Canadian Criminal Justice System

Domestic abuse intersections or race and ethnicity, social class, gay and lesbian battering, and gender asymmetry provide various actions the Canadian criminal justice systems can take to assist in reducing the socially structured invisibility of certain victims, and their reluctance to use the criminal justice system. The criminal justice framework in Canada respond to domestic violence pro-charging and pro- prosecution policies, dual arrest –when the police are unable to ascertain the ‘primary aggressor’ and thus arrest both parties, mandatory offender treatment programs, and no drop prosecution and the incarceration of offenders (Abraham and Tastsoglou 6). However, Canadian criminal justice system’s response does not incorporate special
Specifically, the Criminal Code of Canada in the 1990s sought to improve the legal response to domestic and intimate partner violence. In 1996, the use of formal ‘Alternative Measures’ programs covered specific conditions. Additionally, ‘restorative justice’ models were presented and practiced in and among First Nations communities (Abraham & Tastsoglou, 2016, p. 6). Building of Tam et al.’s research, one significant aspect the Canadian government should update and actively watch is a long-term intervention to assist women from racialized groups to live without their partner buy developing a program to develop language and employment skills so they can live independently. The Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) constructs many women who are entering Canada as being the legal dependents of male sponsors and can help. In Ontario, there is currently a company called ACCES Employment, that has a goal is to assist job seekers from diverse, backgrounds, who are facing barriers to employment, to integrate into the Canadian job market. It is committed to the removal of social barriers that hinder historically disadvantaged groups from fully developing themselves. This program can assist in helping immigrant women who depend on their spouse to make a living for themselves after domestic abuse. There are locations around Ontario that can help these women attain language training, job-specific
Immigrant and women abuse agencies “should work together more closely on intervention, prevention, and public education. Access to services for low-income minority women living in isolated circumstances needs to be increased” (Abraham & Tastsoglou, 2016, p. 11). If service providers consider working with women in informal social support networks, it can give them emotional and instrumental support outside of the criminal justice system. This is important specifically with the marginalized women who chose not to address her concerns with the criminal justice system. These services can help marginalized women become independent with education, affordable housing, and health