1. Review of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (1999)
The following brief focuses on the three elements of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act that the authors believe are of particular importance in achieving the purpose of federal corrections:
(a) fair and legal treatment of prisoners,
(b) professional treatment and programs, and
(c) properly operated gradual release processes.
This document and a separate, companion brief relating specifically to the detention provisions of the Act were submitted by the John Howard Society of Canada to Government of Canada's Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, as part of the review of the CCRA.
Added: 1999-01-01
2. Review of the Detention Provisions of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (1999)
The following brief was submitted by the John Howard Society of Canada to Government of Canada's Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, as part of the review of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (CCRA). This document discusses and makes recommendations about the detention provisions of the CCRA.
Added: 1999-01-01
3. Opening Minds Behind Closed Doors (1992)
Literacy in B.C. Corrections
By: Audrey M Thomas
This project was designed to determine the experiences of offenders in adult correctional facilities in the province in relation to their literacy needs, and to discover where and how those needs were being met. The author also makes recommendations for future action in relation to literacy programs.
To prepare the report Audrey Thomas interviewed inmates and obtained information from questionnaires sent to five selected groups: correctional centre directors; adult basic education administrators in the corrections field; literacy/ABE instructors in B.C. Corrections; halfway community agencies; and community literacy groups.
Added: 2002-08-28
4. Perspectives on Canadian Drug Policy (2003)
Volume 1
By: The John Howard Society of Canada
This document discusses major changes being considered by the Canadian government on the issue of drug laws and policies.
The articles presented here look at drug control policy in Canada from a number of different vantage points. They range from an analysis of the differences between contemporary drug control policy in Canadian and the U.S., to considering how the assumption that drugs cause crime has influenced drug control and corrections policy in Canada, to a cost/benefit analysis of expanding methadone maintenance programs in Canadian federal prisons to all who are medically determined to benefit from the therapy.
From the general to the specific, these articles present important analyses and viewpoints on current drug policy in Canada from individuals working in the voluntary sector.
Added: 2005-04-20
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5. Literacy and Justice (2002)
Series: Literacy is for Life Fact Sheet
By: Movement for Canadian Literacy
The Literacy is for Life Fact Sheet series is a series of two-pager highlights on literacy and related topics.
This Fact Sheet highlights Literacy and Justice. “Without literacy there can be no justice.” (Burt Galaway, John Howard Society, 1997.)
Added: 2004-11-04
6. Perspectives on Canadian Drug Policy (2004)
Volume 2
By: The John Howard Society of Canada
In the midst significant developments in Canada's drug policies, the John Howard Society of Canada implemented the Policy Analysis Enhancement Project (PAEP). The PAEP is a two-year project that takes select members of voluntary sector organizations and guides them through the creation of policy-relevant research related to Canadian drug policy. This volume presents the research undertaken by the second-year participants of project.
Added: 2005-05-01
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7. From Incarceration to Productive Lifestyle (1995)
Making the Transition: An Instructional Guide for Incarcerated Youth Education
Making the Transition: An Instructional Guide for Incarcerated Youth Education provides information about incarcerated youth, the transition program in New York State, legal rights, inmate needs, and program staff needs. A series of sample lessons, many of which have been provided by corrections educators, is also included within the instructional guide.
Added: 1995-01-01
8. Prison, Art and Some Myths (1988)
Women's Education des femmes, Spring 1988 - Vol. 6, No. 2
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
By: Persimmon Blackbridge, Michelle Christianson, Lyn Macdonald
Persimmon Blackbridge, a BC sculptor, collaborated with Michelle Christianson and Lyn MacDonald on Doing Time, a work of sculpture and words depicting the external and internal experiences of women in prison. This article, also a collaboration, attempts to include some of those experiences as well as discuss the nature of the art that depicts them.
Added: 2004-07-30
9. Womanhood, Deviance and Reform: Women's Rehabilation in Prison (1995)
Women's Education des femmes, Fall 1995 - Vol. 11, No. 4
Series: Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
By: Julia Wilkins
In this article, the author discusses programs for women in prison, designed to rehabilitate women to acceptable states of womanhood and while the roles of wife, mother and homemaker are reinforced, women's diverse problems and needs are overlooked. There is discussion of the relationship between crime committed by women and their economic need due to unemployment, underemployment, poor job skills and a lack of education.
Added: 2004-08-23
10. Youth Justice Committees in Alberta (2007)
By: John Howard Society of Alberta
The focus of this paper is on the continuance of Youth Justice Committees (YJCs) under the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) and their importance and effect on dealing with youth crime in Alberta.
It includes:
- Executive Summary
- The Youth Criminal Justice Act
- Section 18 of the Youth Criminal Justice Act
- Youth Justice Committees in Alberta
- Community Involvement
- Volunteers’ Perspectives on Youth Justice Committees
- Regulation of Youth Justice Committees
- The Operation of Youth Justice Committees
- Volunteer Selection and Training
- The Volunteer Experience
- Implementation of the YJC Program in Communities
- YJC Effectiveness
- Response from Young Offenders and Their Parents/Guardians
- Conclusion – Concerns and Positive Points
- References
Added: 2007-12-19