... be a comparison done between blacks in America and Canadian aboriginals, this will be done to showcase commonalities between the two groups. History: evolution of aboriginal prison over representation To define, over representation means being represented in excessive or disproportionately large numbers.1 This is the issue that one will encounter when examining the offender population both in prison and throughout the Canadian legal system. To better understand the issue at hand their needs to be a review of the history of corrections in Canada. Prior to the 1800s prison was really only used for people who were awaiting trial or individuals who had not paid fines. The aim of prisons in Canada before 1960 was to punish the prisoner physically. In this era most punishment was directed toward the body by whippings and lashings for example.2 This method of corrections was not meant to rehabilitate the offender but to ...

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