Corrections & Healing

Brief description of a research initiative, an evidence-based substance abuse initiative and problems of addiction, recidivism, programming and evaluation as they apply to Nova Scotia.

Criminology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 1990

From Statistics Canada's Canadian Socio-economic Information and Management System (CANSIM). Data can be added / removed and manipulated. Covers 2009-2014.

Includes information specific to Aboriginal offenders. Uses data from the Adult Correctional Services Survey, the adult portion of the Integrated Correctional Services Survey and the Key Indicator Report for Adults.

Includes some information specific to Aboriginal offenders. Uses data from the Adult Correctional Services Survey, Integrated Correctional Services Survey, and the Adult Corrections Key Indicator Report.

Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2003.

Commentary on a creative writing program for Saskatchewan and Alberta prisoners called Inspired Minds.

Allan Quandt has lived in northern Saskatchewan for over 30 years. He was a friend of Malcolm Norris and Jim Brady.

Looks at the relationship between alcohol dependence, treatment, and incarceration in the United States.

Study assesses public reaction to 1996 Criminal Code amendments.

Investigates the experiences that Aboriginal victims have with the Canadian criminal justice system.

Interview with the respected storyteller and singer Antoine Lonesinger. Interview includes the Legend of Cut Knife Hill and stories of BlackRock and Chokecherry Wood.

Interview includes two stories: the first about a boy who saves a boy and wins a wife in the process; a second about a boy who upon returning to his band with a wife becomes chief.

Interview includes a biographical account of Antoine Lonesinger's life that includes stories about farming, trapping, house construction and the making of charcoal and lime. He also tells of the murder of an Indian Agent at the hands of a Blackfoot named Owl Eyes.

Law Thesis (LL.M.)--York University, 2014.

Builds on the Correctional Service of Canada review of their temporary absence program to see if Native offenders receive different treatment.

Looks at the impact and response to the Getting it Together conference. While there has been changes in regards to restorative justice initiatives, conditional sentences, and reduced imprisonment for fine defaults, the continued over-incarceration of Indigenous people remains a concern.

Artist discusses the political aspect of his work.

Examines the results of a study on security reclassification, concluding that reclassification recommendations were related to relevant constructs of risk and need, for both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal offenders.

Discussion of the Community Intervention Scale (CIS) and Community Risk/Needs Management Scale (CRNMS) which were primarily designed for use with male and Caucasian prison population.

Recidivism rate comparison between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal offenders.

Provides synopsis of limited information available on this specific population. Appendix includes Review of the Literature on Aboriginal Sex Offenders of Canada, New Zealand, and Australia by Christopher Lobanov-Rostovsky.

Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--Queen's University, 2012.

Examines the challenges faced by women who are trying to rebuild to their lives after being released from prison. Duration: 39:22.

Law Thesis (LL.M.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2003.

Discusses how new Canadian legislation will adversely impact Aboriginal people in correctional facilities.

Describes the use of song and music as an effective method of healing and assistance in preventing Aboriginal women from reoffending.

Book review of: Chief: The Life History of Eugene Delorme, Imprisoned Santee Sioux edited by Inez Cardozo-Freeman.

Book review of: The Way of the Pipe: Aboriginal Spirituality and Symbolic Healing in Canadian Prisons by James B. Waldram.

Book reviews of: Legends of our Times: Native Cowboy Life by Morgan Baillargeon and Leslie Tepper. The World Turned Upside Down: Indian Voices from Early America by Conlin Callway (Editor). Women in Trouble: Connecting Women's Law Violations to Their Histories of Abuse by Elizabeth Cormack. Leonard Bloomfield's Fox Lexicon: Critical Edition by Ives Goddard (Editor). White Man's Law: Native People in Nineteenth-Century Canadian Jurisprudence by Sidney L. Harring.

Reports on the relations between police officers and Aboriginal residents in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The article also discusses how one Theatre Company is trying to improve this strained relationship.

Includes case studies of the Community Council Project, Aboriginal Legal Services Toronto and the Hollow Water First Nation's Community Holistic Circle Healing Project.

Located in Edmonton, Alberta, the Wellness House is a 16-bed, minimum security facility as well as a residence for offenders on release in the community. Purpose of study was to gain an understanding of the women involved and the unique model of case management. Sixteen in-depth interviews with nine offenders and seven staff members were conducted.

Report provides overview of women's experiences in the systems, suggestions for policy changes, examination of access to and treatment in justice system, examination of women in the correctional system, and 96 recommendations to the Government of Canada for improvements.

Looks at the Canadian governments apology to their native people who suffered abuse and the fund that has been set up to benefit them.

Gender Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Queen's University, 2016.

Analyzes reasons for implementing social programs for Aboriginal people in correctional institutions.

Comments on federal government policy that is dismissive of public health and harm reduction approaches to drug use.

Comments on two Native American novels which discuss different ways of managing Native American spaces and bodies.

Comments on spousal abuse, domestic violence and discrimination against Aboriginal women in the Canadian justice system.

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.

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.

Public Policy Thesis (M.P.P.)--Simon Fraser University, 2008.

Proposed research looks at a method of identifying adult offenders who suffer from Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder (FASD) and developing estimates of incidence in the federal offender population.

Literature review focuses on rate of criminal activity and re-offense, stigma, lack of support services, and the ongoing effects of intergenerational trauma. Suggests future research on aging with FASD and helpful interventions.

Senator discusses challenges facing American Indian youth such as having a conventional childhood, getting a good education and being able to find employment in today's market.

Brief discussion of the probems anthropologists face when carrying out research in prison environments.

Relates how a cultural awareness workshop for staff initiated by chaplain Leonard Bananish has changed attitudes about Aboriginal inmates of the Thunder Bay district jail.

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