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1	Back to Where We Started? The Expansion of the Saskatchewan Justice Alternative Measures Guidelines as an Opportunity to Explore Program Delivery Issues 2013 November 1900 (has links) Restorative justice was first used in Saskatchewan in 1985 and experienced a meteoric rise over the next two decades. In Saskatchewan, the use of restorative justice is not authorized for certain ‘serious’ offences, including sexual assault and family violence. While the overriding sense is that restorative justice programs have been successful, the momentum surrounding restorative justice has begun to taper off. Exploration into the use of restorative justice with more serious offences is being contemplated to combat the movement’s stagnation. Despite the rapid expansion of restorative justice agencies and organizations in Saskatchewan, little research has been conducted on these programs. In other jurisdictions, the research conducted has largely focused on program outcomes rather than the processes involved. There is also a gap in the research respecting how justice professionals view restorative justice and, in particular, how certain issues, such as safety and power imbalances, are currently addressed and will be addressed if more serious offences are referred to programs. To fill this gap, I conducted a qualitative study to determine how well those involved with Saskatchewan restorative justice programs, such as Crown prosecutors, police and program staff, believe programs are handling the offences currently referred. I also sought their views on the prospect of authorizing the use of restorative justice for more serious offences and what, if anything, must be changed in current programs to meet additional needs. The study revealed a mix of views across the professions, but generally justice professionals in Saskatchewan are resistant to the idea of referring more serious offences to restorative justice programs. Participation in a restorative justice process most deeply influenced views on whether restorative justice is appropriate for more serious offences. The concerns expressed about programs are poor practice or administrative in nature, and are fixable by employing best practices. A provincial strategic plan is needed for restorative justice to move forward. The plan should focus on determining clear goals and measures of success; committing to a set of best practices; more evaluation of programs and the effect of restorative justice on recidivism rates; expanded training for all justice professionals; and a greater investment in ensuring the ‘right’ person is in the room during restorative justice processes. The plan will gain the confidence of justice professionals, policy makers and the public in the ability of restorative justice to handle more serious offences. restorative justice alternative measures Saskatchewan Justice
2	The Saskatchewan adult attendance centre project (1979-84) : a case history Collier, Dilys Mary 25 October 2010 The purpose of this case history was to view the development of the Saskatchewan Adult Attendance Centre Project through the perspective of currently accepted, but selected, adult education philosophy, principles, and techniques. The Project was a mandatory adult education component of Probation Services, a program for adult offenders operated by Saskatchewan Corrections. The story of the evolution from 1979 to 1984 of the two Adult Attendance Centres of the Project, based in the cities of Regina and Saskatoon, was presented in the context of an historical overview of the education of adults in the Corrections systems of Britain, the United States, and Canada. The Attendance Centres were not set up as adult education institutions. They were intended to be cost effective alternatives to incarceration. The study maintained that sentencing that included attendance at the Centres was more cost effective for the provincial government than incarceration or traditional probation. It argued that the kind of education presented to adult probationers in the Centre programs often strayed from currently accepted adult education philosophy, principles, and techniques. None the less, significant potential existed in the Centres for the creation of more meaningful adult education opportunities for persons on probation. justice John Howard Society John Howard incarceration Federal correctional policy in Canada English prisons English prison education Federal correctional policy Elizabeth Fry Elizabeth Fry Society Dilys Collier Canadian justice system Corrections Saskatoon corrections Corrections Canada correctional system criminal justice system Canada's penitentiary system case history British correctional system Bridewell Borstal Bridewell schools British adult education British Prison Education Australian prisons Australian attendance centre Australian adult education adult continuing education adult attendance centre attendance centre adult education principles justice system adult education Saskatchewan correctional system Saskatchewan Justice Saskatchewan Department of Justice Otto Dreidger Prairie Justice Research penitentiaries in the United States parole prison education probation probationers probation services Robert A. Carlson Michael Collins
3	The Saskatchewan adult attendance centre project (1979-84) : a case history Collier, Dilys Mary 25 October 2010 (has links) The purpose of this case history was to view the development of the Saskatchewan Adult Attendance Centre Project through the perspective of currently accepted, but selected, adult education philosophy, principles, and techniques. The Project was a mandatory adult education component of Probation Services, a program for adult offenders operated by Saskatchewan Corrections. The story of the evolution from 1979 to 1984 of the two Adult Attendance Centres of the Project, based in the cities of Regina and Saskatoon, was presented in the context of an historical overview of the education of adults in the Corrections systems of Britain, the United States, and Canada. The Attendance Centres were not set up as adult education institutions. They were intended to be cost effective alternatives to incarceration. The study maintained that sentencing that included attendance at the Centres was more cost effective for the provincial government than incarceration or traditional probation. It argued that the kind of education presented to adult probationers in the Centre programs often strayed from currently accepted adult education philosophy, principles, and techniques. None the less, significant potential existed in the Centres for the creation of more meaningful adult education opportunities for persons on probation. justice John Howard Society John Howard incarceration Federal correctional policy in Canada English prisons English prison education Federal correctional policy Elizabeth Fry Elizabeth Fry Society Dilys Collier Canadian justice system Corrections Saskatoon corrections Corrections Canada correctional system criminal justice system Canada's penitentiary system case history British correctional system Bridewell Borstal Bridewell schools British adult education British Prison Education Australian prisons Australian attendance centre Australian adult education adult continuing education adult attendance centre attendance centre adult education principles justice system adult education Saskatchewan correctional system Saskatchewan Justice Saskatchewan Department of Justice Otto Dreidger Prairie Justice Research penitentiaries in the United States parole prison education probation probationers probation services Robert A. Carlson Michael Collins

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