Overrepresentation of Indigenous People in the Canadian Criminal Justice System: Causes and Responses

This literature review addresses the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the Canadian criminal justice system. It examines the extent of overrepresentation, its underlying causes, and some initiatives taken to address the issue. The report also identifies gaps in the efforts to address overrepresentation and suggests potential ways to mitigate the problem. Understanding overrepresentation along these lines should provide policy makers and program managers with useful information to assist in their work.

The views expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Justice Canada or the Government of Canada.

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Title (French)	Surreprésentation des Autochtones dans le système de justice pénale canadien : Causes et réponses
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Geographic Scope	[]
Criticality Level	["aboriginal_peoples", "government", "nongovernmental_organizations"]
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Contact Email	OG-GO@justice.gc.ca
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Open Canada Date Published	2019-01-01 00:00:00
Open Canada Date Modified	2020-04-09 00:00:00
Open Canada Subject	["government_and_politics", "law"]
Open Canada Keywords	{"fr": ["Ministère de la Justice", "Accès à l'information", "Système canadien de justice", "Justice pénale", "Justice Autochtone", "Surreprésentation des Autochtones", "Colonialisme", "Discrimination systémique", "Marginalisation socioéconomique"], "en": ["Department of Justice", "Access to Information", "Canada's System of Justice", "Criminal Justice", "Indigenous Justice", "Indigenous overrepresentation", "Colonialism", "Systemic Discrimination", "Socio-economic Marginalization"]}
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