Week 4 Lecture Introduction

Technical Difficulties

• Lecture re-recorded due to microphone issues.
• Possible fatigue in presenter due to repeated recording.

Lecture Goals

1. Content Overview
   • Engage with provided content.
   • Connect to overall course theme: critical perspective.
   • Outline specific learning goals for this lesson.

Content Details

• Video Content
  • 1-hour panel discussion video related to over-policing of Black and Indigenous lives in Canada linked to George Floyd protests.
  • Aim for weekly video content not exceeding 2 hours.
  • Supplementary readings related to missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.

Link to Course Theme: Critical Perspectives

• Critical Perspectives on Law
  • Consideration of law's neutrality, impartiality, and objectivity.
  • Previous discussions: Elizabeth Comack, Justice Wilson's speech, ARTs case.
  • Key question: "Who benefits from the law?"
  • Observations in Canada about law benefiting the settler state, particularly affecting Indigenous populations.

Learning Goals for the Lesson

1. Colonial Origins of Law Enforcement
   • Understand how colonial interests shaped criminal law enforcement in Canada.
2. Gender and Law Enforcement
   • Explore how gender influenced the historical justifications for law enforcement.
   • Key focus on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
3. Historical Impact on Present
   • Analyze how colonial history affects current over-incarceration of Indigenous peoples.

Next Steps

• Watch the video content and review the readings.
• Check back with learning goals post-lesson to assess understanding.

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These notes summarize the key points from the introduction to the Week 4 lecture, providing a framework for understanding critical perspectives on law and the specific learning objectives for the lesson.