Corrections & Healing

Two volume report identifies eight critical areas to be considered when looking at justice reform: leadership, community promotion and crime prevention, victimization and violence, restorative justice, policing, institutions, racism, and children and youth. Volume II Submissions to the Commission.

Looks at the public execution of a man and the study of his corpse.

Discusses problems with current applications and practices including: focus on offenders rather than victims, education of stakeholders, appropriate reparations, participation in meetings and usefulness in situations which involve violent crime, especially against women and children.

Law Thesis (LL.M.)--The University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2012.

Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--Queen's University, 2009.

Discusses provincial government's past and present relationship with Aboriginal peoples, and interactions between the Aboriginal population and provincial ministries and agencies such as the Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Public Security, Correctional Services, Ministry of Education and Higher Education.

Public Policy Project (M.P.P.)--Simon Fraser University, 2017.

Article examines two theories relevant to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC); the theory of recognition and justice.

Poetry, excerpt from Always a Broken Sleep: in the days I was known as Papillon.

Comments on juvenile over-incarceration and Native youth in the tribal juvenile justice system.

Discusses the differences between four lump sum payment (LSP) options offered to survivors of residential schools in Canada.

Defends the use of restorative justice when dealing with Aboriginal crimes and gives an overview of the present justice system in addressing crime control.

Discusses rates of offending and re-offending, socio-economic characteristics of offenders and efforts to reduce number of offences.

Interview includes a description of life on the reserve that describes milking, sheep-shearing and fishing weirs. It also consists of stories about a woman whose husband turned into a lizard; a story of Wisakedjak; and how Thunder Blanket killed his wife and then himself.

Book review of: The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander.

Focuses on three programs: Second Chance, a program for Aboriginal offenders which used Creative Problem Solving, Northern Lights project in three rural Manitoba school districts which used the Lost Prizes program, and the Mentoring At-Risk-Students Project which dealt with inner-city Aboriginal children and youth. Excerpt from Mentoring for Talent Development.

Survey conducted through structured interviews with offenders and family members in order to provide profile of offenders and develop appropriate programming.

Discusses future changes to the justice system as a result of the Royal Commission on the Donald Marshall, Jr., Prosecution (Donald Marshall Inquiry).

Using California land claims to argue that non-Indigenous witnesses and experts must state their personal assumptions, preconceptions, and definitions when presenting evidence for Indigenous land claim cases.

Comments on the case of Lisa Whitford who is raising her infant in a provincial remand centre.

Young woman talks about overcoming her struggles, completing a criminology diploma, and working with sexually exploited Aboriginal children and youth.

Keynote speaker talks about reconciliation, restorative justice and creating stronger communities. Duration: 1:08:05.

Author argues that narratives developed in treatment are a product of the imposition of CBT in combination with dynamic group processes and this limits its effectiveness.

Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Windsor, 2000.

Discusses strategies undertaken to safely and successfully reintegrate offenders in a timely manner.

Australian document which evaluates success in terms of five goals meant to improve the responsiveness of the legal system in terms of the Aboriginal population.

Includes initial list of 40 documents provided by Federal government as well as an additional 44 collected and summarized by the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

Provides statistical evidence on the need for Aboriginal programming.

Discusses consultative process involving key stakeholders which was used to address the problem of substance abuse in correctional systems

Provides links to a collection of essays on issues involving Native American religious and cultural freedom.

Explains that colonialism, paternalism, and racism are some factors responsible for the high rate of Aboriginals in the penal system.

Organization aims to assist in the holistic development and wellness of Aboriginal individuals, families and communities.

Ivan Morin's view of the needs of Aboriginal offenders in prison.

Intended to provide a structure to uphold the fundamental right to spiritual freedom for Indigenous inmates. Includes historical overview and implementation issues.

Describes project that evaluated all programs and agencies involved with Aboriginal youth offenders. Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.

Examines programs, reintegration into community needs, family and child responsibilities and suppport for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.

Discusses institutional and community reintegration needs of offenders in federal facilities. Research based on interviews with 75 offenders, 34 family members, and 73 correctional staff.

Argues these offenders are characterized by multiple problems including various types of abuse and identity problems. As such, they pose specific challenges for the corrections process. Information was gathered by study conducted in Vancouver.

Surveyed prison population in New South Wales, Australia.

Discusses an apology by Kevin Gover, on behalf of the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, in regards to the policies and actions that had devastating impacts on Native American peoples.

Report concludes that project was successful during the first year of operation and proved an effective way to meet the needs of the clients.

Cites the impact of Harper Government decisions to not proceed on pay equity, not improve EI provisions and the possible ramifications of the "three strikes and you're out" law that could jail certain offenders indefinitely. The article argues that those particularly affected would include Aboriginal women with addictions or histories of abuse who have acted out in violence and have inadequate access to healing.

Comments on the economic and social benefits of the Willow Cree Healing Lodge on the Okemasis First Nation in Saskatchewan.

Focus on murdered and missing Aboriginal women and children, protection of lands and resources, duty to consult and accommodate, and the impacts of incarceration.

Argues that the offence patterns that have landed offenders in custody can be viewed as a mirror image of their backgrounds.

History: Holocaust and Genocide Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Amsterdam, 2013.

Explores the high incarceration rates among Aboriginals in Canada and compares and contrasts the Western and Indigenous concepts of justice.