Research & Policy
The John Howard Society of Alberta has produced over 70 research and position papers on various criminal justice topics. Our Catalogue of Resource Papers (below) lists the over 50 current publications that are available to the public.
The John Howard Society of Alberta is pleased to make these materials available free of charge via the internet. However, if for any reason you request a paper or disk copy from us via regular mail, please be advised that a small photocopying and mailing fee will apply.
Topics:
- About The John Howard Society
- Crime Prevention
- Youth Justice
- Special Needs Offenders
- Restorative Justice
- Sentences
- Imprisonment
- Post-Imprisonment and Aftercare
- Privatization
- Social Policy
- NGO Justice Summit Newsletter
- “The Reporter” Newsletter Archive
- Also Available from the John Howard Society of Alberta
About The John Howard Society
- History of the John Howard Society of Alberta (1998)
- view in PDF format (33k) - John Howard: Portrait of a Hero (1991)
- view in PDF format (29k) - The John Howard Society’s Programs (2001)
- view in PDF format ( 122k)
Crime Prevention
- Crime Prevention Through Social Development (2000)
- view in PDF format (51k) - Crime Prevention Through Social Development: A Literature Review (1995)
- view in PDF format (218k) - Crime Prevention Through Social Development: A Resource Guide (1995)
- view in PDF format (292k)
Youth Justice
Effective April 01, 2003, the Parliament of Canada repealed The Young Offenders Act, and replaced it with The Youth Criminal Justice Act. The papers below dated prior to 2003 refer to The Young Offenders Act, so references to the legislation are no longer correct, but the observations and empirical evidence surrounding youth justice matters remain accurate and should be considered within the context of The Youth Criminal Justice Act. Papers dated after 2003 reference the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
- A Closer Look at Youth and Crime in Canada (2008) [PDF only - 152k]
- Alternative Custody Programs for Youth (1997)
- Harsh Reality of the Young Offenders Act (1999)
- view in PDF format (80k) - Justice for Young Offenders (2007) [PDF only - 120k]
- Parental Liability Laws (1997)
- view in PDF format (46k) - Response to Renewing Youth Justice (1997)
- view in PDF format (53k) - Response (1992) to the Young Offenders Act Amendments
- Response (1994) to the Young Offenders Act Amendments
- view in PDF format (37k) - Response (1994) to the Young Offenders Act Provincial Review
- view in PDF format (94k) - Youth Crime in Canada: Public Perception vs. Statistical Information (1998)
- view in PDF format (53k) - Youth Criminal Justice Act Handbook (2007)
- view in PDF format (769k) - Youth Criminal Justice Act Roundtable – Submission of John Howard Societies in Alberta (May 21, 2008) [PDF only - 120k]
- Youth Justice Committees in Alberta (2007) [PDF only - 70k]
Special Needs Offenders
- Batterers’ Treatment Programs (2001)
- view in PDF format (194k) - Sex Offender Treatment Programs (2002)
- view in PDF format (187k) - Community Notification (1997)
- view in PDF format (41k) - Dangerous Offender Legislation Around the World (1999)
- view in PDF format (83k) - Offender Risk Assessment (2000)
- view in PDF format (64k) - Response to Dangerous Offender Proposals (1993)
- view in PDF format (59k) - Response to High Risk Offender Proposals (1997)
- view in PDF format (60k) - Sex Offender Recidivism (1999)
- view in PDF format (24k)
Restorative Justice
- Criminal Justice Reform (Feb. 2007)
- Response to Alberta Summit on Justice (1998)
- view in PDF format (33k) - Restorative Justice (1997)
- view in PDF format (99k) - Victim-Offender Reconciliation Programs (1998)
- view in PDF format (28k)
Sentences
- Analysis of Credit for Time Served in Remand (2009)
- view in PDF format (246k)
- view in MS Word format (67k) - Attendance Centres (2000)
- view in PDF format (53k) - Community Corrections (1998)
- view in PDF format (67k) - Conditional Sentences (2000)
- view in PDF format (74k) - Electronic Monitoring (2000)
- view in PDF format (89k) - Electronic Monitoring Update (2006)
- Response (1994) to Sentencing Amendments
- view in PDF format (51k) - Sentencing in Canada (1999)
- view in PDF format (53k)
Imprisonment
- Boot Camps: Issues for Canada (1998)
- view in PDF format (53k) - Effects of Long Term Incarceration (1999)
- view in PDF format (70k) - Inmate Education (2002)
- view in PDF format (189k) - Inmate Industries (2002)
- view in PDF format (142k) - Inmate Rights and Grievance Options (1998)
- view in PDF format (45k) - Inmate Voting Rights (2000)
- view in PDF format (54k) - Life Imprisonment (1998)
- view in PDF format (56k) - Prison and Jail Suicide (1999)
- view in PDF format (40k) - Prison Overcrowding (1996)
- view in PDF format (37k)
Post-Imprisonment and Aftercare
- Halfway Houses (2001)
- view in PDF format (117k) - Response to Corrections and Conditional Release Act Amendments (1994)
- view in PDF format (25k) - Response to Proposed Corrections and Conditional Release Act (1992)
- view in PDF format (17k) - Recidivism & Short Term Inmates (2002)
- view in PDF format (192k)
Privatization
- Private Prisons (2002)
- view in PDF format (210k) - Privatization of Corrections (1998)
- view in PDF format (67k)
Social Policy
- Correctional User Fees (2001)
- view in PDF format (115k) - Costs of Criminal Justice (1997)
- view in PDF format (31k) - An Examination of Citizen Involvement in Complaints Regarding Police (2005)
- view in PDF format (355k) - Fear of Crime (1999)
- view in PDF format (84k) - Gangs (2001)
- view in PDF format (132k) - Offender Registry (2001)
- view in PDF format (118k) - Prostitution (2001)
- view in PDF format (116k) - Role of the Police (1997)
- view in PDF format (51k) - Social Capital, Social Entrepreneurs and Safer Communities – Enabling Alberta’s Communities to Work out Lasting Solutions (2008)
- view in PDF format (394k) - Victim Impact Statements(1997)
- view in PDF format (32k) - Women and Violence (2001)
- view in PDF format (116k)
NGO Justice Summit Newsletter
The newsletters below highlight progress and initiatives related to the Alberta Summit on Justice that are of interest to non-government organizations (NGOs). These documents were prepared by our office as part of Executive Director Christine Leonard’s role as the NGO Representative to the Minister of Justice’s Policy Advisory Committee on the Alberta Summit on Justice.
- NGO Justice Summit Newsletter, Volume 1 – July 2000
- view PDF version ( 81k ) - NGO Justice Summit Newsletter, Volume 2 – February 2001
- view PDF version ( 83k ) - NGO Justice Summit Newsletter, Volume 3 – June 2001
- view PDF version ( 134k ) - NGO Justice Summit Newsletter, Volume 4 – September 2001
- view PDF version ( 68k ) - NGO Justice Summit Newsletter, Volume 5 – December 2001
- view PDF version ( 59k ) - NGO Justice Summit Newsletter, Volume 6 – February 2002
- NGO Justice Summit Newsletter, Volume 7 – April 2002
- view PDF version ( 65k ) - Go to the “NGO Justice Summit Newsletter” Archive
“The Reporter” Newsletter Archives
Archived copies of “The Reporter”, our newsletter, can be accessed on this page.
Also Available from the John Howard Society of Alberta
- A Guide to Pardons (2nd Edition)
- A Guide to the Young Offenders Act in Alberta (4th Edition)
- Understanding Criminal Records
- view in PDF format (161k) - List of HIV/AIDS /Hepatitis C and NPNU Resources in Alberta
- view in PDF format (123k) - NOTE: This document was prepared by our office in 2001 as part of our work on the Law Enforcement and Corrections Task Group of the Alberta Non-Prescription Needle Use (NPNU) Consortium. Contact information for some of the agencies has changed since this was published. The information contained on the web page in HTML format is, so far as we know, up-to-date. Information in the PDF has not been updated.