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The document summarizes the services of the John Howard Society of Alberta, which provides support to individuals involved in the criminal justice system. It offers direct services like skills training and job placement to help clients find employment. It works with employers to connect them to a pool of qualified job seekers. The overall goal is to reduce crime and recidivism by helping people develop skills and find work to break the cycle of criminal activity and increase community safety.
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Pathway to Employment
- 1. + Pathway to Employment Discover an untapped labour pool of qualified job seekers
- 2. Who is John Howard? Prison Reformer 1726-1790 Advocated for clean, healthy accommodations; segregation of prisoners according to sex, age and nature of offence and proper health care. A firm believer in the need for prisoners to be provided with work.
- 3. + How It All Started 1946 our Calgary office opened its doors 46locations across Canada1932 the first John Howard Society was formed in Vancouver, BC
- 4. + What We Do Direct Services Advocacy Education
- 5. + Men Women Youth Individuals at risk or involved in the criminal justice system Who We Serve
- 6. + Why Are We Here? A Safe Community Should be Everyone’s Priority $13 billion Amount Canada spends each year on police, corrections and other criminal justice services 1 in 4 people Are victims of crimes annually
- 7. + How Are We Going to Make our Community Safer? Introducingstricterpenalties 200 Billion Tough on Crime Policies Tax payer dollars the government estimates to spend in a 10 year period
- 8. + What Happens When We Do Not Employ People with Criminal Backgrounds? Not creating a platform for people to thrive, makes it that much harder for people to get out of criminal activity It is Not Rocket Science
- 9. + Our Guiding Principles Crime prevention is best served through social development Justice should be restorative How does our community make the return of formerly incarcerated people safe and humane, while providing a platform for people to thrive?
- 10. + Together We Can Increase Community Safety Lets make a shift from reaction to prevention
- 11. + Pathway to Employment Program Provides skills training and job placement services to adults experiencing difficulties securing employment
- 12. + Services Offered to Clients Needs Assessment One on one career coaching and support Life skills training Job search techniques Career training and industry certifications Job placements and retention support Assistance with record suspensions Access to work related equipment and clothing
- 13. + Services Offered to Employers Labour pool of trained, motivated and skilled job seekers who are eager to work Individualized skills training Ongoing liaison Log-term retention strategies Potential government grants and subsidy applications Access to workshops and presentations
- 14. Together We Can Break the Cycle of Crime & Increase our Community Safety Individuals at risk of offending will have alternatives Responses to crime will be community focused Communities will take ownership in crime prevention The community will be informedabout the criminal justice system
- 15. + How CanYou Get Involved? Become a Partner Bring Awareness Contact Cristina Amaro Benzaquen cristina.amaro@cjhs.ca 403.536.8122
- 16. + References Waller 2006, Less Law, More Order Department of Justice Canada, Ekos 2004 The John Howard Society of Alberta, Criminal Justice Reform 2007 The John Howard Society of Canada website
Editor's Notes
- He travelled around England and Europe visiting prisons and recording his findings, eventually writing a well thought out book called The State of Prisons in England and Whales. His findings established the modern English-speaking prison reform movement. He advocated for clean, healthy accommodation with the provision of adequate clothing and linen; segregation of prisoners according to sex, age and nature of offence and proper health care. He was also a firm believer in the need for prisoners to be provided with work in order that the sin of idleness could be combated.
- 1932 the first John Howard Society was formed in Vancouver, BC 1946 our Calgary office opened its doors now we have agencies in 10 Provinces across Canada and 1 territory, total of 46 locations
- Focus on reducing the incidence of crime and increasing community safety 5% of youth account for 55% of offences Longitudinal studies confirm 5% risk factors such as relative poverty, ineffective parenting and dropping out of school (Waller 2006, Less Law, More Order)
- 1 in 4 Canadians were the victims of crimes such as thefts, vandalism, and assaults annually- and approximately 40% of these were victimized more than once. (Stats Canada 2004, report on victimization) Canada spends more than $13 billion each year on police, corrections and other criminal justice services (Department of Justice Canada, 2003; Ekos (2004)
- There is considerable criminological evidence that suggests that, in the long run, stricter penalties may may make our communities less safe. With few exceptions, almost all get out. And if we know one thing about incarceration it's this: few people are improved by the experience. We cannot lock up forever everyone who has done something terrible - except for a small minority - so the fact that the majority of prisoners eventually gets out requires us to ask "How might we, as a community, make their return to our community as safe and humane as possible?" - because that's in our shared interest. 3) If we put people in jail for longer periods of time “tough on crime thinking”, Government estimates that in a 10 year period, they can spend over 200 billion of tax payers dollars, provinces bearing the largest portion of this burden because people convicted are mostly placed in provincial jails (http://www.johnhoward.ab.ca/pub/pdf/CriminalJusticeReform2007.pdf)
- It is not rocket science, crime increases. By not employing people with criminal backgrounds, we are segregating, isolating and alienating. Not creating a platform for people to thrive, makes it that much harder for people to get out of criminal activity.
- The whole is greater than the sum of its parts Make a shift from reaction to prevention United Nations calls for Multi-sectoral collaboration and public engagement (Less Law More Order)
- Our goal is to create a platform for people to thrive rather than survive, by helping individuals find meaningful and sustainable employment.