudice that clouded the story from the outset. The author guides readers through the incident and its aftermath, revealing that the whole truth can only be known when we set aside judgements and begin to ask questions: who, what, when, where, how, why, and what next?
  • Univ of Toronto Pr
    The death of a fifteen-year-old girl caught in the crossfire of “gang warfare” the day after Christmas in downtown Toronto shook the city to its core. A decade later, What Killed Jane Creba takes us through what led to the shooting, compared to what was said and done afterward, to show something far more nuanced than gang rivalries.

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