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INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM

Have you already taken The Path with another organization and want to access the CBA’s new module Indigenous Peoples and the Criminal Legal System?

If you have already completed another version of The Path through a law society or other organization and wish to access the CBA’s new module Indigenous Peoples and the Criminal Legal System, you can now do so.

By registering for this module, you will gain access to an online learning module that examines the overrepresentation of Indigenous peoples in the criminal legal system and Gladue principles as they relate to addressing this issue.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this topic, you will be able to:

  • Recognize why there is an overrepresentation of Indigenous peoples in the criminal legal system in Canada.
  • Understand how Canada’s legal system has addressed this issue to date.
  • Identify the Gladue-related cases and how Gladue came to be.
  • Understand the role that Gladue principles and reports have had to date.
  • Summarize the statistics related to poverty, rates of violence, and current incarceration rates as they relate to Indigenous peoples in Canada.
  • Recognize how best to apply Gladue principles, improve Gladue reports, and the issues related to Gladue.
  • Understand how to access key reports and guides related to this topic.
  • Recognize the existing Indigenous Courts and identify alternative justice systems.

ACCREDITATION INFORMATION

Module 6 will take up to 1 hour to complete. Find a list of CPD hours by province.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

CBA Member Fee: $45 plus tax

Non-Member Fee: $75 plus tax

The CBA recommends taking The Path: Your Journey through Indigenous Canada in its entirety. Registration for this module is intended for those that have already taken a version of The Path and is not intended as a stand-along training module.

The Path was created by a majority Indigenous-owned company and has been developed with First Nations, Inuit and Métis advisors and reviewers. It has also been vetted by an Indigenous lawyer for accuracy related to legal references.

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