The Violence of Justice Policy: Risk Assessments and the Criminalization of Indigenous People
How do Risk Assessment processes contribute to the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in Canada’s criminal justice system?
Ashley Kyne is a master's student in the School of Criminology at Simon Fraser University. She is of Tamil, Irish, and iTaukei (Indigenous Peoples of Fiji) descent. Ashley’s master's thesis focuses on culturally-informed risk/protective factors for Indigenous offenders. Her research interests include offender risk assessment, corrections, Indigenous justice and self-determination, and decolonization.
How do Risk Assessment processes contribute to the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in Canada’s criminal justice system?