Stories of transformation: Aboriginal offenders' journey from prison to the community

Digital Document
Summary
Collection(s)
Collection(s)
DC Faculty Research & Scholarship
Content type
Content type
Digital Document
Resource Type
Resource Type
Text
Genre
Genre
article
Language
Language
English
Peer Review Status
Peer Review Status
Peer Reviewed
Persons and Affiliations
Persons
Author (aut): Howell, Teresa M.
Origin Information
Origin Information
Date Created/Date Issued
2016
Publisher
UCLA American Indian Studies Center
Abstract/Description
Abstract
Abstract
The article discusses the reintegration of Canadian Indigenous peoples into the community following their prison sentences in the Canadian Criminal Justice System (CJS), including through referencing the theory of desistance. An overview of the culture and spirituality of aboriginal ex-convicts is provided. Rehabilitation programs in Canada for aboriginal ex-convicts are discussed.
Publication/Container Information
Publication Title
Publication Title
American Indian Culture and Research Journal
Publication Number
Publication Number
Volume 40, Issue 1
Identifiers
DOI
DOI
10.17953/aicrj.40.1.howell
ISSN
ISSN
0161-6463
Note
Note
publication status: Final article published
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URL
URL
https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip%2Csso&db=a9h&AN…
Identifier URI
Identifier URI
https://doi.org/10.17953/aicrj.40.1.howell
Use and Reproduction
Use and Reproduction
© 2016.UCLA American Indian Studies Center. American Indian Culture and Research Journal.
Rights Statement
Rights Statement
IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED
Subjects and Classifications
Subject Topic
Subject Topic
Indigenous prisoners--Deinstitutionalization--Canada
Indigenous prisoners--Rehabilitation--Canada
Indigenous criminals--Deinstitutionalization--Canada
First Nations prisoners--Deinstitutionalization--Canada
First Nations prisoners--Rehabilitation--Canada
First Nations criminals--Deinstitutionalization--Canada
Ex-convicts--Canada--Social conditions
Recidivism--Canada--Prevention

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Howell, Teresa M. “Stories of transformation: Aboriginal offenders’ journey from prison to the community”. Article. American Indian Culture and Research Journal. DC Faculty Research & Scholarship. UCLA American Indian Studies Center, 2016. https://doi.org/10.17953/aicrj.40.1.howell.

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