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Justice in Aboriginal Communities:

Sentencing Alternatives

by Ross Gordon Green

 

Canada's criminal justice system has had a troubled relationship with Aboriginal People. This discord can be seen in disproportionally high rates of Aboriginal incarceration and in the limited recognition given by the conventional justice system to the needs and values of Aboriginal communities. To compound matters, many remote Aboriginal communities are served by fly-in circuit courts, which visit the communities once a month, pronounce judgement on the cases presented to them, and then leave. Ross Green looks at the evolution of the Canadian criminal justice system and the values upon which it is based. He then contrasts those values with Aboriginal concepts of justice. Against this backdrop, he introduces sentencing and mediation initiatives currently being developed in Aboriginal communities, including sentencing circles, elder and community sentencing panels, sentence advisory committees, and community mediation projects. At the heart of the book are case studies of northern communities, which Green uses to analyse the successes of and challenges to the innovative approaches to sentencing currently evolving in Aboriginal communities across Canada.

 

 

 

This book was nominated for the 1998 Saskatchewan Book Awards prize in the First Book category. What have the critcs said?

"Green's analysis is as stimulating as it is encouraging."
"... his book is a useful and accessible resource on a problem in the justice system that will only get worse if it is not addressed."
"I highly recommend Justice in Aboriginal Communities: Sentencing Alternatives to anyone who wishes to familiarize themselves with the development of First Nations alternative sentencing initiatives."

 

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