Corrections & Healing

Argues that escalating mandatory sentences for serious firearm offences, increasing penalties for impaired driving, and reverse onus for bail when accused of serious offences and having someone declared a dangerous offender will have the effect of increasing incarceration rates. Excerpt from Exploring the Urban Landscape edited by Jerry P. White and Jodi Bruhn. Originally presented at the 2009 Aboriginal Policy Research Conference.

Examines provincial custodial sentenced admissions for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal offenders, finding that little progress has been made in reducing the number of Aboriginal sentenced admissions even with policy changes.

"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.

"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential school and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record . Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.

American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Arizona, 1988.

Looks at the use of British sovereignty over Indigenous criminal jurisdiction in Australia as opposed to Canada, United States and New Zealand, where localized methods are used.

Social Work Thesis (MSW))--University of Victoria, 2014.

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.

Couple and Family Therapy Thesis (M.Sc.)--The University of Guelph, 2014.

Brief overview of statistics gathered from various sources.

Looks at the rationale presented in support of the state-driven standardisation process for restorative justice and strategies to be considered for responding to the state’s standardisation programme.

Discusses the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the criminal justice system. Chapter 8 from Introduction to Criminological Thought by R. Walters and T. Bradley.

Looks at services being offered to youth offenders by the Saskatoon Tribal Justice Program and extra judicial measures program staff.

Author uses the rape trial of Nangenutch as a case study to discuss the upheaval created by colonialism, and the imposition of foreign economies, cultures, and laws on Indigenous peoples.

Discusses common elements and contemporary examples of influence. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll down to appropriate page.

Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2015.

Includes transcripts of papers, speeches and panel discussions.

Introduces articles on violence against Native women.

Provides an profile of sexual offenders and comparison of recidivism patterns between the Inuit and non-Aboriginal males.

Based on a 1997 discussion. Includes urban offenders' relationship to their community, jurisdiction overlap, programs and service delivery including sentencing circles, restitution, and justice councils.

Looks at facility built to help reduce the amount of young Aboriginal people going to jail. Project is part of changes implemented to services for youth resulting from the creation of the Office of Juvenile Justice in 1991.

Presents findings from survey of 79 jails, confinement facilities, detention centers run by tribal authorities or the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Book review of: The Way of the Pipe by James Waldram.

A registered nurse talks about her friendship with Malcolm Norris and the development of Friendship Centres in Prince Albert and Winnipeg and school integration in La Ronge.

Interview of the grandsons of Little Bear who discuss lifestyle. They tell stories about Cree raids on Blackfoot;the hanging of Little Bear and murder of a storekeeper's son by a medicine man. Interpreter by Alphonse Littlepoplar.

Interview includes a description of traditional life style and the life of settlers on the prairies. It also includes stories of theft and murder by Indians.

Mr. MacAuley tells of the changes that have taken place in Cumberland House including the increase in crime and alcoholism.

Discusses the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's pledge to hear the painful stories from former residential school students and to help the students begin the healing process.

Discusses the findings of a study concerning judicial attitudes and experiences with restorative justice practices, and the use of sentencing circles appropriate in gender-violence cases.

First Nations Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Northern British Columbia, 2013. Focuses on R. v. O'Connor criminal case, the Blackwater v. et al v. Plint et al civil case adjudication, and Hollow Water Community Holistic Circle Healing initiative.

Describes the application of the Community Conference process and how it helped transform the town in a positive manner. Note: This is a sample article from the publication Justice As Healing. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.

Book review of: Justice As Healing: Indigenous Ways edited by Wanda D. McCaslin.

States healing is the solution, starting in Aboriginal communities which can then prevent people from being captured by the revolving door of the justice system. Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.

Brief statement advocates that an integrated, holistic approach is crucial justice reform including the "healing process;" Ministers agreed, the existing system has failed, and the general system must be equitable. Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.

Book review of: Justice Programs for Aboriginal and Other Indigenous communities edited by Kayleen M. Hazlehurst. Review located by scrolling to page 185.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2002.

Book reviews of: Black Eyes All of the Time by Anne McGillivray, Brenda Comaskey; Discrimination and Denial: Systemic Racism in Ontario's Legal and Justice Systems, 1892-1961 by Clayton James Mosher; Essays in the History of Canadian Law VIII in Honour of R.C.B. Risk edited by G. Blaine Baker and Jim Phillips; The Expanding Prison: The Crisis in Crime and Punishment and the Search for Alternatives by David Cayley; Final Appeal: Decision Making in Canadian Courts of Appeal by Ian Greene ...

Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he describes various punishments.

Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 1996.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2015.