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SLSC's Publications
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Title Year Categories Link hf:doc_categories Pursuing Justice: Bilateral Interactions Among the Criminal Justice and Housing Sectors for Preventing Youth Homelessness 2025 Research Report research-report SLSC Policy on Electronic Monitoring 2025 SLSC Policy slsc-policy Bill S-230 Brief to Standing Senate Committee on Legal & Constitutional Affairs 2024 Legislative Report & Submission, Policy Brief legislative-report-submission policy-brief Statement on the 51st Annual Report of the Office of the Correctional Investigator (2023-24) 2024 Press Release & Open Letter press-release-open-letter SLSC Policy on Equitable and Consistent Standards of Healthcare for Justice-Involved People 2022 SLSC Policy slsc-policy SLSC Policy on Racism in the Criminal Justice System 2022 SLSC Policy slsc-policy SLSC Policy on Human Rights and Non-Discrimination 2022 SLSC Policy slsc-policy Brief to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs: Bill C-5 An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act 2022 Legislative Report & Submission legislative-report-submission News Release Regarding Corrections and Conditional Release Act: 30th Anniversary 2022 Press Release & Open Letter press-release-open-letter Response to the Government of Canada’s Tabling of the Federal Framework to Reduce Recidivism 2022 Press Release & Open Letter press-release-open-letter Young Adults and the Definition of Youth Within the Criminal Justice System 2022 Other Report other-report Infrastructure, Intersections, and Innovation: Understanding Community-based Residential Facilities Within a Shifting COVID-19 Landscape 2021 Research Report research-report SLSC Policy on Restorative Justice 2021 SLSC Policy slsc-policy SLSC Policy on Universal Basic Income 2021 SLSC Policy slsc-policy Infrastructure, croisements, innovation : bien comprendre les aménagements des établissements résidentiels communautaires face aux enjeux toujours changeant engendrés par la pandémie de COVID-19 2021 Research Report research-report Life(r)’s Work: Supporting a Modernized Strategy for Life-Sentenced People in Canada 2020 Research Report research-report SLSC Policy on the Impact of Criminal Records 2020 SLSC Policy slsc-policy SLSC Policy on Impact of Long-term Incarceration 2020 SLSC Policy slsc-policy SLSC Policy on Social Enterprises 2020 SLSC Policy slsc-policy SLSC Policy on The Role of Government 2020 SLSC Policy slsc-policy Legal Analysis: The Aging & Elderly Prison Population 2020 Other Report other-report Smart on Crime: The St. Leonard’s Perspective on What Works and What Matters in Criminal Justice 2019 Other Report other-report Position Paper on Community Supports: Alternatives to Traditional Approaches (submitted to the Parole Board of Canada (PBC) as part of the PBC Academic Think Tank on Community Corrections) 2019 Other Report other-report Life(r)’s Work: Developing a Modernized Strategy for Life-Sentenced People in Canada 2019 Research Report research-report SLSC Policy on Right to Housing 2019 SLSC Policy slsc-policy SLSC Policy on Peer Mentoring 2019 SLSC Policy slsc-policy SLSC Policy on Research Ethics 2019 SLSC Policy slsc-policy SLSC Policy on Capital Punishment 2019 SLSC Policy slsc-policy Response to Office of The Correctional Investigator (OCI) & Canadian Human Rights Commission’s (CHRC) Joint Report Aging and Dying in Prison 2019 Press Release & Open Letter press-release-open-letter A Framework for Legal Analysis: The Aging & Elderly Prison Population 2019 Other Report other-report Beyond Custody: Positive Pathways to Housing for Youth in Conflict with the Law 2018 Research Report research-report SLSC Policy on Aging and Elderly People in Conflict with the Law 2018 SLSC Policy slsc-policy SLSC Policy on Community-Based Social Justice 2018 SLSC Policy slsc-policy SLSC Policy on Crime Prevention 2018 SLSC Policy slsc-policy News Release Regarding McClintic Transfer from Healing Lodge 2018 Press Release & Open Letter press-release-open-letter Native Counselling Services of Alberta Open Letter: Healing Lodges, Community-based Residential Facilities Help to Ensure Public Safety 2018 Press Release & Open Letter press-release-open-letter Presentation to the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights 2017 Legislative Report & Submission legislative-report-submission Life(r)’s Work: An Historical Analysis and Evaluation of a Program for Life Sentenced People in Canada 2017 Research Report research-report SLSC Train the Trainer Workshop: Problematic Substance Use, Consolidated Report 2017 Research Report research-report SLSC Policy on Victims 2017 SLSC Policy slsc-policy SLSC Policy on Mandatory Minimums 2017 SLSC Policy slsc-policy Social Enterprise and Labour Market Integration for Individuals Exiting the Criminal Justice System ‒ A Synthesis of Pilot Project Evaluation 2015 Research Report research-report Les entreprises sociales et l’intégration au marché du travail des individus qui sortent du système de justice pénale ‒ une synthèse d’évaluation de projets pilotes 2015 Research Report research-report Legislative Update on Mandatory Minimums in Canada 2014 Legislative Report & Submission legislative-report-submission Letter to Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs: Bill C-479 An Act to Amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act 2014 Legislative Report & Submission legislative-report-submission Brief on the Federal Victims Bill of Rights 2014 Legislative Report & Submission legislative-report-submission Submission to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights: Bill C-32 Canadian Victims Bill of Rights 2014 Legislative Report & Submission legislative-report-submission Literature Summary Promising Practices for Train the Trainer in Peer Mentoring Workshop 2014 Research Report research-report Policy Brief on Electronic Monitoring Review and Recommendations 2013 Legislative Report & Submission legislative-report-submission Policy Brief on Capital Punishment 2013 Legislative Report & Submission legislative-report-submission Capital Punishment Fact Sheet 2013 Fact Sheet fact-sheet Submission to the Department of Justice on Victims’ Rights in Canada 2013 Legislative Report & Submission legislative-report-submission Bill C-479 An Act to Bring Fairness to Victims of Violent Offenders Factsheet 2013 Fact Sheet fact-sheet Towards an Integrated Network Second Edition 2013 Research Report research-report Homes for the Hard to House: H2H Model 2012 Other Report other-report Homes for the ‘Hard to House’ Research Findings Report 2012 Research Report research-report News Release Regarding LifeLine Funding Cut 2012 Press Release & Open Letter press-release-open-letter Brief to Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights: Bill C-10 Omnibus Crime Bill 2011 Legislative Report & Submission legislative-report-submission Brief to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs: Parole Board of Canada Propose Pardon User Fee Increase 2011 Legislative Report & Submission legislative-report-submission Mémoire présenté au comité permanent de la justice et des droits de la personne sur la loi sur la sécurité des rues et des communautés : projet de loi C-10 2011 Legislative Report & Submission legislative-report-submission Brief to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights: Bill C-4 An Act to Amend the Youth Criminal Justice Act 2010 Legislative Report & Submission legislative-report-submission Summary of SLSC’s Brief to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights: Bill C-4 An Act to Amend the Youth Criminal Justice Act 2010 Legislative Report & Submission legislative-report-submission Community Connections: The Key to Community Corrections for Individuals with Mental Health Disorders 2010 Research Report research-report L’Engagement communautaire : La clé de services correctionnels communautaires à l’intention de personnes souffrant de troubles mentaux 2010 Research Report research-report Towards an Integrated Network: Working Together to Avoid Criminalization of People with Mental Health Problems 2008 Research Report research-report Vers un réseau intégré : Travailler ensemble pour éviter la criminalisation de personnes aux prises avec des problèmes de santé mentale 2008 Research Report research-report Good Practices Manual: Principles to Practice 2007 Research Report research-report Do Halfway Houses Affect Property Values? 2004 Fact Sheet fact-sheet SLSC Privacy Policy 2004 SLSC Policy slsc-policy Halfway houses for federal offenders: What do we know about them? (FORUM on Corrections Research) 2003 Other Report other-report Why Crime Prevention? 2001 Other Report other-report SLSC Policy on Privatization of Corrections 1999 SLSC Policy slsc-policy