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Title Year Categories Link hf:doc_categories hf:doc_tags Pursuing Justice: Bilateral Interactions Among the Criminal Justice and Housing Sectors for Preventing Youth Homelessness 2025 Research Report research-report community-integration housing-halfway-houses jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration unique-populations SLSC Policy on Electronic Monitoring 2025 SLSC Policy slsc-policy community-integration jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration Pursuing Justice Infographic 1: Pathways for Community Agencies 2025 Infographic infographic community-integration housing-halfway-houses jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration unique-populations Pursuing Justice Infographic 2: Pathways for Municipal Government 2025 Infographic infographic community-integration housing-halfway-houses jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration unique-populations Pursuing Justice Infographic 3: Pathways for Provincial and Territorial Governments 2025 Infographic infographic community-integration housing-halfway-houses legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration unique-populations Pursuing Justice Infographic 4: Pathways for Federal Government 2025 Infographic infographic community-integration housing-halfway-houses jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration unique-populations Overview of the Federal Framework to Reduce Recidivism with Catherine Latimer 2025 Webinar webinar community-integration release-community-integration Media Release on the 52nd Annual Report of the Office of the Correctional Investigator (2024-25) 2025 Press Release & Open Letter press-release-open-letter community-integration health jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration unique-populations Pursuing Justice Infographic 5: Housing Stability for Youth in Courts (H-SYNC) Case Study 2025 Infographic infographic Media Release Regarding Launch of Pursuing Housing: Scaling Options for Justice-Involved Youth Solutions Lab 2025 Press Release & Open Letter press-release-open-letter housing-halfway-houses release-community-integration unique-populations Bill S-230 Brief to Standing Senate Committee on Legal & Constitutional Affairs 2024 Legislative Report & Submission, Policy Brief legislative-report-submission policy-brief community-integration health housing-halfway-houses legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration unique-populations Statement on the 51st Annual Report of the Office of the Correctional Investigator (2023-24) 2024 Press Release & Open Letter press-release-open-letter community-integration jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform unique-populations values-based-principles-perspectives SLSC Webinar: Advocating for Least Restrictive Measures with Mary Campbell 2023 Webinar webinar jail-prison-environments values-based-principles-perspectives SLSC Bill S-212 LCJC Brief to Senate Committee 2023 Legislative Report & Submission legislative-report-submission community-integration legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration values-based-principles-perspectives values-based-principles-practices SLSC Policy on Equitable and Consistent Standards of Healthcare for Justice-Involved People 2022 SLSC Policy slsc-policy health jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform values-based-principles-perspectives SLSC Policy on Racism in the Criminal Justice System 2022 SLSC Policy slsc-policy health jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration unique-populations values-based-principles-perspectives SLSC Policy on Human Rights and Non-Discrimination 2022 SLSC Policy slsc-policy legislation-criminal-justice-reform values-based-principles-perspectives 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 community-integration health legislation-criminal-justice-reform values-based-principles-perspectives News Release Regarding Corrections and Conditional Release Act: 30th Anniversary 2022 Press Release & Open Letter press-release-open-letter community-integration legislation-criminal-justice-reform Response to the Government of Canada’s Tabling of the Federal Framework to Reduce Recidivism 2022 Press Release & Open Letter press-release-open-letter legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration Young Adults and the Definition of Youth Within the Criminal Justice System 2022 Other Report other-report health jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform unique-populations values-based-principles-practices Infrastructure, Intersections, and Innovation: Understanding Community-based Residential Facilities Within a Shifting COVID-19 Landscape 2021 Research Report research-report health housing-halfway-houses jail-prison-environments release-community-integration SLSC Policy on Restorative Justice 2021 SLSC Policy slsc-policy health legislation-criminal-justice-reform values-based-principles-perspectives SLSC Policy on Universal Basic Income 2021 SLSC Policy slsc-policy health housing-halfway-houses legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration values-based-principles-perspectives 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 health housing-halfway-houses jail-prison-environments release-community-integration Legal Analysis: The Aging & Elderly Prison Population 2020 Other Report other-report health jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform unique-populations Life(r)’s Work: Supporting a Modernized Strategy for Life-Sentenced People in Canada 2020 Research Report research-report jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration unique-populations values-based-principles-perspectives SLSC Policy on the Impact of Criminal Records 2020 SLSC Policy slsc-policy housing-halfway-houses legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration values-based-principles-perspectives SLSC Policy on Impact of Long-term Incarceration 2020 SLSC Policy slsc-policy health jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration unique-populations values-based-principles-perspectives SLSC Policy on Social Enterprises 2020 SLSC Policy slsc-policy release-community-integration SLSC Policy on The Role of Government 2020 SLSC Policy slsc-policy jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration values-based-principles-perspectives Smart on Crime: The St. Leonard’s Perspective on What Works and What Matters in Criminal Justice 2019 Other Report other-report health housing-halfway-houses jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration unique-populations values-based-principles-perspectives 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 health housing-halfway-houses legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration unique-populations values-based-principles-perspectives Life(r)’s Work: Developing a Modernized Strategy for Life-Sentenced People in Canada 2019 Research Report research-report jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration unique-populations values-based-principles-perspectives SLSC Policy on Right to Housing 2019 SLSC Policy slsc-policy health housing-halfway-houses legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration values-based-principles-perspectives SLSC Policy on Peer Mentoring 2019 SLSC Policy slsc-policy health jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration unique-populations values-based-principles-perspectives SLSC Policy on Research Ethics 2019 SLSC Policy slsc-policy health legislation-criminal-justice-reform values-based-principles-perspectives SLSC Policy on Capital Punishment 2019 SLSC Policy slsc-policy jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration values-based-principles-perspectives 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 health jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform unique-populations A Framework for Legal Analysis: The Aging & Elderly Prison Population 2019 Other Report other-report health jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform unique-populations values-based-principles-practices Beyond Custody: Positive Pathways to Housing for Youth in Conflict with the Law 2018 Research Report research-report housing-halfway-houses legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration unique-populations SLSC Policy on Aging and Elderly People in Conflict with the Law 2018 SLSC Policy slsc-policy health housing-halfway-houses jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration unique-populations values-based-principles-perspectives SLSC Policy on Community-Based Social Justice 2018 SLSC Policy slsc-policy housing-halfway-houses legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration values-based-principles-perspectives SLSC Policy on Crime Prevention 2018 SLSC Policy slsc-policy legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration values-based-principles-perspectives News Release Regarding McClintic Transfer from Healing Lodge 2018 Press Release & Open Letter press-release-open-letter health jail-prison-environments release-community-integration unique-populations values-based-principles-perspectives 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 health jail-prison-environments release-community-integration unique-populations values-based-principles-perspectives Presentation to the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights 2017 Legislative Report & Submission legislative-report-submission health housing-halfway-houses jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration unique-populations values-based-principles-perspectives Life(r)’s Work: An Historical Analysis and Evaluation of a Program for Life Sentenced People in Canada 2017 Research Report research-report jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration unique-populations values-based-principles-perspectives SLSC Train the Trainer Workshop: Problematic Substance Use, Consolidated Report 2017 Research Report research-report health jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform unique-populations SLSC Policy on Victims 2017 SLSC Policy slsc-policy legislation-criminal-justice-reform unique-populations values-based-principles-perspectives SLSC Policy on Mandatory Minimums 2017 SLSC Policy slsc-policy legislation-criminal-justice-reform values-based-principles-perspectives Social Enterprise and Labour Market Integration for Individuals Exiting the Criminal Justice System ‒ A Synthesis of Pilot Project Evaluation 2015 Research Report research-report release-community-integration 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 release-community-integration Legislative Update on Mandatory Minimums in Canada 2014 Legislative Report & Submission legislative-report-submission legislation-criminal-justice-reform values-based-principles-perspectives 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 jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration values-based-principles-perspectives Brief on the Federal Victims Bill of Rights 2014 Legislative Report & Submission legislative-report-submission legislation-criminal-justice-reform unique-populations values-based-principles-perspectives 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 legislation-criminal-justice-reform unique-populations values-based-principles-perspectives Literature Summary Promising Practices for Train the Trainer in Peer Mentoring Workshop 2014 Research Report research-report health jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform unique-populations Policy Brief on Electronic Monitoring Review and Recommendations 2013 Legislative Report & Submission legislative-report-submission housing-halfway-houses jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration values-based-principles-perspectives Policy Brief on Capital Punishment 2013 Legislative Report & Submission legislative-report-submission jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration values-based-principles-perspectives Capital Punishment Fact Sheet 2013 Fact Sheet fact-sheet jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration values-based-principles-perspectives Submission to the Department of Justice on Victims’ Rights in Canada 2013 Legislative Report & Submission legislative-report-submission legislation-criminal-justice-reform unique-populations values-based-principles-perspectives Bill C-479 An Act to Bring Fairness to Victims of Violent Offenders Factsheet 2013 Fact Sheet fact-sheet legislation-criminal-justice-reform unique-populations values-based-principles-perspectives Towards an Integrated Network Second Edition 2013 Research Report research-report health housing-halfway-houses jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration unique-populations values-based-principles-perspectives Homes for the Hard to House: H2H Model 2012 Other Report other-report housing-halfway-houses release-community-integration values-based-principles-perspectives Homes for the ‘Hard to House’ Research Findings Report 2012 Research Report research-report housing-halfway-houses release-community-integration values-based-principles-perspectives News Release Regarding LifeLine Funding Cut 2012 Press Release & Open Letter press-release-open-letter housing-halfway-houses jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration unique-populations Brief to Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights: Bill C-10 Omnibus Crime Bill 2011 Legislative Report & Submission legislative-report-submission health jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration unique-populations values-based-principles-perspectives 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 legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration values-based-principles-perspectives 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 health jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration unique-populations values-based-principles-perspectives 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 health jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration unique-populations values-based-principles-perspectives 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 health jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration unique-populations values-based-principles-perspectives Community Connections: The Key to Community Corrections for Individuals with Mental Health Disorders 2010 Research Report research-report health housing-halfway-houses jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration unique-populations values-based-principles-perspectives L’Engagement communautaire : La clé de services correctionnels communautaires à l’intention de personnes souffrant de troubles mentaux 2010 Research Report research-report health housing-halfway-houses jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration unique-populations values-based-principles-perspectives Towards an Integrated Network: Working Together to Avoid Criminalization of People with Mental Health Problems 2008 Research Report research-report health jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration unique-populations values-based-principles-perspectives 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 health jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration unique-populations values-based-principles-perspectives Good Practices Manual: Principles to Practice 2007 Research Report research-report health housing-halfway-houses jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform release-community-integration unique-populations values-based-principles-perspectives Do Halfway Houses Affect Property Values? 2004 Fact Sheet fact-sheet housing-halfway-houses release-community-integration values-based-principles-perspectives SLSC Privacy Policy 2004 SLSC Policy slsc-policy values-based-principles-perspectives Halfway houses for federal offenders: What do we know about them? (FORUM on Corrections Research) 2003 Other Report other-report housing-halfway-houses release-community-integration Why Crime Prevention? 2001 Other Report other-report legislation-criminal-justice-reform values-based-principles-perspectives SLSC Policy on Privatization of Corrections 1999 SLSC Policy slsc-policy jail-prison-environments legislation-criminal-justice-reform values-based-principles-perspectives