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First created in 1946, the Répertoire de vedettes-matière (RVM) of the library of the Université Laval has been greatly influenced by the development of electronic resources. Following a brief presentation of the RVM, the author will discuss its role in copy cataloguing, its links with source directories, the impacts of technology on its development and, in turn, of this development on document analysis. The efforts of the RVM staff to meet the needs of users and the projects underway in the United States to simplify the syntax will also be described. As it progresses into the early years of the 21st century, the RVM continues to support the sharing of resources.

In January 2013, the Quebec Court of Appeal rendered for the first time, a decision of a Canadian appellate court interpreting certain Criminal Code provisions adopted in 2005, implementing the Palermo Protocol and criminalizing human trafficking. The Court concluded that actual border-crossing by any of the perpetrators was not required for the human-trafficking offence to apply. However, if a careful reading of the Protocol indeed leads to this conclusion, the stated intent of Parliament remains ambiguous since the law makes no distinction between internal and international trafficking. In the absence of a clearly stated intent, one may conclude, as did the Court of Appeal, that greater protection of all victims, domestic and foreign is provided. Moreover, an analysis of the Urizar decision underlines the inadequacies of the definitions provided of national and international human trafficking, thus creating problems of interpretation. Finally, these most recent legislative changes argue in favour of adopting a dual objective-subjective criterion in assessing the notion of exploitation which underlies the crime of human trafficking.

SummaryFrom empirical research carried out with 40 young men involved in the sex trade (street prostitutes, dancers and escorts), four profiles or life scenarios are drawn : delinquency, in which drug addiction and prostitution go hand in hand ; the search for extra income, which is apparent among youth for whom prostitution represents a temporary or occasional means of increasing their income ; peer recognition, which is found among youth for whom the environment of prostitution already was or became their « family ; » finally, the need for freedom identified among youth for whom the activities of prostitution are some of the most gratifying since they help them to realise themselves on various levels. We therefore conclude that the prostitution of young men is a multi-faceted phenomenon and intervention (in particular the prevention of std s and hiv) should take this into account.

AbstractThis article presents the results of a qualitative study on the effects of incarceration on the social exclusion in life stories of seven Aboriginal women in Québec. Findings indicate that, at the beginning of their life trajectory, three women evolved in a relatively stable family while four others lived in families experiencing multiple social problems. These group distinctions were practically maintained until initial contact with imprisonment, but grew increasingly blurred after the women's contact with criminal detention. In final analysis, the weight of incarceration is significant in the exclusion of Aboriginal women. However, it must be correlated to individual living conditions as well as particular life trajectories which precede the actual prisoning process. These results put in perspective the postulate on which the studies on the effects of incarceration are usually based.

Keywords: Autochtone, exclusion, femmes, prison, Québec, réinsertion, trajectoire de vie, Aboriginal, exclusion, Québec, prison, life trajectory, reintegration, women, Autóctono, exclusión, mujeres, prisión, Quebec, reinserción, trayectoria de vida

Several studies have documented the impact of drug use on the sexual health of street-involved youth. However, few studies have documented, from their perspective, the role of drug use in their romantic and sexual experiences. This article aims to 1) understand the meaning that street-involved youth who use drugs give to their romantic and sexual experiences, and 2) describe the role of drug use in romantic and sexual experiences of street-involved youth. Fourteen street-involved youth (8 women, 6 men) aged 19-27 years who reported intensive experiences of drug use were interviewed. The qualitative analysis shows that drug use is an overwhelming and disqualifying experience that takes over all of their daily activities. Given the urgency to meet their consumption needs, these youth feel compelled to bargain their sexuality to get money quickly. While some participants indicated that the drug use is an experience of romantic and sexual encounters, most of them mention, however, that the influence of the drug use prevents the development of a romantic relationship. Contrary to studies that focus on sexual risk, this study highlights the complex relationship between drug use by youth and instrumentalization of their romantic and sexual experiences in the street context.

Keywords: jeunes de la rue, drogue, sexualité, amour, expérience, recherche qualitative, street youth, drug use, sexuality, love, experience, qualitative research, jóvenes de la calle, droga, sexualidad, amor, experiencia, investigación cualitativa

AbstractThe policewoman movement in England, Canada, and the United States begun in the 19th century with the prison reform movement. Just as separate prisons for women would protect them from the sexual danger of incarceration so would police matrons save the detained woman from the threat posed by male criminals and station officials. The next step in the evolution of the movement in the 1910s propelled women onto the streets as safety workers, patrol women, and policewomen, ostensibly to protect young women from lecherous males and to prevent the moral downfall of working-class women. The first generation of policewomen were a combination of social workers and cops, their duties being to chaperon the city's young women at dance halls, in parks and on urban streets.In 1918, Montreal hired its first policewomen to investigate women criminals. Using the files of one of the protective officers (Elizabeth Wand), Myers analyses the impact of this new disciplinary force. As a pioneer policewoman, whose job it was to patrol women and keep them safe from sexual danger and immorality, Wand expanded the meanings of crime, policing, and discipline. For this she encountered resistance from male officers and judges and from the policed women as well.

ABSTRACTSince the turn of the century, the city of Hull has suffered the dubious distinction of being nicknamed "Little Chicago" because of its high crime rate. As we shall see, Quebec's more liberal attitudes towards alcohol and Hull's "border town" status have combined to significantly influence not only the incidence of "crime" in the urban core but also the activities and attitudes of the Hull police force through the twentieth century.

AbstractWhatever one may believe, theology is indeed present in the public square. If the theologian occasionally manages to get involved in current issues, he or she already finds there an «ordinary theology», undoubtedly foreign to his academic criteria but quite alive. The article presents some Canadian theologians' contributions and reflects on their public condition. It also presents some illustrations of theology's presence in the social landscape, particularly as regards to the Anglophone rock and metal music scene.

The four novels published thus far by Philippe Renonçay compose a work of great coherence. They focus mainly on the question of evil. While this is not an original topic—one does not write good literature with good sentiments, said Gide—, Renonçay's treatment of it, however, is far more radical. It finds itself in the context of one of today's literary concerns which centers around the depiction of evil: Dantec, Jauffret, Germain, Nobécourt, among others, come to mind. Perhaps a sign of the times, Renonçay's originality is to be found, at least in part, in the intemperance with which the characters of his novels address our dereliction: an uncompromising, unrestrained violence oscillates between the impulse to settle the score with God and the unwavering decision to do away with a corrupt humanity once and for all.