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The Correctional Service of Canada's Fall 2019 transition material for the new Minister.

This document describes the Correctional Service of Canada’s plan to complete activities and deliverables aligned to the Directive on Open Government, in order to achieve full...

The Access to Information Act (ATIA) provides the Canadian public with a broad right of access to information in records under the control of a government institution. This is...

The Privacy Act (PA) protects the privacy of Canadian citizens and permanent residents against the unauthorized use and disclosure of personal information about themselves held...

The Privacy Act (PA) protects the privacy of Canadian citizens and permanent residents against the unauthorized use and disclosure of personal information about themselves held...

The Access to Information Act (ATIA) provides the Canadian public with a broad right of access to information in records under the control of a government institution. This is...

The composition of the correctional population as it relates to different age groups provides for emerging challenges and specific rehabilitative needs relative to various age...

Ethnocultural offenders constitute a heterogeneous group united by strong motivations to participate in and benefit from correctional programs and services.. In Canada, research...

This summary focuses on results for women. It is important to identify differences as they can inform CSC of areas for further examination and action to support a diverse...

The current study was conducted to assess the validity of the Descriptive Model of Female Sexual Offending (DMFSO; Gannon, Rose, & Ward, 2008, 2010, 2012) used to classify...

To facilitate initial security classification, Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) currently uses the Custody Rating Scale (CRS) which consists of two independently scored...

In 2010, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) commenced implementation of a holistic, gender- and culture-informed model of correctional programing for women offenders. To...

Gender diverse offenders are a heterogeneous group with high static risk and dynamic need. In accordance with Bill C-16, on December 27, 2017, the Correctional Service of Canada...

Examinations over a ten-year period demonstrate that Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women differ on many indicators of correctional outcomes and that First Nations and Métis...

Although four-in-five women offenders in Canada have substance use problems, little research has focused on the variability in their substance use and its relationship to...

Correctional agencies worldwide are adopting women-centered philosophies grounded in the assumption that women are different than their male counterparts. A review of research...

Healing Lodges are environments that use Indigenous values, traditions, and beliefs to offer culturally-relevant services and programs for Indigenous offenders. The goal of the...

There is considerable debate in the literature regarding the link between sentence length and recidivism. Consistent with a specific deterrence perspective, some research...

Little research specific to federally-sentenced ethnocultural offenders exists and, of what does exist, none has focused on offenders’ social history. Social history – which...

Although Aboriginal offenders are often examined as one ethnic group, First Nations, Métis and Inuit offenders have distinct traditions, cultures and world views. In addition,...