Program and Service Needs of Federally Incarcerated Métis ...

FINDINGS
The following section describes the results pertaining to the research questions.
Appendix A includes all statistical tables.
An analysis was conducted to determine whether the sample of Métis offenders
interviewed was representative of the federally-incarcerated Métis offender population in
Saskatchewan. The sample accounted for 50% of the total Métis offender population in
the province. Findings indicated that the profile of the sample did not differ significantly
from that of the population. As a result, the findings in the current study can be
generalized to the Métis offender population incarcerated in federal facilities in
Saskatchewan.
Profile of Métis Offenders
Socio-Demographic Characteristics
In general, the Métis offenders interviewed in Saskatchewan were similar to First
Nations and non-Aboriginal offenders on socio-demographic characteristics. Similar
proportions of Métis were under 35 years of age (62%) as compared to First Nations
(69%) and non-Aboriginal (58%) offenders. However, significantly larger proportions of
First Nations offenders were under 35 years of age in comparison to non-Aboriginal
offenders (see Table 1).
As illustrated in Figure 1, the educational and employment backgrounds of Métis
offenders were also comparable to First Nations and non-Aboriginal offenders. Large
proportions of Métis, First Nations and non-Aboriginal offenders did not have high
school diploma (87%, 89% and 76%, respectively) and were unemployed at the time of
arrest (68%, 76% versus 60%). Differences did ,however, emerge between First
Nations and non-Aboriginal offenders. Significantly larger proportions of First Nations
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