SOCIOL 1C03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Oomycete, No Offence, Gartner
31 Jan 2020
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Jane dickson-gilmore (course pack): & cbc news piece by mas: in canada both indigenous men and women are overrepresented in criminal justice system. They also experience high rates of victimization 3x more likely. Indigenous people are more likely to be victims. Dickson-gilmore: problem of indigenous overrepresentation lies in the socio-economic disadvantages that are experienced in indigenous communities. Effects health, mental health etc. , of these peoples. Restorative justice: i. e. sentencing circles (input of victims, and others) allowing indigenous offenders, the opportunity for healing and rehabilitation through involvement with indigenous communities and indigenous culture. Ultimately, what is needed according to dickson-gilmore is social justice for indigenous community. We need to improve the health and well-being of indigenous communities and the life changes of indigenous children. Economic inequalities linked to colonization, the indian act, residential schools and reserve system: intergenerational trauma (raised by parents and grandparents who have been abused in ways by res schools)
