EDU211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Social Constructionism, Critical Discourse Analysis, Legal Culture
7 Apr 2016
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For indigenous students, the words they use to describe the police are racist and scary . 52% of indigenous prisoners in jail are for breach (in alberta) Incarceration has no effect to bring down crime. Standard of living on reserves are different from canadian society. Aboriginal people earn about 70 cents for every 1$ earned by non-aboriginal people. Life expectancy is shorter, many live in poor conditions of housing, general health and wellbeing measures are lower than other canadians. Womens incarceration in canada is influenced by poverty and lack of personal security. Aboriginal women are more likely to be incarcerated than to be on conditional release. Aboriginal women segregated with higher risk assessment. Correctional service of canada describe the average indigenous woman in federal penitentiary. Aboriginal women are disproportionately represented as homicide victims. Aborigional women report extreme forms of violence- being choked, beaten, sexually assaulted or threatened with a gun or knife.
