Indigenous peoples and the Canadian criminal justice system
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Indigenous peoples and the Canadian criminal justice system
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Indigenous peoples in Canada are significantly overrepresented in the Canadian justice system. They make up approximately 30 per cent of all incarcerated individuals in Canada despite being approximately 4 per cent of the total population. Explanations for this overrepresentation include historical injustices – and the contemporary outcomes which are results of that history – faced by Indigenous peoples, as well as structural issues within the current criminal justice system itself. These issues
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2023-12-29T16:24:40Z
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