Looks at the high rates of incarceration of Indigenous Australians and the economic and social costs of imprisonment, advocates for a holistic approach to reduce over-representation in the criminal justice system, and discusses possible initiatives and their cost.
NGO Report on Canada's Nineteenth and Twentieth Periodic Report to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brenda L. Gunn
Description
Focus on murdered and missing Aboriginal women and children, protection of lands and resources, duty to consult and accommodate, and the impacts of incarceration.
Analyzes data on prisoner numbers, imprisonment rates, age, sentence length, offense type and recidivism. Also looks at physical and mental health and role as mothers.
Assesses the applicability of the Level of Service Inventory - Ontario Revision (LSI-OR) in predicting both general and violent re-offending by using a sample of offenders from Ontario.
Responding to the increasing number of Aboriginal people in Montreal coming into contact with the criminal justice system this study looks at over-reliance of imprisonment and lack of programming regarding a prevention approach.
Women in Canada: A Gender-based Statistical Report
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Author/Creator
Tina Hotton Mahony
Joanna Jacob
Heather Hobson
Description
Statistics on violent crime, criminal and violent victimization, childhood assault, spousal violence, homicide, and females charged with violent offences.