1 / 10

Indigenous Policing in Canada: Challenges and Possibilities

This presentation explores the challenges and possibilities of Indigenous policing in Canada, examining the perspectives of both Indigenous and Euro-Canadian justice systems, restorative justice principles, the importance of community perspectives, and the concept of restorative policing. It concludes with the need for a paradigm shift in policing to facilitate community capacity building and interdependence.

malston
Download Presentation

Indigenous Policing in Canada: Challenges and Possibilities

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Indigenous Policing in Canada: Challenges and Possibilities Nicholas (Nick) Jones, Ph.D. First Nations Police Governance Council Winnipeg, MB: August 07, 2018

  2. Presentation Overview • My Journey • Indigenous Policing – Background • Indigenous and Euro-Canadian Perspectives of Justice • Restorative Justice • A Holistic Policing Paradigm / Model • Restorative Policing • Some Concluding Thoughts

  3. My Journey – How I came to research Indigenous Policing in Canada • Adjudicating the Perpetrators of Genocide – Doctoral research in Rwanda • Move to SK • Student project • Hallway/ Coffee Conversation

  4. Indigenous Policing in Canada … recognizing its importance • Very small proportion of all Canadian officers directly involved in Aboriginal policing (<3%). • Canada’s colonial history • FNPP –culturally appropriate and professional policing • “Real” : “being deeply rooted in Aboriginal identity and cultural life are crucial prerequisitesto culturally appropriate policing” (Alderson-Gill, 2008, p. 64) • “Professional” : considers that sensitivity training and policing strategies (e.g., visibility) along with acting professionally are crucial factors.” (Alderson-Gill, 2008, p. 64)

  5. Indigenous and Euro-Canadian Perspectives of Justice

  6. Restorative Justice • Definition • Restorative justice is a theory of justice that emphasizes repairing the harm caused or revealed by criminal behaviour. It is best accomplished through cooperative processes that include all stakeholders (Van Ness & Strong, 2010, p. 44) • Principles • Principle 1: Justice requires that we work to heal victims, offenders, and communities injured by crime • Principle 2: Victims, offenders, and communities should have the opportunity for active involvement in the justice process as early and as fully as they wish • Principle 3: We must rethink the relative roles and responsibilities of government and community: In promoting justice, government is responsible for preserving a just order and the community is responsible for establishing a just peace.

  7. Policing in Indigenous Communities: Community Perspectives • Community Safety Issues • Tradition and Culture • The Relevance of History • Importance of Relationships • Roles and Responsibilities • A Holistic Approach to Justice • Conceptions of Policing

  8. Restorative Policing • Policing based on relational equality, rooted in community well-being • Three required changes (Bazemore & Griffiths, 2003) • Mechanisms of Change (Clamp & Paterson, 2017)

  9. Concluding Thoughts • This suggests the need for a paradigmatic shift • Policing that facilitates building community capacity based on interdependence, and community member participation • It must have all the requisite support

More Related