Description
Book SynopsisIndigenous women continue to be overrepresented in Canadian prisons; research demonstrates how their over incarceration and often extensive experiences of victimization are interconnected. This book explores how judges navigate these issues in sentencing by examining related discourses in selected judgments from a review of 175 decisions.
Trade ReviewElspeth Kaiser-Derrick's work is an important read in light of the needs of truth and reconciliation. Her exploration of judicial discourses in the sentencing of Indigenous women reveal the multiple systemic failures of Canada's justice system. What judge's say and write is important because it reflects and refracts the inequalities and injustices that are embedded in our collective social order. Their words are demonstrative of the dire need for dramatic changes in Canada's justice system. The book is a must read for all persons concerned with justice,criminal law and human rights.
Table of Contents
- Introduction: Listening to What the Criminal Justcice System Hears
- Ch 1. Pathways through Feminist Theories: Listening to What the Criminal Justice System Hears
- Ch 2. Judicial Engagement with the Victimization-Criminalization Continuum
- Ch 3. From the Victimization Overlap to Judicial Discourses about “Healing” through Imprisonment
- Conclusion: Listening to Victimization Histories
