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The Constitutionality Of Classification: Indigenous Overrepresentation And Security Policy In Canadian Federal Penitentiaries, D'Arcy Leitch
The Constitutionality Of Classification: Indigenous Overrepresentation And Security Policy In Canadian Federal Penitentiaries, D'Arcy Leitch
Dalhousie Law Journal
This article examines one component of the Correctional Service of Canada's (CSC) risk classification scheme. The CSC uses the Custody Rating Scale (CRS), a 12-item actuarial instrument, to measure risk and to provide security classification recommendations. Empirical data shows that while CRS recommendations may have some predictive validity, certain of the 12 items the CRS includes do not, particularly for Indigenous prisoners. This article makes the case that the inclusion ofsuch items in the CRS violates prisoner's rights under section 7 of the Charter by depriving them of liberty in a manner that is arbitrary and overbroad. Habeas corpus is …