CRIM 131 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5, 16 : Indian Act, Homicide, Mental Health Court
5 Nov 2016
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Aboriginal people face many problems due to effects of colonialism, past discriminatory and paternalistic government policies policies and legislation intended to assimilate them into the general population. Aboriginal people have the highest rates of offences, arrests, and incarceration rates of any ethnic group. Indian act, restricted movement off reserve without permission of the indian agent, Aboriginal persons obtain permission from indian agent to sell their agricultural goods. More than half of urban aboriginal peoples have little or no confidence in the criminal justice. About 30% of aboriginal population lives on first nation reserves while 70% lives off reserve. Urban aboriginal residents are often characterized by high rates of poverty, unemployment, standard housing, and poor participation in formal educational systems (rates of substance abuse is high) On reserve rate for violent crimes is 8x the violent crime rates of the rest of the country.
