Implicating the System
Judicial Discourses in the Sentencing of Indigenous Women
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- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
29 March 2019
Summary
Indigenous women continue to be overrepresented in Canadian prisons; research demonstrates how their overincarceration and often extensive experiences of victimization are interconnected with and through ongoing processes of colonization. Implicating the System: Judicial Discourses in the Sentencing of Indigenous Women explores how judges navigate these issuesin sentencing by examining related discourses in selected judgments from a review of 175 decisions.The feminist theory of the victimiza…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780887558283 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0887558283 |
| Author: | Elspeth Kaiser-Derrick |
| Publisher: | University of Manitoba Press |
| Imprint: | University of Manitoba Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 29 March 2019 |
| Weight: | 443g |
| Dimensions: | 215mm x 233mm x 27mm |
| Series: | Human Rights and Social Justice |
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Critics Review
Elspeth 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.
About The Author
Elspeth Kaiser-Derrick
Elspeth Kaiser-Derrick was called to the Bar in British Columbia after articling at a criminal defence firm and is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia.
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