Gillian Green

For my research project I intend to address the overrepresentation of Indigenous women in Canadian federal institutions. To do so, I will be looking at the policies and programs that are offered to Indigenous offenders, both within and outside of Canadian federal institutions, to determine their effectiveness on recidivism. By examining policies in a Canadian, and non-Canadian context, I will address the gaps in current literature on this topic to shed some light on the effectiveness of these programs and how they could be improved. I will also be looking at programs in other countries to see what changes could be made in our criminal justice system to reduce recidivism rates for Canadian Indigenous women.