Is Gladue Making a Difference?

In a 2018 interview, former Correctional Investigator of Canada and Independent Advisor on Corrections Reform, Howard Sapers, highlights that while a great deal of effort and training on gathering the Gladue information for the report, very little effort was put into training and support for legal professionals in how to apply Gladue principles in court. Watch the interview now.

Additional Resources

• Decarceration through Self-Determination: Ending the mass incarceration of Indigenous Peoples in Canada - West Coast Prison Justice Society
• Challenges and Criticisms in Applying s. 718.2(e) and the Gladue Decision – Department of Justice
• The Discord Between Policy and Practice: Defence Lawyers’ use of Section 718.2 (e) and Gladue – Rana McDonald, University of Manitoba
• The Voice of the People: Can Gladue Offer a Meaningful Source of Health to its Clients? – Taleen Boudakian, Carleton University
• The Application of Gladue to Bail: Problems, Challenges, and Potential – Jillian Anne Rogin, York University
• Gladue and Restorative Justice (R v. Gardner) – Justin Dallaire, Ryerson School of Journalism
• Gladue Changed My Life – CBC News
• Barred - Over-incarceration of Indigenous people in Canada's criminal legal system, the health implications, and opportunities for decarceration (National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health)
• A Comprehensive Guide on The War on Drugs & Mass Incarceration (US - Rehabnet.com)

This project has been funded by the Department of Justice Canada.