Reshaping the Sentencing Circle: Striking a Balance between Restoration of Harmony and Punishment of Offenders in Indigenous Domestic Violence Cases
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Author/Creator
Rebecca Rexroad
Southwestern Journal of Law and Trade in the Americas, vol. 13, no. 2, 2006-2007, pp. 403-422
Description
Discusses the status of Aboriginal women before contact, development and use of sentencing circles, British Columbia Court of Appeals decisions, looks at shortcomings of the present system and proposes adjustments to the system.