Essay Example on Canada Aboriginal women are accounting for 33.6 of the total female offender population

In Canada Aboriginal women are accounting for 33 6 of the total female offender population in federal prisons in 2016 which represents an increase of 83 7 over the past decade Residential schools opened in the late 1800 s which caused physical emotional and mental abuse to the First Nations in Canada that is still affecting the communities today Of the incarcerated Aboriginal women 90 had said they had experienced abuse at some point in their lives and over 90 also had a mental illness Aboriginal women are overrepresented in the Canadian justice system Aboriginal criminal behaviour is rooted from a long history of social inequality and discrimination The trauma from the loss of cultural identity contributes to criminal behaviour abuse and addictions The government justice system and people of Canada also discriminate against Aboriginal women making them more likely to commit crimes Firstly Aboriginal women are more vulnerable to the temptation of drugs and alcohol and addiction can fastly begin