Indigenous Over-representation in Canada's Youth Correctional System: an Assessment of Regional Variability
Although Indigenous youth make up 8% of Canada's population, they are over-represented in the youth correctional system - comprising 46% of admissions in the 2016/17 fiscal year. Th e Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) of 2003 calls for attention to the unique needs of Indigenous youth at all po...
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| Language: | English |
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2020
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Canadian journal of criminology and criminal justice
Year: 2020, Volume: 62, Issue: 2, Pages: 22-43 |
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