Reclaiming aboriginal justice, identity, and community

Proulx, Craig 1955- (Author).

Summary: In his analysis of justice issues facing urban Aboriginals, Proulx pays particular attention to the situation of Aboriginal peoples in Canada, and how the current justice system has failed them. He looks at alternatives to the current system, examining in detail the Community Council Project (CCP), an Aboriginal-run diversion program in Toronto. The analysis of the CCP shows how culturally appropriate alternative justice mechanisms can provide justice for those not served by the current system. Among other issues addressed in the book are: crime causation; Indigenous justice knowledge and practice; healing; changes in tradition and culture; and personal and community ownership and empowerment.

Record details

ISBN: 9781895830217 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
237 p. ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan : Purich Publishing Ltd., 2003.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-233) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Over-representation and new justice responses -- Chapter 3 Healing, tradition, and justice talk -- Chapter 4 Establishment and structure of the CCP -- Chapter 5 The lived experience of CCP clients and council members -- Chapter 6 The CCP: the new context and an ideal hearing -- Chapter 7 Bill's hearing: case study and analysis -- Chapter 8 Cultural transformation through justice practice -- Chapter 9 Community in the making -- Chapter 10 Summary and conclusions -- Appendix A Community council statistics -- Appendix B Interview questions administered to CCP clients and council members -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.