Correctional Service of Canada / Service correctionnel Canada

Corrections and Conditional Release Act (CCRA) and Regulations  

Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver The Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver works with women and youth in conflict with the law. They provide housing, support and counselling for women, children and youth to help them improve their lives. Our programs and services help build healthy and safe communities for all.

Intercede Services Inc. Intercede Services' primary goal is to reduce recidivism by providing an early intervention justice alternative for low risk criminal behaviour in order to re-direct potentially destructive life patterns. Their mission is to promote an effective and fair Early Intervention Alternative Justice Model and to Provide a resource for individuals and organizations dealing with alternative justice programs and issues.



Joyce Street Community Crime Prevention Office

Mobilizing for Action, June 1997: Second Report of the National Crime Prevention Council  

National Crime Prevention Centre A Canadian governmental organization hoping to prevent crime in Canada by taking action at the community level

National Parole Board The National Parole Board (NPB/Board) is an agency within the Ministry of the Solicitor General of Canada which also includes the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC). The Board is an independent administrative tribunal that has exclusive authority under the Corrections and Conditional Release Act to grant, deny, cancel, terminate or revoke day parole and full parole.


National Parole Board: Information Center

Network for Research on Crime and Justice/Le Réseau de Recherche sur la Criminalité et la Justice The mission of the network is to develop, conduct and communicate superior quality research on crime and justice and to provide policy relevant advice.

Opportunities for renewal in sentencing and corrections

Policy Centre for Victims Issues The Policy Centre for Victim Issues at the Department of Justice Canada is mandated to work toward increasing the confidence of victims of crime in the criminal justice system by pursuing a range of activities and initiatives to: make victims more aware of their role in the criminal justice system and the laws, services and assistance applicable to them; increase overall awareness about the needs of victims of crime and effective approaches in Canada and internationally improve the ability of the Department of Justice to develop laws and policy that take into consideration the perspectives of victims.

Survey and Directory of Non-Custodial Adult Justice Programs Compiled in March 1998.
110 pages

The Atlantic Community Justice Project Community Justice is a way of responding to a crime that involves the community in trying to repair the harm done by the offense. Restorative processes like the community-based victim offender mediation program in St. John's, Newfoundland, the RCMP initiated Community Justice Forums being promoted in every Atlantic Province, and sentencing circles in Woodstock, New Brunswick are examples of Community Justice.


The Dollars and Sense of a Comprehensive Crime Prevention Strategy for Canada

Waseskun Network Waseskun House, incorporated in 1988, is a charitable, non-profit and non-political organization that operates the first and only totally Native community residential center (CRC) in the province of Quebec for First Nations men.

Working Together - HEALING LODGES FOR ABORIGINAL FEDERAL OFFENDERS The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) has introduced a new concept in federal corrections for Aboriginal offenders. "Healing lodges" offer services and programs that reflect Aboriginal culture in a space that incorporates Aboriginal peoples' tradition and beliefs. In the healing lodge, the needs of Aboriginal offenders serving federal sentences are addressed through Aboriginal teachings and ceremonies, contact with Elders and children, and interaction with nature.