Research at a Glance: Indigenous Overrepresentation in the Criminal Justice System (CJS)

Young people identified overrepresentation of the Indigenous population in Canada’s Criminal Justice System (CJS) as unfair, and largely a result of societal discrimination as well as systemic discrimination in the justice system. They also felt that it was symptomatic of the poverty and intergenerational trauma affecting Indigenous communities.

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Last Updated January 16, 2026, 20:59 (UTC)
Created January 16, 2026, 20:59 (UTC)
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criticality_level Élevé
data_formats HTML; PDF
fair_openness Level 2 - Machine-readable
geographic_scope Canada
sensitivity_level Faible
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source_url https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/90b94672-3fcd-4f40-8c1a-0cbf17ac07e5
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