Canadian Centre for South Asian Studies

Shahid Alvi

Shahid Alvi, Associate Professor. Dr, Alvi received his BA and Masters degrees in Sociology from the University of Saskatchewan, and a Ph.D. in Sociology from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. His research interests include masculinities, critical criminology, juvenile delinquency, crime and public housing, poverty and “welfare reform,” the link between violence and culture, and violence against women. His recent publications focus on poor minority women’s victimization by psychological and physical abuse, second generation crime prevention through environmental design, women’s victimization in public housing, feminist routine activities theory, and fear of crime. He is the author or co-author of numerous articles, book chapters, and three books, including the recently released Under Siege: Poverty and Crime in a Public Housing Community (Lexington Press). He recently completed a research project examining the links between poor minority women’s victimization and resilience in two St. Paul, Minnesota public housing projects. He is also the 2002 recipient of the Critical Criminologist of the Year award from the American Society of Criminology’s Critical Criminology Division.

A. Books:

2003, Under Siege: Poverty, and Crime in a Public Housing Community . (with W. S. DeKeseredy, M. D. Schwartz and E. A. Tomaszewski) Lexington Books.

2000, Youth and the Canadian Criminal Justice System Cincinnati, Anderson Press.

2000, Contemporary Social Problems in North American Society, (with Desmond Ellis and Walter DeKeseredy), Toronto , Addison Wesley Longman.

B. Refereed Journal Articles:

“Reducing violence against women in public housing: Can second generation CPTED make a difference?” (with C. Renzetti, M.D. Schwartz, and W. DeKeseredy), The CPTED Journal (Vol. 3, No. 1), 2005, pp. 27-36.

“Victimization and attitudes towards woman abuse of impoverished minority women,” (with M. Schwartz, W. DeKeseredy, and J. Bachaus) forthcoming, Western Criminology Review.

“Crime victimization, alcohol consumption and drug use in Canadian public housing,”(with M. Schwartz, A. Tomaszewski, and W. DeKeseredy) ;Journal of Criminal Justice, (Vol. 31, No. 4), 2003, pp. 383-396.

“Perceived collective efficacy and women’s victimization in public housing,” (with M. Schwartz, A. Tomaszewski, and W. DeKeseredy), Criminal Justice: The International Journal of Policy and Practice, (Vol. 3, No. 1), 2003, pp. 5-27.

“Male peer support and a feminist routine activities theory: Understanding sexual assault on Canadian college campuses.” (with W. DeKeseredy and M.D. Schwartz and D. Tait), Justice Quarterly, (Volume 18, No. 3), September, 2001, pp. 623-649.

“Women’s fear of crime in Canadian public housing,” (with M.D. Schwartz, W. DeKeseredy and M. Maume), Violence Against Women, (Volume 7, No 6), June 2001, pp. 638-661.
“The Role of Pro-Feminist Men in Dealing with Woman Abuse on the Canadian College Campus” (with W. DeKeseredy and M. D. Schwartz), Violence Against Women, (Volume 6, No. 9), September 2000, pp. 918-935.

“Violence Against and the Harassment of Women in Canadian Public Housing: An Exploratory Study” (with W. DeKeseredy, M. D. Schwartz, and B. Perry), Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology, (Volume 36, No. 4), November 1999, pp. 499-516.

“Dating status variations and woman abuse: An empirical test of the Dependence, Availability, Deterrence (DAD) model.” (with K. Selbee), Violence Against Women (Volume 3, No. 6), December 1997, pp. 610-628.

“The contexts, meanings and motives of women’s use of violence in Canadian university/college dating relationships: Results from a national survey.” (with W. DeKeseredy; D. Saunders, and M.D. Schwartz), Sociological Spectrum (Vol. 17, No. 2), 1997, pp. 199-222.