SACR 3620 Study Guide - Final Guide: Canadian Indian Residential School System, Innocent Victims, Domestic Violence

• School: University of Windsor
• Department: Sociology, Anthropology and Criminology
• Course: SACR 3620
• Professor: Groulx

Document Summary

Aboriginals all over this country are over-represented in both crime statistics as both perpetrators and victims. This is exactly the same as young non-aboriginals in this country. This trend is long-standing despite government initiatives to curtail it. The disproportionate victimization is especially pronounced with many types of violent crimes like homicide, spousal abuse and general assault. Suicide rates are also disproportionately high as well. *lack of education leads to lack of jobs. The issue that criminologists face in examining this problem relates to how much of this violence is intra-racial vs. inter-racial. Aboriginals are also likely to experience high rates of secondary victimization at the hands of the cjs. Secondary victimization in criminal justice system is still high in evidence. People assume it"s been fixed but it hasn"t. Younger members were separated from their families and communities and forced into a regimented and abusive residential school system. Victimology page 1 regimented and abusive residential school system.