Crime & Offences

Interview with the author of book, Racialized Policing: Aboriginal People's Encounters with the Police. Duration: 30:25.

Looks at conventional non-native policing, traditional native policing and community-based models of policing.

Looks at Dawson City, the gold rush, Sam Steele and the Northwest Mounted Police, and the truth about violent crimes.

Examines the legal complexities of on and off reservation crime and reviews allegations of police abuse.

Described the circumstances leading up to, and the incident in which Charles Bremner had over $5, 000 worth of furs confiscated from him by Middleton and his men upon his arrest for suspicion of involvement in the North-West Resistance. Includes commentary on the partisan fallout of the situation when Bremner was released from jail because of a lack of evidence of his involvement but his property was not returned to him. entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 11

Discussion of the difficulties Aboriginal child welfare agencies face when operating in a system that is not designed for their needs.

Estimate of the potential use of safer injecting site by local illicit drug users and evaluates potential impact of newly established Health Canada restrictions and police activities.

Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--The University of Manitoba, 2001.

Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Manitoba, 2003.

Examines applicability of eight established risk/need factors: criminal history, pro-criminal attitudes, pro-criminal associates, antisocial personality patterns, employment/education, family/marital, substance abuse, and leisure/recreation.

Assesses the applicability of the Level of Service Inventory - Ontario Revision (LSI-OR) in predicting both general and violent re-offending by using a sample of offenders from Ontario.

[Nursing] Thesis (M.N.)--Montana State University, 2012.

Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Manitoba, 2001.

Advocates that hate crime charges against David Ahenakew and Jim Pankiw will not be effective solutions for their racist views.

Educational Research Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Calgary, 2016.

Examines the gendered nature of gangs, risk factors that contribute to Aboriginal gang involvement; and prevention approaches needed to help young women to leave the gang lifestyle. Excerpt from Exploring the Urban Landscape edited by Jerry P. White and Jodi Bruhn. Originally presented at the Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.

Looks at mandatory sentencing and crime in the Northern Territory of Australia.

Comments on a number of programs in Australia which have developed new approaches and models to strengthen family life and culture.

Discussion of the contempt of court charge against Rev. Graeme Brownlee, an Anglican priest, and 23 others who protested against logging in the Clayoquot Sound area of British Columbia.

Uses a victimization-criminalization-incarceration cycle concept to describe the various factors that impact Indigenous women and contribute to their overrepresentation in the prison system.

Examines Euro-Canadian criminal justice system, aboriginal systems of control and circumstances leading to incarceration.

Printed by order of Parliament.

Examined the characteristics, institutional behaviour (disciplinary charges, random urinalysis testing, time spent in segregation, and institutional incidents), and post-release outcomes for two offender populations: in-custody and under community supervision on April 1, 2012.

Profile confirms importance of providing appropriate programming for Aboriginals both within federal facilities and upon release to communities.

Study drew data from case files in order to compare socio-demographic, case needs and criminal offence/history characteristics of offenders from each group.

Inventory compiled by Research Branch of Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) lists all adult and youth institutional and community programming in federal and provincial/territorial jurisdictions.

Discusses a study conducted to examine the judicial consideration of section 718.2(e) of the Criminal Code and the complexity of the over-representation problem.

Webpage with links to previously funded initiatives.

Study followed the process and outcomes of a community-based programme used with 35 young offenders diverted from the criminal justice system.

Based on a three-month review of publicly available reports and semi-structured interviews. Section 2.5 from: An Exploration of Promising Practices in Response to Human Trafficking in Canada. Scroll to p. 41.

Study includes results of literature review, working group and key informant interviews, and an environmental scan of actions and interventions. Focus is on Inuit youth and report is organized around six topic areas: links between childhood adversity and suicide, and promising practices with respect to addressing child sexual abuse, social emotional development, safe shelters, current supports within the justice system, and parenting and family support programs.

Studied 105 women in three cities and found that most participants had PTSD and severe psychological symptoms.

Conducted to inform project involving creation of a Protecting Our Women Safety Plan and Toolkit for use in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Literature review, consultations with the community and interviews with Aboriginal young adults were conducted to help identify emerging issues and understand the current situation in sexual exploitation and human trafficking.

Reports on Phase I and II of the project. Five overarching themes emerged: infrastructure and leadership; addressing trauma, colonization, and settler colonialism; knowledge translation and mobilization; addressing systemic oppression and structural issues of poverty and homelessness; and institutional supports. Consultations took place in communities throughout Saskatchewan.

Article from 1993 Conference proceedings, discussing constitutional division of powers in justice and the potential for reforming justice in relation to Aboriginal Peoples, the Provincial position on Aboriginal justice reform and self-government. Excerpt from Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice compiled by Richard Gosse, James Youngblood Henderson, Roger Carter.

Guide should be read in conjunction with the Guidelines for Lawyers Acting in Cases Involving Claims of Aboriginal Residential School Abuse.

Examines how the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls Inquiry (MMIWGI) will be evaluated.

Looks at effects of PL 280 which shifted federal jurisdiction of offences to states creating jurisdictional uncertainty and lack of funding for law enforcement.

Federal government site providing links to emergency management and preparedness, national security, community safety, crime prevention, law enforcement and corrections. Responsible for all aspects of safety across Canada, deals with crime, natural disasters, terrorism etc.

Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2004.

Looks at the sermon delivered at the execution of Moses Paul. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 26.

Looks at the relationship between crime and quality of life in Saskatoon, and discusses how perceptions of crime and safety affect the quality of life of residents living in different neighbourhoods.