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• Title:Indictment : the criminal justice system on trial / Benjamin Perrin.
  
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• Author/Creator:Perrin, Benjamin, author.
  
• Published/Created:Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : Aevo UTP, [2023]
  

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  • Location:LAW LIBRARY (level 3)Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: HV9960.C2 P47 2023
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:c.1 In Process 10-26-2023
    

  • Location:LAW LIBRARY special collections (non-circulating)Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: HV9960.C2 P47 2023
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Discrimination in criminal justice administration--Canada.
  Crime and race--Canada.
  Marginality, Social--Canada.
  
• Description:x, 394 pages ; 23 cm
  
• Summary:"#MeToo. Black Lives Matter. Decriminalize Drugs. No More Stolen Sisters. Stop Stranger Attacks. Do we need more cops or to defund police? Harm reduction or treatment? Tougher sentences or prison abolition? The debate about Canada's criminal justice system has rarely been so polarized -- or so in need of fresh ideas. Indictment brings the heart-rending and captivating stories of survivors and offenders alike to the forefront to help us understand why the criminal justice system is facing such an existential crisis. Benjamin Perrin draws on his expertise as a lawyer, former top criminal justice advisor to the prime minister, and law clerk at the Supreme Court of Canada to investigate the criminal justice system itself. Indictment critiques the system from a trauma-informed perspective, examining its treatment of victims of crime, Indigenous people and Black Canadians, people with substance use and mental health disorders, and people experiencing homelessness, poverty, and unemployment. Perrin also shares insights from others on the frontlines, including prosecutors and defence lawyers, police chiefs, Indigenous leaders, victim support workers, corrections officers, public health experts, gang outreach workers, prisoner and victims' rights advocates, criminologists, psychologists, and leading trauma experts. Bringing forward the voices of marginalized people, along with their stories of survival and resilience, Indictment shows that a better way is possible."-- Provided by publisher.
  
• Additional formats:Issued also in electronic format.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:9781487506278 (hardcover)
  1487506279
  
• Contents:1. "It Looked like Madness": Trauma Part 1: The Criminal Justice System on Trial
  2. "Set Up to Fail": Criminalizing People Who Use Substances
  3. "From Protectors to Villains": Mental Health, Poverty & Homelessness
  4. "Justice Is Not Blind": Indigenous Peoples
  5. "Thrown in with the Wolves": Incarcerating Indigenous People
  6. "The Usual Suspects": Anti-Black Racism
  7. "An Alien System of Law": Suppression of Indigenous Justice
  8. "Nobodies": Victims of Crime
  9. "Do No Harm or Injustice": Secondary Victimization
  10. "Perfectly Designed" Part 2: A New Vision for Criminal Justice
  11. A New Vision
  12. Healthy Kids and Communities: Preventing Childhood Trauma and Investing in Social Determinants of Justice
  13. Decriminalizing People: Public Health Approaches to Substances, Mental Health, Poverty, and Homelessness
  14. Transforming Trauma: Holistic Support for People Who Were Harmed and Caused Harm
  15. Real Safety: Mobile 24/7 Non-Police Responses
  16. Peacemaking and Accountability: Restorative Justice as the Primary Approach to Resolving Conflict
  17. Rehabilitation and Healing: Abolition of Traditional Prisons and Jails
  18. Indigenous Justice
  19. "New and Better Stories" Acknowledgments Methodology Content Notes Mental Health and Counselling Resources for Readers Notes Index