Response to High Risk Offender Proposals (1997)
The John Howard Society of Canada’s response to Bill C- 55, amendments to the Corrections and Conditional Release Act. The response was prepared jointly by the Alberta and Ontario John Howard Societies. Details the Society’s position on specific changes to Dangerous Offender legislation, including a proposed new Long- Term Offender designation, and includes recommendations for…
Read MoreResponse to Proposed Corrections and Conditional Release Act (1992)
Our response to Bill C-36, the proposed Corrections and Conditional Release Act. Details our position on individual provisions of the Bill and our overall approach to justice. Download
Read MoreResponse to Renewing Youth Justice (1997)
Our response to the recommendations contained in Renewing Youth Justice, Thirteenth Report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. The response makes suggestions for enhancing or amending a number of the recommendations. Download
Read MoreResponse (1994) to Sentencing Amendments
Our response to Bill C-41, amendments to the sentencing provisions in the Criminal Code. Download
Read MoreResponse (1992) to the Young Offenders Act Amendments
Our response to Bill C-12, proposed amendments to the Young Offenders Act. These proposals increased maximum sentences for youth who commit serious crimes and made it easier to transfer youth to adult court. Policy considerations relating to the treatment and incarceration of young offenders are also discussed. Download
Read MoreResponse (1994) to the Young Offenders Act Amendments
Our response to the specific amendments to the Young Offenders Act proposed in Bill C-37. The paper concludes with some suggested directions for the government of Canada. Download
Read MoreResponse to the Young Offenders Act Provincial Review (1994)
Our response to the youth justice issues raised in the government of Alberta’s Discussion Document. Directions for the future of youth justice in Alberta are explored. Download
Read MoreBrief: Response to the Alberta Summit on Justice (1998)
Our response to the Summit on Justice consultation process. The paper presents our views on the benefits of restorative justice programming, the importance of community involvement in justice, the need for better public education on justice issues and the need for crime prevention through social development approaches to crime problems. Download
Read MoreResponse to the Alberta Summit on Justice (1998)
“The current Canadian criminal justice system claims a number of goals, but the essence of the criminal justice model, that is, retributive justice, can be summarized quite easily: crime is a violation against the state; justice focusses on establishing guilt and administering pain; and justice is pursued through an adversarial process where an offender is…
Read MoreResponse to Corrections and Conditional Release Act Amendments (1994)
Our response to Bill C-45, proposed changes to the Corrections and Conditional Release Act. More effective ways of securing community safety are suggested. Download
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