Unsettling Colonialism in the Canadian Criminal Justice System
340 pages, 6 x 9
Paperback
Release Date:12 Dec 2023
ISBN:9781778290039
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Unsettling Colonialism in the Canadian Criminal Justice System

Athabasca University Press
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 deprivation, social isolation, and political subjection. By examining the ways in which the Canadian justice system continues to sanction overtly discriminatory and racist practices, the authors in this collection demonstrate clearly how historical patterns of privilege and domination are extended and reinforced. 
Vicki Chartrand is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Bishop's University. Josephine Savarese is Associate stant Professor in Criminology and Criminal Justice at St.Thomas University.
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