Northern Women in Conflict with the Law

Régions: North Slave Region, South Slave Region

étiquettes: social sciences, women, justice, offenders

chercheur principal: Zellerer, Evelyn (1)
Nᵒ de permis: 12214
Organisation: Simon Fraser University
Année(s) de permis: 1992
Délivré: janv. 01, 1992
Équipe de projet: Dr. Karlene Faith, Dr. Curt Griffiths

Objectif(s): To compile an historical and contemporary overview of female offenders and the criminal justice system in the NWT; to focus on women's imprisonment in order to establish a quantitative and qualitative picture;

Description du projet: The researcher and her team will hold discussions with authorities in Yellowknife which will help guide the research. Data will be collected from government documents, archival material, court records, and interviews. Pre-sentence reports will be examined and women who are being held at the Fort Smith Correctional Centre for Women will be interviewed. Correctional authorities and service providers will be interviewed.