April 26, 2014 Prairie Messenger – John Penner I was in prison: unconditional support is Easter hope This article is about the involvement of prison visitor in the work of post-prison care for the most vulnerable of inmates: the sexual … [Read more...]
CoSA loses federal funding
February 27, 2014 by
Feb. 27, 2014 CoSA federal government funding ends the end of March Advocates and volunteers alike in the most widely respected and effective program for working with sex offenders, Circles of Support and Accountability (CoSA), are reeling … [Read more...]
Effectiveness of harshness…
February 24, 2014 by
Feb. 25, 2014 University of Toronto – Anthony Doob, Rosemary Gartner; University of Ottawa - Cheryl Marie Webster Three research summary documents… Here, to compliment our focus on evidence based guidance, are three articles from Anthony … [Read more...]
Old neighbourhood cops
October 15, 2013 by
Oct. 15, 2013 Toronto Star – Jennifer Pagliaro Police unit takes on community work in Somali neighbourhoods to build trust, make peace Toronto police have dedicated six officers to an effort to establish trust with Toronto’s Somali … [Read more...]
Rethinking…
September 22, 2013 by
Sept. 21, 2013 Restorative Works – Joshua Wachtel Rethinking the impact of traditional justice Mental health counsellor and RJ advocate, Natalie DeFreitas offers some powerful and pointed reflections on crime and how we deal with crime and its … [Read more...]