Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice , vol. 59, no. 3, July 2017, pp. 313-345
Description
Looks at current and historical trends at provincial/territorial and federal levels using data from the Adult Correctional Services Survey conducted by Statistics Canada.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 29, no. 2, 2006, pp. 229-244
Description
Examines project initiated to determine why Aboriginals are underrepresented in high school science classes, how to improve participation rates and promote the choice of science-related occupations.
Summarizes key decisions relevant to industry and project proponents and discusses how they effect carrying out the duty to consult with Indigenous peoples.
Justice as Healing, vol. 3, no. 1, Spring, 1998, p. [?]
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Project offering alternative approaches and services for youth in the present justice system.
Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
Links include sites about land claims, Treaty, case law, business, media, First Nations, Inuit, Metis organizations, and a gateway to many Native American sites.
Discusses practices which foster skills such as critical thinking, participation, communication, problem-solving, decision-making, creative thinking, collaboration, and information gathering.
Largely based on Statistics Canada's 2001 Census of Population, and supplemented by information from Labour Force Survey and Manitoba Bureau of Statistics' demographic projections.
Describes vision and action strategies for Aboriginal Mental Health by providing influential background factors, documentation, direction for service providers, and coordination of facilities and service delivery.
FORUM on Corrections Research , vol. 12, no. 1, Managing Addictions, January 2000, pp. 61-64
Description
Examines the over-representation of Aboriginals in the penal system and compares statistics on the offences committed by Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals who have applied for parole.
FORUM on Corrections Research, vol. 12, no. 1, Aboriginal People in Corrections, January 2000, pp. 10-15
Description
Comparison of North American Indian, Metis and Inuit/Innu offenders; based on data gathered by Correctional Service of Canada’s Offender Management System (OMS), Offender Intake Assessment (OIA) process, and Community Intervention Scale (CIS).
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 97, no. 4, July/August 2006, pp. 305-[?]
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Diabetes Outreach Van Enhancement (DOVE) study conducted to determine whether demographic or clinical differences existed between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal patients with type 2 diabetes.
Justice as Healing, vol. 3, no. 4, Winter, 1998, p. [?]
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Indigenous philosophy about sentencing stresses reconciliation and restoring community peace and equilibrium. Reprint of Chapter 3 of the book: Justice in Aboriginal Communities: Sentencing Alternatives.
Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
Lancet, vol. 352, no. 9138, January 17, 1998, p. 194
Description
Outlines the denial of a deal in which a land claim by the Jawoyn Aboriginal community was traded for an alcohol-rehabilitation centre and two renal-dialysis machines.
Study undertaken assess what steps could be taken by Community Legal Education Ontario to improve access. Fifty-six individuals from over 40 agencies provided information through interviews or focus groups.
Covers: historical factors, demographics, socio-economic factors, aboriginal people and the justice system, changes within the present system, and points for discussion.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 22, no. 2, 1998, pp. 223-237
Description
Report on the Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (CIER), which has created a program to perform environmental assessments from an Aboriginal perspective.