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Let's Talk

VOL. 31, NO. 1

Keith CoulterCommissioner's Editorial

Focus on Enhanced Capacities to Provide Effective Interventions for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Offenders

This edition of Let’s Talk offers a window into the Service’s work on providing enhanced capacities to provide effective interventions for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit offenders. As many readers know, this is one of CSC’s five key priorities, and success in this area will also mean better results in our other four priority areas: safe transition of offenders into the community, safety and security for staff and offenders in our institutions, improved capacities to address mental health needs of offenders, and strengthened management practices.

In this issue of Let’s Talk, you’ll find an article on CSC’s Aboriginal initiatives by Senior Deputy Commissioner Don Head, who I asked last fall to lead CSC’s Aboriginal Initiatives in order for this important priority to benefit from his focus and strong leadership. You’ll also find other feature articles that highlight some of our key Aboriginal initiatives, and the employees and CSC partners who work diligently to make a difference and achieve real results in this area.

I am pleased with the progress we are making to position the organization to achieve tangible results in all five priority areas. We have a series of targeted strategies and plans to help meet our objectives; for instance, to help with safe transition to the community, a plan is being developed and piloted for an accelerated intake assessment of offenders with short-term sentences. Another example is the implementation of CSC’s new community mental health strategy that addresses the mental health priority. To support our priority for safe and secure institutions, CSC is also implementing an enhanced drug interdiction plan to help reduce illicit drugs in institutions. There will be more information on plans in support of this priority in the next edition of Let’s Talk.

All of these efforts are focused on achieving the best possible public safety results. I hope you enjoy learning more about our Aboriginal initiatives in this edition of Let’s Talk and about the dedicated people who are behind these efforts. ♦

Keith Coulter
Commissioner
Correctional Service of Canada

 

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