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Canadian Early Learning and Child Care and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
E-Books
Author/Creator
Martha Friendly
Description
"This Occasional Paper is a working version of a chapter prepared for A Question of Commitment: Children's Rights in Canada (working title) edited by R. Brian Howe and Katherine Covell..."
Canadian Public Opinion on Aboriginal Peoples: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Environics Institute for Survey Research
Description
Surveys "non-Aboriginal public knowledge and attitudes about Aboriginal peoples". Report shows eighty-four percent of Canadians surveyed want to be part of reconciliation process with Indigenous people and thirty percent of young people between the ages of 18-29 feel they have an individual part to play.
Canadian Versus American State Discourse on Racial Categorization in Gerald Vizenor's Bearheart and Thomas King's Green Grass, Running Water
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Culture and the State ; v. 2
Disability Studies & Indigenous Studies
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jessica Wegmann-Sanchez
pp. 49-59
Description
Compares how two well-known Aboriginal works challenge limiting definitions of Aboriginal peoples and shows how the legal system manipulates these definitions to take away land or rights.
Excerpt from Disability Studies & Indigenous Studies.
Entire book on one pdf. To access paper, scroll to p. 49.
CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Research Data Alliance International Indigenous Data Sovereignty Interest Group
Global Indigenous Data Alliance]
Description
Designed to complement the FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable) principles of the open data movement as means to use Indigenous data in ways determined by Indigenous peoples and for their benefit. Principles are related to collective benefit, authority to control, responsibility, and ethics.
Case Study Report: When Justice Heals
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Odawa Native Friendship Centre: Project Number: 1291-ON
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Karen Jacobs-Williams
Description
Description and evaluation of Odawa Native Friendship Centre project which aimed to provide alternatives to mainstream justice system for Aboriginals living in the Ottawa-Carleton region. Sources of information include project files, Aboriginal Healing Foundation National Process Evaluation Survey, interviews with members of Aboriginal Peoples Justice Circle and community service providers, and documents and data collected by community support manager.
CCRA 5 Year Review: Aboriginal Offenders
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Corrections and Conditional Release Act Five Year Review: Aboriginal Offenders
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Correctional Service Canada?]
Description
Looks at how the National Parole Board and Correctional Service Canada activities have complied with requirements laid out in the Corrections and Conditional Release Act. Includes statistics on regional distribution of offenders, offender status and characteristics, offence history, prior incarceration terms, parole grant and release rates, etc.
The Challenge of Collecting Information on the Involvement of Aboriginal People in the Canadian Criminal Justice System
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Statistics Canada International Symposium Series - Proceedings: Symposium 2004: Innovative Methods for Surveying Difficult-to-Reach Populations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rebecca Kong
Karen Beattie
Michael Martin
Description
Argues that the collection of information is essential for maintaining government accountability. This manuscript is an abridged version of Collecting Data on Aboriginal People in the Criminal Justice System: Methods and Challenges.
The Characteristics of Aboriginal Recidivists
Articles » General
Author/Creator
James Bonta
Stan Lipinski
Michael Martin
Canadian Journal of Criminology, vol. 34, no. 3/4, July-October 1992, pp. 517-522
Description
Compares characteristics of re-offending aboriginal inmates to non-re-offending aboriginal inmates.
Charting the Growth of Canada's Aboriginal Populations: Problems, Options and Implications
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Discussion Paper (Population Studies Centre) ; no. 03-05
Population Association of America Meeting ; 2003
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Eric Guimond
Don Kerr
Roderic Beaujot
PSC Discussion Papers Series, vol. 17, no. 1, May 2003, p. article 1
Description
Reviews data sources and definitions used in documenting characteristics, and outlines problems faced when doing quantitative research.
Child and Youth Mental Health Intervention, Research and Community Advocacy Project in Nunavut: Child and Youth Mental Health Services in Nunavut Needs Assessment
Alternate Title
Needs Assessment of Child and Youth Mental Health Services in Nunavut
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre
Description
Overview of first phase of multi-year program includes environmental scan, questionnaires and literature review for assessment.
Child Maltreatment-Related Investigations Involving First Nations Infants in Canada in 2019
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First Nations/Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect 2019
FN/CIS 2019
FN/CIS 2019: Focus on Developmental Stages Series
Child Maltreatment-Related Investigations Involving First Nations Children Aged One to Three Years Old in Canada in 2019
Child Maltreatment-Related Investigations Involving First Nations Children Aged Four to Seven Years Old in Canada In 2019
Child Maltreatment-Related Investigations Involving First Nations Children Aged 8-11 Years Old in Canada in 2019
CWRP Information Sheet ; no. 220
Child Welfare Research Portal Information Sheet ; no. 220
CWRP Information Sheet ; no 221
Child Welfare Research Portal Information Sheet ; no. 221
CWRP Information Sheet ; no. 222
Child Welfare Research Portal Information Sheet ; no. 222
CWRP Information Sheet ; no. 223
Child Welfare Research Portal Information Sheet ; no. 223
Child Maltreatment-Related Investigations Involving First Nations Children Aged 12-15 Years Old in Canada in 2019
CWRP Information Sheet ; no. 224
Child Welfare Research Portal Information Sheet ; no. 224
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Barbara Fallon
Nicolette Joh-Carnella
Marie Saint-Girons
Child Sexual Abuse on New Mexico Tribal Land 1999-2004
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Paul D. Steele
Nell Damon
Kristine Denman
Description
Looks at tribal area cases and other area cases to determine if there are any differences. Reports cases are similar in most respects but did find some statistically significant variances.
The Civil and Family Law Needs of Aboriginal People in New South Wales: Final Report
Alternate Title
Indigenous Legal Needs Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chris Cunneen
Melanie Schwartz
The Civil and Family Law Needs of Indigenous People in Queensland: A Report of the Australian Indigenous Legal Needs Project
Alternate Title
Indigenous Legal Needs Project
E-Books
Author/Creator
Chris Cunneen
Fiona Allison
Melanie Schwartz
The Civil and Family Law Needs of Indigenous People in Victoria: A Report of the Australian Indigenous Legal Needs Project
E-Books
Author/Creator
Melanie Schwartz
Fiona Allison
Chris Cunneen
The Civil and Family Law Needs of Indigenous People in WA: A Report of the Australian Indigenous Legal Needs Project
Alternate Title
Indigenous Legal Needs Project
The Civil and Family Law Needs of Indigenous People in Western Australia
E-Books
Author/Creator
Fiona Allison
Melanie Schwartz
Chris Cunneen
Closing the Gap Report 2019
E-Books
Author/Creator
Australian Government
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Collaborative Process on Indian Registration, Band Membership and First Nation Citizenship: Report to Parliament
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada]
Collecting Data on Aboriginal People in the Criminal Justice System: Methods and Challenges
E-Books
Author/Creator
Rebecca Kong
Karen Beattie
no. 1
Description
Community Needs Assessment for Métis Offenders in Manitoba
Alternate Title
Research Report (Correctional Service of Canada) ; no. R-111
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Manitoba Métis Federation - Winnipeg Regional
Description
Survey (done in 2000) of prisoners, their families, community representatives and service providers was conducted to discover what supports and services were needed while the men were incarnated and upon their release.
Community Perceptions of the Regina Police Service, [2011]
Alternate Title
Community Perceptions of the RPS 2011
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nicholas Jones
Rick Ruddell
Description
Results of telephone survey of 504 residents conducted in August and September 2011.
Community Perceptions of the Regina Police Service, 2013
Alternate Title
Community Perceptions of the RPS 2013
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nicholas A. Jones
Rick Ruddell
Description
Results of telephone survey of 450 residents conducted between September 17 and October 2, 2013.
Community Safety in Australian Indigenous Communities: Service Providers' Perceptions
Alternate Title
AIC Reports. Research and Public Policy Series ; 110
Report (Australian Institute of Criminology)
E-Books
Author/Creator
Matthew Willis
Report (Australian Institute of Criminology)
Community Statistics Nunavut 2016
Alternate Title
Technical Report (Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Department of Health, Government of Nunavut
Description
Variables included in report are population, health and vital statistics, income, family structure, education, housing and criminal justice.
Comparative Assessment of the Position of Indigenous Peoples in Quebec, Canada and Abroad
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bradford W. Morse
Description
New edition of report provides overview of original and looks at relevant issues in the same countries including demographics, policy, fiscal information, legal framework, land rights and other important issues.
A Comparison of Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Missing Persons in British Columbia Where Foul Play Has Not Been Ruled Out
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Irwin M. Cohen
Darryl Plecas
Amanda V. McCormick
Description
Descriptive analysis provides several important findings centered on risky life style factors, work in sex trade, addictions, homelessness, and elapsed time before disappearance was reported.
Comparison of Women Offenders Who Use Opioids Versus Other Types of Substances
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Research in Brief (Correctional Service Canada) ; RIB-19-09
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Correctional Service Canada
Research in Brief (Correctional Service Canada)
Description
Uses the Women’s Computerized Assessment of Substance Abuse (W-CASA) to provide statistics on those who reported using opioids versus those who used other types of substances in the twelve months prior to arrest.
A Compendium of Aboriginal Healing Foundation Research
E-Books
Author/Creator
The Aboriginal Healing Foundation
Description
Abstracts of works in the Research Series.
Aboriginal Sexual Offending in Canada by John H. Hylton.
Mental Health Profiles for a Sample of British Columbia's Aboriginal Survivors of the Canadian Residential School System by Raymond R. Corrado, Irwin M.
A Compendium of Māori Data
E-Books
Author/Creator
Karaitiana Taiuru
Compilation of Research on the Vancouver Downtown Community Court 2008 to 2012
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Margaret Jackson. William Glackman
Chris Giles
Rita Buchwitz
Description
Looks at research done on various functions of the Downtown Community Court. Contains six reports providing a look at operations by the staff, community stakeholders, and Downtown Community Court (DCC) participants.
Complementary Research on Traditional and Customary Child Care Practices/Adoption within Aboriginal Communities in Quebec: Presented to Working Group on Customary Adoption in Aboriginal Communities, Justice Québec
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Québec Native Women Inc.
Description
Results of qualitative survey conducted in response to amendments to the Youth Protection Act which gives courts the power to issue permanent placement orders outside of the immediate family.
Conditions of Release for Federal Women Offenders
Alternate Title
Research in Brief (Correctional Service Canada) ; RIB-18-11
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Correctional Service Canada
Research in Brief (Correctional Service Canada)
Description
Examined pattern and impact of conditions imposed on 1,351 federal Indigenous and non-Indigenous offenders on their first conditional release between April 2013 and March 2017.
Constitutional Recognition Survey
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Celeste Liddle
IndigenousX
Description
Investigates the responses to each question.
The Contextual Nature of American Indian Criminality
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donald E. Green
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 17, no. 2, 1993, pp. 99-119
Description
Reviews selected studies in Aboriginal criminality and criminal justice, and presents additional crime data from the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR).
A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Hollow Water’s Community Holistic Circle Healing Process
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Peoples Collection ; APC 20 CA (2001)
E-Books
Author/Creator
Joe Couture
Ted Parker
Ruth Couture
Patti Laboucane
Aboriginal Peoples Collection
The Cost of Not Successfully Implementing Article 23: Representative Employment for Inuit within the Government
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
pwc
Description
At this point in time 84% of the population was Inuit, but they only held 51% of the jobs in federal and territorial governments. Study compared loss to Inuit if the status quo continued, to gains that would be made if the Article was fulfilled.
Court Outcomes in Homicides of Indigenous Women and Girls, 2009 to 2021
Alternate Title
Juristat
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marta Burczycka
Adam Cotter
Description
Uses data from Homicide Survey and the Integrated Criminal Court Survey. Looks at charges seen in court, disposition of those charges, and potential verdicts and sentences passed down.
“Creating a Framework for the Wisdom of the Community”: Review of Victim Services in Nunavut, Northwest and Yukon Territories
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[Research Report (Department of Justice Canada)] ; RR03VIC-3e
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary Beth Levan
Description
Includes: considerations in service delivery, traditional and formal programs/services available, and recommendations for areas of improvement.
Creating Choices: Rethinking Aboriginal Policy
Alternate Title
Policy Study (C.D. Howe Institute) ; 43
E-Books
Author/Creator
John Richards
no. 43
Crime and Control in Three Nishnawbe-Aski Communities: An Exploratory Investigation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donald J. Auger
Anthony N. Doob
Raymond P. Auger
Paul Driben
Canadian Journal of Criminology, vol. 34, no. 3-4, July-October 1992, pp. [317]-338
Description
Survey, conducted though interviews with community members, police occurrence reports, and court records, to assess the levels of disorder, found that crimes varied in frequency and severity across individual communities and opinions about how it should be dealt with differed, suggesting that solutions must be tailored to each individual community.
Crime and Criminal Justice in Nunavut: An Exploration in Aboriginal Peoples and Criminal Justice Policy
Theses
Author/Creator
Allan Lloyd Patenaude
Description
Criminology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Simon Fraser University, 1997.
Crime in Aboriginal Communities: Saskatchewan, 1989
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lee Wolff
Description
Summarizes findings from a prototype study of the feasibility of obtaining crime statistics for reserves policed by the RCMP and converting those statistics into Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) format and discusses the difficulty in studying crime within the context of socio-economic conditions.
Crime Prevention for First Nations Children aged 0-6 and Families: Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission (FNQLHSSC)]
Description
Reports results of questionnaires completed by 96 caregivers/administrators, and 83 parents. Question were asked about rates of crime in communities, promotion of social skills, priority initiatives, limitations hindering development of strategies, problem behaviours, issues targeted by prevention and awareness activities, and issues facing community members.
Crime Reported by Police Serving Areas Where the Majority of the Population Is Indigenous, 2018
Alternate Title
Juristat
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary Allen
Description
Statistics gathered from the 2015 Census of Population and the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey. One hundred and eighty-two communities were identified where police services or detachments served populations where over half were Indigenous.
Criminal Victimization in Canada's Territories: Results from the 2004 General Social Survey
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jodi-Anne Brzozowski
JustResearch, no. 14, Victims of Crime Research, 2007, pp. 36-41
Description
Findings show that Northerners experience higher levels of criminal victimization and spousal violence than their provincial counterparts.
Article located by scrolling to page 36.
Criminal Victimization in the Territories, 2014
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Samuel Perreault
Laura Simpson
Juristat, vol. [36], no. [1], April 27, 2016, pp. [1]-45
Description
Primarily statistics from the 2014 General Social Survey (GSS), combined with some from the 2009 General Social Survey (GSS).
Cultivating Ignorance of Aboriginal Realities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne Godlewska
Jackie Moore
C. Drew Bednasek
The Canadian Geographer, vol. 54, no. 4, Winter, 2010, pp. 417-440
Description
Looks at Canadian and world studies at an Ontario secondary school and the need for more inclusive perceptions of Aboriginal People within geography related curriculums.
Cultural Profile of the Federal Offender Population 1996/97 to 2000/01
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Performance Measurement Division
National Parole Board
Description
Some statistics Aboriginal-specific.
Culture, Healing and Spirituality and Their Influence on Treatment Programs for Aboriginal Offenders
Theses
Author/Creator
Teresa Howell
Description
Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2003.
The Danish Youth Survey 2002: Asking Young People About Sensitive Issues
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karin Helwig-Larsen
Vanita Sundaram
Tine Curtis
Helmer Bøving Larsen
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 63, Supplement 2, 2004, pp. 147-152
Description
The investigation found that a computer-assisted self-interview (CASI) would improve the accuracy of the data.