Focuses on reforms that could be make by provincial and/or federal government justice departments in the areas of policing, prosecutions, corrections, victim services, crime prevention, policy and legislation.
Research Report (Correctional Service of Canada) ; no. R-239
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Andrew J.R. Harris
Collette Cousineau
Caroline A. Pagé
Paul Sonnichsen
Steven Varette
Description
Outlines characteristics of population in Correctional Service of Canada institutions, frequency of violent recidivism for offenders under community supervision, reviews process of risk assessment and categories of risk factors, and concludes with discussion of instruments that have been tested on Aboriginal samples.
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 5, no. 2, 2016, pp. 4-31
Description
Profiles Inuit people relocated to Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa and Montreal. Looks at income, employment, education, health, housing, crime and safety, and culture and language.
Comprehensive website intended as a resource for American Indian and Alaskan Native Nations and people, tribal justice systems, victims and tribal service providers, and the improvement of justice.
Contains links to: tribal law, federal law, state law, and other resources.