Unsettling Colonialism in the Canadian Criminal Justice System

Canada's criminal justice system reinforces dominant relations of power and further entrenches the country in its colonial past. Through the mechanisms of surveillance, segregation, and containment, the criminal justice system ensures that Indigenous peoples remain in a state of economic depriv...

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Other Authors: Chartrand, Vicki (Editor), Savarese, Josephine (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Canada Athabasca University Press 2023
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