Overview

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.

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Author:   Craig Proulx
Publisher:   Purich Publishing
Imprint:   Purich Publishing
Weight:   0.400kg
ISBN:  

9781895830217

ISBN 10:   1895830214
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   01 May 2003
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1.Introduction The CCP Diversion Program Background Guide to the book 2.Over-representation and New Justice Responses Over-representation and Explanations for It Program Responses to Over-representation Self-Government and New Justice Program Debates Recidivism 3.Healing, Tradition, and Justice Talk Healing Tradition Justice Definitions 4.Establishment and Structure of the CCP Protocol between Aboriginal Legal Services of Toronto and the Toronto Crown Attorney's Office Elders and Traditional Teachers Gathering at Birch Island, August 27 - 30, 1991 The Structure of the CCP 5.CCP Clients and Council Members Clients and Stereotypes Identity Issues Life on the Street Clients and the Justice System Clients and the Police Clients and the Courts Clients and Judges Clients and Jail and Prison The Overall Client Context 6.The CCP: The New Context and an Ideal Hearing Diversion Defined The New Context Client Hearings: The CCP Process Revealed The CCP Ideal Opening Up the Client 7.Bill's Hearing: Case Study and Analysis A Representational Issue Bill's Hearing Opening Bill The Pre-decision Council Member Discussion The Decision Post-hearing Issues 8. Cultural Transformation Through Justice Practice Identity Restoration or Transformation Pan-Aboriginal Identity and Healing Legislative, Judicial, and Anthropological Discourses and Practices: Context, Healing, Meaning, and Identity Transformation: Connecting Self-government, Healing, and Identity The Intersection of Justice Practices, Identity, and Healing and Its Relevance to Government, the Formal Justice System, and Anthropology 9. Community in the Making Rethinking Community Definitional Quandaries Problems with Spatial Community Definitions Conceiving and Practising Community Discursive Community Organizations and Events Constitute Community Responding to Social Problems Defines Community The CCP Builds Community Community in the Making 10. Summary and Conclusions Appendix A: Community Council Statistics Appendix B: Interview Questions Administered to CCP Clients and Council Members Notes Bibliography Index

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Dr. Craig Proulx is a Metis person who holds a doctorate in anthropology from McMaster University. He specializes in Aboriginal justice issues, and has coordinated an alternative justice program in the eight Metis settlements in northern Alberta. He teaches in the Department of Anthropology, St. Thomas University, Fredericton, NB.

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