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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Authors: Wiley, Stephanie Ann (Author) ; Emmett, Kelin A. (Author) ; Love, Helene (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Canadian journal of criminology and criminal justice
Year: 2020, Volume: 62, Issue: 2, Pages: 22-43
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Canada
Criminal act
Indigenious youth
Justice administration
Juvenile delinquents
Truth commissions
Corrections
Over-representation
Young Offenders