Journal article
Aboriginal incarceration in Canada since 1978: every picture tells the same story
- Abstract:
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Sentencing in Canada is beset by many problems yet one weakness stands above the rest: the disproportionately high rates of Aboriginal incarceration. This article documents current and historical trends in levels of Aboriginal incarceration at the provincial/territorial and federal levels since 1978. We pay particular attention to the years following two important Supreme Court judgments (in 2001 and 2012) which directed courts to use custody with greater restraint when sentencing an Aborigin...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- University of Toronto Press Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice Journal website
- Volume:
- 59
- Issue:
- 3
- Pages:
- 313-345
- Publication date:
- 2017-02-24
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-11-13
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1911-0219
- ISSN:
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1707-7753
- Source identifiers:
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667098
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pubs:667098
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uuid:9e2527a0-36ff-4eb3-801c-9db88a48f8ea
- Local pid:
- pubs:667098
- Deposit date:
- 2016-12-23
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- Copyright holder:
- CJCCJ / RCCJP
- Copyright date:
- 2017
- Notes:
- Copyright © 2017 CJCCJ / RCCJP. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from University of Toronto Press at: https://doi.org/10.3138/cjccj.2016.E24
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