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The involvement of natives in crime and delinquency and at various stages of the criminal justice system has received increasing attention from social-science researchers in recent years (Morse, 1976; Lautt, 1979; Verdun-Jones and Muirhead, 1980; May, 1982). This increased concern is a consequence of the high rates of arrest and incarceration of natives in many jurisdictions. Research inquiries suggest such patterns are due in large measure to a mutual hostility and distrust which exists between natives and agents of the white criminal justice system. Further, there is considerable evidence that natives often do not understand the criminal justice process and that many criminal justice personnel have little knowledge of native customs and lifestyles (Alberta Board of Review, 1978; Hylton et al., 1979; Parnell, 1979).
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Griffiths, C.T., Yerbury, J.C., Weafer, L.F. (1989). Victimization of Canada’s Natives: the Consequences of Socio-Structural Deprivation. In: Fattah, E.A. (eds) The Plight of Crime Victims in Modern Society. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-20083-2_5
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