York University Criminological Review
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<p>The York University Criminological Review (YUCR) is a free, open access journal published once annually. We are committed to facilitating critical discussion about topics relating to crime and criminal justice, and their intersection with other disciplines in the natural and social sciences. Every published article goes through a rigorous review and editing process over the summer, and publication is scheduled for the fall of each year.</p> <p>This journal enjoys a thematic scope that encompasses a variety of disciplines, such as (but not limited to), the study of crime, law, politics, governmentality, sociology, media and communications, policy and political economy.</p>Criminological Studies Review Initiativeen-USYork University Criminological Review2371-6258About the YUCR
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Tanika McLeod
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2021-08-242021-08-2431Forced Sterilization of Indigenous Women:
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<p>Canada’s history of forced sterilization and eugenics is one that is rarely discussed, however, this topic has become prevalent in light of the recent cases of Indigenous women being forcibly sterilized, and who have been and remain a target for such procedures. This paper will take an exploratory approach to the topic and argues that these occurrences of forced sterilization should be examined through the lens of sterilizations as a reflection of ongoing colonial practices, as well as an expression of policing and regulating the bodies and sexuality of Indigenous women. It will begin with an extensive discussion on Canada’s history of settler practices, genocide, and the changing perception of Indigenous women. Next, Canada’s history of eugenics and forced sterilization towards Indigenous populations will be examined. In addition, this paper will explore the stories of Brenda Pelletier and Melika Popp, two recent cases of Indigenous women who have experienced forced sterilization in Saskatchewan. Using these cases, sterilization will be discussed through two lenses: as an act of biological genocide, and as a mechanism for controlling Indigenous women’s bodies and sexuality.</p>Mirabel Akbari
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2021-08-242021-08-2431Indigeneity Through the Eyes of the Colonizer:
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<div class="page" title="Page 1"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p>On the public stage, Canada politically promotes a multicultural agenda that often undercuts or obfuscates historically determined experiences of colonialism that persist contemporaneously in Indigenous communities. Using post-colonial and feminist legal theory, the following essay argues that novel criminal justice processes, such as the ‘sentencing circle’ employ principles of Henry and Tator’s model of ‘democratic racism’. This essay argues that sentencing circles engage in ‘pan-Indigenous’ homogenization, invisibilizes the experiences of Indigenous women, and often leaves Indigenous women exposed to further victimization. Despite the multicultural premise that supposedly characterizes such non-traditional methods, this article reveals that such policies may be uninformed and improperly applied.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div>William Hollingshead
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2021-08-242021-08-2431Necropolitics, Colonialism, and Indigenous Peoples in Canada
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<div class="page" title="Page 1"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p>This paper critically engages with Mbembe’s (2003) theory of necropolitics within the context of Indigenous Peoples in Canada. Part one of this paper provides a historical overview of the relationship between Indigenous Peoples in Canada and settlers. In the second section, Mbembe’s (2003) theory of necropolitics is examined. In the third and final section, this paper applies the necropolitical framework to the social determinants of health and the incarceration of Indigenous Peoples in Canada to argue that the State plays a crucial role in the creation of an Indigenous death-world and maintaining their suffering. Thus, this paper argues that the State is not directly killing Indigenous Peoples, but actively injuring this subset of the population through service delivery and carceral conditions.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div>Sophia Martensen
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2021-08-242021-08-2431Indigenous Peoples in the Canadian Criminal Justice System:
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<p>Indigenous peoples are significantly over-represented in the Canadian Criminal Justice System. The over-criminalization and over-incarceration of Indigenous men and women is a major issue in Canadian justice. This article explores the systemic discrimination, stemming from colonial processes and socioeconomic marginalization of Indigenous peoples, which has impacted their representation and experiences in the criminal justice system as offenders. The article also explores some of the strategies and initiatives implemented by the justice system to address Indigenous over-representation, and the possible downfalls of such strategies which have impacted their effectiveness.</p>Ally Sandulescu
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