Criminal Justice System

Criminal Justice System: Overview

Indigenous peoples across Canada are over-represented in the Canadian Criminal Justice System. There are a number of factors that contribute to this over-representation, including systemic poverty, racism, and the intergenerational impacts of colonization.

Criminal Justice System: Web Resources

  1. Aboriginal Peoples and the Criminal Justice System

  2. Justice System and Aboriginal People

  3. Indigenous Statistics

Criminal Justice System: DVDs, Streaming, and Podcasts

  1. Justice Denied - 1h 38min - NFB

  2. Spirit With In - 51min - NFB

  3. Chaos and Courage - Season One - 2h 6min - DVD

  4. Chaos and Courage - Season Two - 4h 33min - DVD

  5. Aboriginal People and the Police by Revision Quest Darrel Dennis - 27min - Curio podcast

  6. Native Gangs by Revision Quest Darrel Dennis - 27min - Curio podcast

Please visit the KPU Criminology Library Guide for further resources.

Books