CRCJ 1000 Lecture 11: Last Crim lecture - Indigenous
1 Dec 2016
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Between 1967 and 1991, 30 major aboriginal justice studies had been completed. Royal commission on aboriginal people (rcap) titled bridging the cultural divide. Often good intentions to address the issues but not much social/political will to implement change. Rcap: over-representation of aboriginal people in the penal system/penitentiaries = indicator of a systematic problem. Did not help transform canada"s justice system. In fact, the next data to come showed an increase in registered rates of aboriginal people in the canadian cjs. Yes, the problems are rooted in colonialism but did get worse after the rcap. Number of aboriginal women behind bars in fed. Aboriginal offenders = more than 2x more likely to be incarcerated that non-aboriginal offenders. Aboriginal accused = more likely to be denied bail. Aboriginal accused = more likely to be charged multiple offences (often charged for crimes against the system) More likely not to have legal representation in court.
