Racism and sexism influences on sentencing decisions

• Main Author: Udala, Megan Rose
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: University of British Columbia 2016
• Subjects: Canada; Rodriguez; First Nations
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0307345; https://doi.library.ubc.ca/10.14288/1.0307345

There is a large body of research pertaining to sentencing decisions and the factors that affect it. This thesis investigates three factors: (a) race of the perpetrator (b) sex of the perpetrator and (c) the victim’s relationship to the perpetrator. In Canada, Aboriginal offenders comprise 20% of th...