The members of Canada’s First Nation’s community are suffering at the hands of our past government and justice system. Looking at the issue of the numerous missing women, high rates of suicide and drug abuse and currently the reconciliation issue of residential schools. The policing of persons belonging to the First Nation community in Canada are not fair nor equal compared to the policing of other Canadians such as Caucasians.
“It’s (sic) could be a suicide, accidental, she got drunk and fell in the river and drowned who knows … typically many Aboriginals have very short lifespans, talent or not,” said the comments posted to the Facebook account of the police officer in question. These comments were made by a police officer from Ottawa, about …show more content…
As seen in the video in class where the NYPD would stop African American men numerous times as they seemed “suspicious”. Here in Canada, the “suspicious” African American men would be the members of the First Nations communities. The police may be biased and hold belief that members of the First Nations Communities are more likely to commit crime, therefore resulting in an effect of over policing. The negative consequence of over policing would be that there would be a lost of trust in the police in the First Nations communities. A loss of trust would mean that they would no longer seek help or support from the police and justice system leaving a legal vacuum and a rise in issues of taking justice with their own hands.
Lastly the RCAP discussed the issue of colonialism and the lingering effect of residential schools. Members of the First Nations communities are still feeling the negative effects of colonialism along with residential schools in a negative way. They view the police in their communities as a modern way of being colonialized, as many of their interactions with the police are negative such as the interactions their ancestors had with the first arrivals of colonizers. In addition the lack of First Nations members in the police force does not help the police in being more approachable in the First Nations …show more content…
There are many ways to make the policing better, the first being the hiring of diversity liaison officers. These officers build relationships with First Nation leaders in the communities they are policing and act as liaisons between the police and members of First Nations communities when politically or sensitive incidents occur. For instance in Ontario after the death of Dudley George in 1997, the OPP created a provincial liaison team which was made up of officers who dealt with issues most important to the First Nations communities. In addition, more funding for First Nations communities with their own policing force is important, as many police forces are understaffed and not able to handle the
“It’s (sic) could be a suicide, accidental, she got drunk and fell in the river and drowned who knows … typically many Aboriginals have very short lifespans, talent or not,” said the comments posted to the Facebook account of the police officer in question. These comments were made by a police officer from Ottawa, about …show more content…
As seen in the video in class where the NYPD would stop African American men numerous times as they seemed “suspicious”. Here in Canada, the “suspicious” African American men would be the members of the First Nations communities. The police may be biased and hold belief that members of the First Nations Communities are more likely to commit crime, therefore resulting in an effect of over policing. The negative consequence of over policing would be that there would be a lost of trust in the police in the First Nations communities. A loss of trust would mean that they would no longer seek help or support from the police and justice system leaving a legal vacuum and a rise in issues of taking justice with their own hands.
Lastly the RCAP discussed the issue of colonialism and the lingering effect of residential schools. Members of the First Nations communities are still feeling the negative effects of colonialism along with residential schools in a negative way. They view the police in their communities as a modern way of being colonialized, as many of their interactions with the police are negative such as the interactions their ancestors had with the first arrivals of colonizers. In addition the lack of First Nations members in the police force does not help the police in being more approachable in the First Nations …show more content…
There are many ways to make the policing better, the first being the hiring of diversity liaison officers. These officers build relationships with First Nation leaders in the communities they are policing and act as liaisons between the police and members of First Nations communities when politically or sensitive incidents occur. For instance in Ontario after the death of Dudley George in 1997, the OPP created a provincial liaison team which was made up of officers who dealt with issues most important to the First Nations communities. In addition, more funding for First Nations communities with their own policing force is important, as many police forces are understaffed and not able to handle the