The Community Adult Justice Network of Ottawa’s goal is to develop community capacity regarding adult justice issues by:
- providing an open forum for discussion of adult justice legislation and other related issues;
- creating a collective voice to define emerging priorities and influence policy, legislative changes and funding regarding adult justice issues;
- advocating for the rights and needs of adults in conflict or at risk of being in conflict with the law, in the Ottawa region;
- exploring and facilitating opportunities for interagency and cross-sectoral communication and the sharing of resources and services;
- developing and promoting interagency networking and collaborative partnerships;
- creating key linkages to connect adult justice, social welfare and mental health issues;
- initiating and coordinating professional development opportunities in the area of adult justice;
- developing opportunities to engage the community in both comprehending and addressing adult crime prevention and the adult criminal justice system.
Views and positions of individual members do not necessarily reflect the position of other CAJN members.
Current members include:
- Circles of Support and Accountability (CoSA) Ottawa: one of a number of CoSA sites in Canada, a volunteer-based reintegration program that assists individuals who have served a prison sentence for a sexual offence(s) and seek CoSA’s help, voluntarily, in their effort to develop a meaningful, crime-free life in the community.
- Collaborative Justice Program (CJP): offers individual support to those affected by crime as the criminal justice process unfolds; supports victims in identifying and addressing their needs while ensuring that the offender understands the impact of their behaviour by providing opportunities for both parties to work together on healing and resolution.
- Criminalization and Punishment Education Project
- Defence Council Association of Ottawa
- Elizabeth Fry Society of Ottawa
- John Howard Society of Ottawa
- Mothers Offering Mutual Support (MOMS): a support group for women who have loved ones incarcerated or going through the criminal justice system. We share practical information about the justice and corrections process and we can talk openly without judgement or criticism
- OASIS, Sandy Hill Community Centre
- OCISO (gang intervention project)
- Ottawa Mission: Serves the homeless and hungry by providing basics of food, shelter, clothing and other services to reduce homelessness.
- Ottawa Parole Citizen’s Advisory Committee
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