CTI Affiliates

• American Probation and Parole Association
• International Community Corrections Association

• National Associations Active in Criminal Justice (NAACJ)
• Human Resources Committee of Correctional Service of Canada
• International Association of Residential Care Alternatives( IARCA)
• Other Activities

National Associations Active in Criminal Justice (NAACJ)

The National Associations Active In Criminal Justice is a coalition of all national agencies involved with corrections and criminal justice in Canada. During the year John Sawdon and Jim Hilborn attended meetings on behalf of CTI. This included meeting with Senior Officials of the Department of Justice, the Solicitor General of Canada, Correctional Services Canada, the National Parole Board and the R.C.M.P. to review pending legislative changes to the criminal code, the Young Offenders Act, and the Corrections Conditional Release Act.

We also participated in the Literacy and Crime Prevention Network. This project has created a resource kit to assist communities to (a) link literacy with crime prevention and (b) as a guide to implement demonstration projects across Canada. We also participated as member of the Selection Committee to identify individuals who could represent the interests of N.A.A.C.J. at the U.N. congress on Crime and Criminal Justice in Egypt.

John Sawdon continues to represent non-governmental agencies on this C.S.C. standing committee. This committee which meets three to four times a year, develops and recommends actions to the Executive Committee of C.S.C. on Human Resource Issues.

Donald Evans, on behalf of the Board of CTI, has continued to serve as a liaison with the International Association of Residential and Community Alternative programs. As part of this involvement, Don provided two seminars during the year and initiated discussions on how CTI might facilitate increased access to IARCA's networks by Canadians. CTI is also a member of the planning committee which is responsible for co-ordinating activities for the October 1995 Conference on "what work's". This is the third such conference which attempts to link applied research with current practise and thereby ensures that effective services are being provided for offenders.

Over the past year CTI has continued to dialogue with Larry Motiuk, Director of Research for C.S.C. and Don Andrews, Professor at Carleton University with the intention of ensuring that our services respond to the research on effective treatment approaches with offenders.

CTI joined with the John Howard Society of Canada and 40 other national associations in a press conference which objected to some of the more punitive measures being taken in revising the Young Offenders Act. This coalition of agencies stressed the need for early intervention and the funding of a range of services which reduce crime.

CTI initiated a networking conference call of National agencies, Provincial Associations and independant agency representatives who provide services to Correctional Service Canada. The participants exchanged information on funding models being developed, the state of the field, and the types of client information that agencies currently require. Participating on this call were representatives from the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies, St. Leonard's Society of Canada, Salvation Army Correctional Services, Provincial Association of Residential and Community Alternatives of B.C., Dismas Society of Truro, Nova Scotia, (The Association of Residential Centres in Quebec) L'ARC, the Ontario Halfway House Association, Seven Steps Society of Alberta, Native Clan and United Church Halfway Houses in Manitoba.