1. ́It Looked like Madnesś: Trauma Part 1: The Criminal Justice System on Trial-- 19. "New and Better Stories" Acknowledgments Methodology Content Notes Mental Health and Counselling Resources for Readers Notes Index 3. ́From Protectors to Villainś: Mental Health, Poverty & Homelessness-- 4. ́Justice Is Not Blind́: Indigenous Peoples-- 5. "Thrown in with the Wolveś: Incarcerating Indigenous People-- 6. ́The Usual Suspectś: Anti-Black Racism-- 7. ́An Alien System of Laẃ: Suppression of Indigenous Justice-- 8. ́Nobodieś: Victims of Crime-- 9. ́Do No Harm or Injusticé: Secondary Victimization-- 10. ́Perfectly Designed́ 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
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. This book brings the 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. He 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 the publisher.
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