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(In)-justice: An exploration of the dehumanization, victimization, criminalization, and over-incarceration of Indigenous women in Canada

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McGuire, Michaela M, Murdoch, Danielle J·2022·Punishment & Society
DOI 10.1177/14624745211001685
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Abstract

Indigenous women are vastly overrepresented in Canada’s federal prisons and represent the fastest growing prison population in Canada. This critical commentary utilizes a decolonial framework to examine how being Indigenous and female increases one’s risk of being victimized, murdered, and subject to colonial control by exploring the connections between the construction of Indigenous women as less than human and the use of carceral space to control, destroy, and assimilate this population. Specifically, the authors apply Woolford and Gacek’s notion of genocidal carcerality to the intersectional forces of systemic racism and discrimination that result in their overincarceration. Further, the article critiques the Indigenization of Canada’s federal correctional service for failing to meet the needs of this population and for perpetuating an assimilative and stereotypical portrayal of Indigenous women that perpetuates colonial harm.

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Authors
McGuire, M. M., & Murdoch, D. J.
Affiliations
Simon Fraser University (CA)
Corresponding author
McGuire, Michaela M
ORCID
Venue
Punishment & Society
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2021-03-17
Volume
24
Issue
4
Pages
529-550
ISSN
  • 1462-4745 (ISSN-L)
  • 1741-3095
DOI
10.1177/14624745211001685
OpenAlex
W3135989819
Semantic Scholar
25b9bdfed73574f79cec95e5b683ee455ba30632
Cited by
55
References
34
Citations by year
2026: 11 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 4
FWCI
11.45
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
Punishment & Society (publishedVersion, cc-by)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
  • Social Sciences › Law › Criminal Justice and Penology
  • Social Sciences › Health › Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
Keywords
indigenous women, over-incarceration, decolonial frameworks, dehumanization, victimization, criminalization, federal prisons, systemic racism, intersectionality, assimilation, correctional services, colonial rule, stereotypes of indigenous peoples, Canada

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