NCJ Number
142625
Journal
Let's Talk/Entre Nous Volume: 18 Issue: 2 Dated: (April-May 1993) Pages: 10- 13
Date Published
1993
Length
4 pages
Annotation
Until recently, the Correctional Service of Canada believed it could do little for sex offenders other than treat them humanely and isolate them from other inmates. However, a new national strategy for treating sex offenders has fueled regional programming centers in which a cognitive-behavioral treatment model is used to help offenders understand and overcome deviant behavior and teach them to avoid situations that may lead to relapse.
Abstract
In the Atlantic region's two sex offender programs, both located in New Brunswick, the treatment often focuses on the offender's own victimization to help him recover from his repressed emotions and relate to the experiences of others, especially his own victims. There are also three community- based maintenance programs in the province. Treatment programs in Quebec tend to collaborate with other organizations in an effort to maximize technical and scientific resources and services. In the Pacific region, the Correctional Service offers treatment in four institutions and follow-up in eight communities; the region also offers community-based sex offender programs, which are monitored in cooperation with parole supervisors. The integration of institutional and community services is the goal of the treatment programs in the Prairie region; one of these programs is the Forensic Behavioral Management Clinic, operated by the Native Clan Organization of Winnipeg. Finally, the Correctional Service operates comprehensive sex offender treatment programs at several Ontario facilities.