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Crime and Justice in American Indian Communities
Lisa M. Poupart Social Justice, Vol. 29, Spring-Summer, 2002, pp. 144-160. Examines the historical domination and continued oppression created and continued by Western nations and its relation to the perpetuation of crime and injustice in Aboriginal communities. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 2, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Marijuana Initiation in 2 American Indian Reservation Communities: Comparison With a National Sample
Nancy Rumbaugh Whitesell, Janette Beals, Christina M. Mitchell, Douglas K. Novins, Paul Spicer, et al. American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 97, No. 7, July 2007, pp. 1311-1318. Found disproportionate risk for marijuana initiation among young people on reserves, and suggests that aggressive prevention efforts are needed. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 2, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Micmacs and Justice in Nova Scotia: An Assessment of Policing and Courtworker Options
Don Clairmont Canadian Journal of Criminology, Vol. 34, No. 3/4, July-October 1992, pp. 534-535. Discusses future changes to the justice system as a result of the Royal Commission on the Donald Marshall, Jr., Prosecution (Donald Marshall Inquiry). More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 3, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Policing First Nations and Métis People: Progress and Prospects
Rick Linden Saskatchewan Law Review, Vol. 68, No. 2, 2005, pp. 303-312. Explores need for change and issues that remain in policing in spite the many inquiries and commissions. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 2, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Policing the Rez: Keeping No Peace in Indian Country
Dian Million Social Justice, Vol. 27, No. 3, Fall, 2000, pp. 101-[?]. Examines the legal complexities of on and off reservation crime and reviews allegations of police abuse. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 3, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
The Role Played by a Former Federal Government Residential School in a First Nation Community’s Alcohol Abuse and Impaired Driving: Results of a Talking Circle
J. Peter Rothe, Patricia Makokis, Lorna Steinhauer, William Aguiar, Lena Makokis, George Brertton International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol. 65, No. 4, 2006, pp. 347-356. Argues that federal institutions have created systemic sociocultural problems and there is a need for community-based intervention strategies to promote cultural healing. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 1, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Toward a Great Sioux Nation Judicial Support Center and Supreme Court: An Interim Planning and Recommendation Report for the Wakpa Sica Historical Society's Reconciliation Place Project
Frank Pommersheim, John P. LaVelle Wicazo Sa Review, Vol. 17, No. 1, Spring, 2002, pp. 183-232. Encourages the strengthening of existing tribal judicial systems and discusses the potential benefits of a distinct Supreme Court. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 2, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites |
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