Commissioner's Directive

Date:
2009-06-30

Number - Numéro:
726-2

NATIONAL CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMS REFERRAL GUIDELINES

Issued under the authority of the Assistant Commissioner, Correctional Operations and Programs

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Policy Bulletin 331

OBJECTIVES

1. Provide a strategy for Correctional Program referrals to effectively address offenders' risk factors.

2. Enhance public safety by assigning offenders to the most appropriate Correctional Programs and therefore contribute to timely preparation for safe reintegration.

3. Ensure that Correctional Program referrals are based on risk assessment, target needs assessed by an actuarial tool or defined by selection criteria, and/or are linked to criminal history to reduce recidivism.

4. Provide a framework to establish the most appropriate Correctional Programs to manage an offender's risk of reoffending and thereby increase the chance of safe reintegration.

CROSS-REFERENCES

5. CD 726 - Correctional Programs

CD 700 - Correctional Interventions

CD 702 - Aboriginal Offenders

CD 703 - Sentence Management

CD 705 - Intake Assessment Process

CD 705-1 - Preliminary Assessments and Post-Sentence Community Assessments

CD 705-3 - Immediate Needs and Admission Interviews

CD 705-4 - Orientation

CD 705-5 - Supplementary Intake Assessments

CD 705-6 - Correctional Planning and Criminal Profile

CD 710 - Institutional Supervision Framework

CD 710-1 - Progress against the Correctional Plan

CD 710-6 - Review of Offender Security Classification

CD 712 - Case Preparation and Release Framework

DEFINITIONS

6. A Correctional Program is a structured intervention that addresses the factors directly related to offenders' criminal behaviour.

7. Correctional Program selection criteria are used to identify the target population for the Correctional Program. Correctional Program selection criteria include the level of actuarial risk in conjunction with needs as assessed by the standard supplementary assessments or defined by selection criteria that serve to determine the intensity level of a Correctional Program.

8. A Correctional Program referral is the means of identifying an offender to participate in a Correctional Program.

9. An override is the referral of an offender to a Correctional Program for which they do not fully meet the Correctional Program selection criteria. That is, there is a difference between the offender's level of risk or need(s) and what is targeted by the Correctional Program. (Process for overrides)

10. Exclusion from a Correctional Program occurs when an offender does not meet the Correctional Program selection criteria, an override has not been recommmended and/or approved, or the offender is evaluated as not being able to participate for other reasons.

PRINCIPLES

11. Correctional Program effectiveness requires matching the intensity of the Correctional Program(s) to an offender's level of risk and need(s).

12. Program intensity is primarily determined by the level of risk as assessed by the Revised Statistical Information on Recidivism Scale (SIR-R1) or the Custody Rating Scale (CRS) for Aboriginal and women offenders, or the STATIC-99 for non aboriginal and aboriginal men sex offenders (STATIC-99).

13. Correctional planning requires that referrals to Correctional Programs:

  1. prepare offenders for timely and safe reintegration;
  2. ensure that the intensity and range of Correctional Programs selected are based on risk and need(s). CSC reserves high-intensity Correctional Programs for those offenders who present a high risk;
  3. prioritize the delivery of Correctional Programs that target needs linked to violence and/or substance abuse;
  4. allow for Correctional Program participation in violence and substance abuse programming as soon as possible;
  5. give priority to offenders serving short sentences for intake Correctional Programs;
  6. include appropriate culturally based Correctional Programs for Aboriginal offenders;
  7. include gender-specific Correctional Programs for women offenders;
  8. be achievable and available within the length of the sentence;
  9. do not result in inappropriate referrals to Correctional Programs; and
  10. provide a justifiable rationale for any overrides to Correctional Programs.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

14. The Parole Officer ensures that all referrals to Correctional Programs (including maintenance programs) are made via the Correctional Plan, the Correctional Plan Progress Report, or the Community Strategy.

15. The Correctional Intervention Board (CIB) ensures that Correctional Program referrals comply with these National Correctional Program Referral Guidelines prior to assigning (accepting, waitlisting, etc) an offender to a Correctional Program.

CORRECTIONAL PROGRAM INTERVENTION

16. There are three primary areas addressed by Correctional Programs: violence, substance abuse, and general criminality (Correctional Program Descriptions).

17. The Service delivers three types of violence prevention Correctional Programs: general, family, and sexual violence prevention.

18. The Correctional Service of Canada's substance abuse programs are for moderate- and high-risk offenders whose substance abuse is directly linked to their criminal behaviour.

19. Offender need(s), as established through the standard supplementary assessments and a review of criminal history, determines which type of Correctional Program is required, and risk level determines intensity.

20. Referrals to non-accredited or non-standardized local or regional programs, or to individual counselling, cannot replace a national Correctional Program and must not be used when an accredited or standardized Correctional Program is made available to target need(s).

21. The CIB should not accept any referrals to Correctional Programs in the absence of the determination of level of risk and need(s) and the results from the supplementary assessments.

22. One exception to paragraph 21 is that offenders may be referred to Correctional Programs offered at intake units. This applies, in particular, to those offenders serving sentences of four years or less, where the offender's specific program needs are apparent relatively early in the process (CD 705 Intake Assessment Process).

23. Another exception to paragraph 21 is that women offenders may be referred to Correctional Programs shortly after admission, as the intake process is completed at the institution where the offender will serve her sentence, when specific program needs are apparent relatively early in the process (CD 705 Intake Assessment Process).

24. The intensity and type of Correctional Program options are different based on the offender's risk level and need(s). High-intensity Correctional Programs are reserved for those offenders who are high risk. Moderate-intensity Correctional Programs are for those offenders who are moderate risk. Offenders who are low risk are not appropriate candidates for Correctional Programs unless they meet the override criteria as specified in another section (Treatment of Low-Risk Offenders). Correctional Program referrals must also take into account parole eligibility dates.

25. Offenders who are identified as having attended all sessions or successfully completed a Correctional Program are not to be referred to repeat that program at the same intensity or be "cascaded" from one level of intensity of programming to another within the same program area (e.g., from high to moderate) during the same sentence unless new convictions have been added to the criminal history.

CORRECTIONAL PROGRAM OPTIONS (Interactive Flow Chart)

WOMEN OFFENDERS

26. The Service offers gender-specific Correctional Programs to women offenders and culturally appropriate Correctional Programs to Aboriginal women offenders that target violence and substance abuse.

27. There is currently no tool available to assess women offender actuarial risk. Assessment for the purpose of program referrals is based on the CRS.

28. Programming for all women offenders is offered on a continuum of care that includes the following:

  1. an individual initial engagement interview;
  2. an engagement program;
  3. referral to a Correctional Program targeting women offenders with a moderate or high risk for violence and/or substance abuse;
  4. transition sessions to consolidate a relapse prevention plan / self-management / healing plan prior to release; and
  5. a maintenance program.

29. Aboriginal women offenders who are referred to either violence or substance abuse prevention Correctional Programs should not be referred to a general crime prevention program such as Circles of Change.

Violence

30. Referral to the national women's violence prevention Correctional Program is a priority for women offenders with a history of violence who are assessed as moderate or high risk to reoffend.

31. To be considered an appropriate candidate for a violence prevention Correctional Program, the offender must, in addition to having a moderate or high risk, have:

  1. General and Family Violence
    1. a history of two or more incidents of violence (conviction, institutional charges or self-report) and have caused a moderate or considerable degree of harm;
    2. Aboriginal women may be referred to the New Spirit of Your Warrior, which targets violence and substance abuse if they present with a history of violence.
  2. Sexual Violence
    1. been convicted of a sexual offence or a sexually motivated offence, or have admitted to being guilty of an offence of a sexual nature for which they have not been convicted; and
    2. at least a moderate risk to reoffend sexually.

Substance Abuse

32. A referral to the Women Offender Substance Abuse Program requires that the offender be assessed as moderate or high need based on the supplementary assessments.

33. Aboriginal women may be referred to the New Spirit of Your Warrior, which targets violence and substance abuse. Referrals require that the offender be assessed as having moderate or high needs for substance abuse programming based on the supplementary assessments.

General Crime

34. Aboriginal women offenders are appropriate candidates for the Circles of Change program provided that the following criteria are fully met:

  1. moderate or high need in the marital/family domain and the association domain;
  2. moderate or high need in the attitudes domain;
  3. one or more of the indicators for problem-solving skills has been identified as a deficit.

MEN OFFENDERS

35. Assessment of risk for Aboriginal offenders is based on the CRS.

36. Offenders who are referred to either violence or substance abuse prevention Correctional Programs should not be referred to a general crime prevention program such as the Alternatives, Associates and Attitudes (AAA) Program.

High-Risk Offender Correctional Program Options

37. In order for an offender to be placed in the high-intensity Correctional Program stream, he must be:

  1. high risk based on an actuarial assessment;
    or
  2. for Aboriginal offenders, high risk on the CRS completed at intake;
    or
  3. for sexual offenders (Aboriginal and non Aboriginal), high risk on the STATIC-99.

38. Offenders who are assessed as high risk are the priority candidates for institutional and community Correctional Programs, including maintenance programs.

39. High-risk offenders serving short sentences should be considered a priority for Correctional Programs delivered at intake units.

40. To appropriately address the needs of high-risk offenders, the Correctional Plan requires a referral to one high-intensity Correctional Program.

High-Risk Violent Offenders

41. For offenders whose principal factor is violence, the priority referral is to a national high-intensity violence (general, familial or sexual) prevention Correctional Program.

42. In order to be considered an appropriate candidate for a high-intensity violence prevention Correctional Program, offenders must, in addition to a high risk:

  1. General Violence:
    1. have two or more separate incidents of violence (multiple convictions linked to one event constitutes one incident).
  2. Sexual Violence:
    1. has been convicted of a sexual offence or a sexually motivated offence, or have admitted to being guilty of an offence of a sexual nature for which they have not been convicted.
  3. Family Violence:
    1. have a documented history of two or more incidents of violence against a female partner (convictions or self reports); and
    2. have a high-risk rating on the Spousal Assault Risk Assessment (SARA).

43. In cases where the offender meets the criteria for multiple high-intensity violence prevention Correctional Programs, the following guidelines are to be considered:

  1. a pattern of general violence with sexual violence requires referral to the national high-intensity violence prevention Correctional Program;
  2. sexual violence with family violence, all committed within a family context against a female partner, requires referral to the national high-intensity family violence prevention Correctional Program; and
  3. family violence in combination with a pattern of general violence requires referral to the national general violence prevention Correctional Program.

44. For those cases referred to in paragraphs 43a, b and c, the intensity of other Correctional Program referrals deemed necessary may be decreased to moderate.

High-Risk Offenders - Violence and Substance Abuse

45. High-risk offenders who have high needs in the areas of substance abuse and violence should be referred to a national high-intensity violence prevention Correctional Program.

46. When a national high-intensity general violence prevention Correctional Program is unavailable, or would create delays in an offender's timely and safe release, a referral to a national high-intensity substance abuse Correctional Program is acceptable if the offender meets the selection criteria (NSAP and reduction of violent recidivism).

High-Risk Offenders - Substance Abuse

47. High-risk offenders who have substance abuse identified as a need may participate in a high-intensity substance abuse program based on:

  1. high need based on the supplementary assessments;
    and
  2. an established link between the current offence and substance abuse.

48. For those cases referred to in paragraphs 47a and b, the intensity of other Correctional Program referrals may be decreased to moderate.

High-Risk Offenders - General Crime

49. Offenders who are high risk and who have convictions for two or more property, fraud or drug (other than for personal use) offences are appropriate candidates for the Alternatives, Associates and Attitudes Program.

Moderate-Risk Offender Correctional Program Options

50. In order to be considered as an offender who is moderate risk in need of moderate-intensity programming, the offender must be:

  1. moderate risk based on an actuarial assessment;
    or
  2. for Aboriginal offenders, moderate risk on the CRS completed at intake;
    or
  3. for sexual offenders (Aboriginal and non Aboriginal), moderate risk on the STATIC-99.

51. To appropriately address the needs of moderate-risk offenders, the Correctional Plan requires referrals to moderate-intensity Correctional Programs.

Moderate-Risk Violent Offenders

52. For offenders whose principal factor is violence (general, familial or sexual), the priority referral is to a national moderate-intensity violence prevention Correctional Program.

53. In order to be considered an appropriate candidate for a moderate-intensity violence prevention Correctional Program, the offender must, in addition to presenting with a moderate risk:

  1. General Violence:
    1. have one incident of violence (multiple convictions linked to one event constitutes one incident).
  2. Sexual Violence:
    1. be convicted of a sexual offence or a sexually motivated offence, or have admitted to being guilty of an offence of a sexual nature for which they have not been convicted.
  3. Family Violence:
    1. have a documented history of one or more incidents of violence against a female partner; and
    2. have a moderate or high risk rating on the Spousal Assault Risk Assessment (SARA).

54. In cases where the offender meets the criteria for multiple moderate-intensity violence prevention programs, the following guidelines should be considered:

  1. a pattern of general violence with sexual violence requires referral to the national moderate-intensity violence prevention Correctional Program;
  2. sexual violence with family violence, all committed within a family context against a female partner, requires referral to the national moderate-intensity family violence prevention Correctional Program; and
  3. family violence in combination with a pattern of general violence requires referral to the national moderate-intensity violence prevention program.

Moderate-Risk Offenders - Violence and Substance Abuse

55. Moderate-risk offenders who have moderate needs in the areas of substance abuse and violence should be referred to a national violence prevention Correctional Program.

56. When a moderate-intensity violence prevention program is unavailable or would create delays in an offender's timely and safe release, a referral to a national moderate-intensity substance abuse Correctional Program is acceptable if the offender has a need in the area of substance abuse (NSAP and reduction of violent recidivism).

Moderate-Risk Offenders - Substance Abuse

57. Moderate-risk offenders who have substance abuse identified as a need may participate in a moderate-intensity substance abuse program based on:

  1. high or moderate need based on the supplementary assessments; and
  2. an established link between the current offence and substance abuse.

Moderate-Risk Offenders - General Crime

58. Offenders who are moderate risk and who have convictions for two or more property, fraud or drug (other than for personal use) offences are appropriate candidates for the Alternatives, Associates and Attitudes Program.

Low-Risk Offender Correctional Program Options

59. An offender rated as low risk on the SIR-R1 (+1 to +27) will not be referred to Correctional Programs (Treatment of Low-Risk Offenders).

60. Low-risk offenders may be considered for a Correctional Program only if they meet one of the following override criteria:

  1. the offender meets the detention referral criteria in section 129(2)(a)(i) or section 129(2)(a)(ii) of the CCRA (Annex B);
    or
  2. the offender scores high to moderate risk on the SARA and has a documented history of one incident of violence against a female partner;
    or
  3. the offender scores high to moderate need on the CASA and there is an established link between the current offence and substance abuse.
  4. for offenders on release in the community, the risk has been recently elevated to moderate or high as per the Correctional Plan Progress Report.

61. Low-risk offenders who meet the override criteria may be referred to only one violence (general, familial, sexual) or substance abuse prevention Correctional Program at no higher than moderate intensity.

Low-Risk Violent Offenders

62. In order to be considered an appropriate candidate for one of the violence prevention Correctional Programs, the offenders must:

  1. General Violence:
    1. have one or more separate incidents of violence (multiple convictions linked to one event constitutes one incident).
  2. Sexual Violence:
    1. be convicted of a sexual offence or a sexually motivated offence, or have admitted to being guilty of an offence of a sexual nature for which they have not been convicted;
      and
    2. Low-Intensity Sex Offender Program: score low risk on the STATIC 99 and moderate needs as determine during the Specialised Sex Offender Assessment;
      or
    3. Moderate-Intensity Sex Offender Program: score low risk on the STATIC 99 but high needs as determined during the Specialised Sex Offender Assessment;
  3. Family Violence:
    1. have a documented history of one or more incidents of violence against a female partner; and
    2. have a moderate or high-risk rating on the SARA.

Low-Risk Offenders - Violence and Substance Abuse

63. Low-risk offenders may take only either a national violence prevention or substance abuse Correctional Program.

64. When a moderate intensity violence prevention Correctional Program is unavailable or would create delays in the offender's timely and safe release, a moderate-intensity national substance abuse Correctional Program is an acceptable alternative if the offender meets the selection criteria (NSAP and reduction of violent recidivism).

65. In the case where the offender does not meet the override criteria for Correctional Programs, a combination of other institutional and community-based services deemed necessary shall be used to manage identified risk and need(s).

Maintenance Programs

66. Offenders who complete Correctional Programs participate in institutional and/or community maintenance programs based on a level reflective of their risk and their need(s).

67. Referrals to maintenance programs will not be made until the offender has successfully completed or attended all sessions of a Correctional Program. Referrals to maintenance programs shall be made only upon completion of a Correctional Program and the final Post-Program Report.

68. Multiple maintenance program referrals are not necessary, and simultaneous participation in multiple programs is not permitted.

69. In the community, the priority maintenance referral for men offenders is the Community Maintenance Program (CMP).

70. In the community, maintenance referrals for women offenders are the Relapse Prevention/Maintenance Program or the Aboriginal Women's Maintenance Program.

71. The Community Maintenance Program (CMP) is a priority for those offenders who have completed a national Correctional Program in the area of violence or substance abuse.

72. Maintenance Programs for women offenders consist of risk management strategies without prerequisites.

Original Signed by

Chris Price
Assistant Commissioner, Correctional Operations and Programs

ANNEX A: PROGRAM-SPECIFIC SELECTION CRITERIA

Women Offender Programs

Women's Violence Prevention Program

High or moderate risk based on the CRS at intake;

and

Women offenders who have been involved in two or more separate incidents of violence (convictions, institutional charges or self-reports) whether in the context of an intimate relationship or not;

and

Women offenders who are assessed as having caused a moderate to to high degree of harm.

Exclusion criteria:
Women offenders who were convicted for violent offences against children;

or

Women offenders who were convicted for violent offences in retaliation against an abusive partner;

or

Women offenders who meet the criteria for the Sex Offender Program;

or

Women offenders who committed a violent offence in the context of the correctional environment and for which self-defence was determined to be the motivation.

New Spirit of Your Warrior

High or moderate risk based on the CRS at intake;

and/or

Aboriginal women offenders who present with a history of violence;

and/or

Moderate or high needs based on supplementary assessment for substance abuse.

Women's Sex Offender Program

High or moderate risk based on the CRS at intake;

and

Women offenders who have been convicted of a sex offence;

or

Women offenders who have been convicted of a sexually motivated offence;

or

Women offenders who have admitted to a sex offence for which they have not been convicted.

Women Offender Substance Abuse Program

High or moderate risk based on the CRS at intake;

Women offenders who have completed the Engagement Program;

and

Women offenders who have been assessed as high or moderate need for substance abuse based on supplementary assessments.

Circles of Change

High or moderate risk based on the CRS at intake;

Aboriginal women offenders who demonstrate a high or moderate need in the family/marital relationships domain, the associates domain and the attitudes domain;

and

Aboriginal women offenders for whom one or more indicators for problem-solving skills has been identified as a deficit.

Maintenance Programs for Women Offenders

Women offenders in the institution who have completed a Correctional Program or a mental health intervention.

Women offenders under supervision in the community for whom managing the risk level requires a maintenance program.

In the community there are no prerequisites. The Program is to be used as a risk management strategy to help women offenders successfully complete their conditional release.

Aboriginal Women's Maintenance Program

Aboriginal women offenders in the institution who have completed a Correctional Program or a mental health intervention.

Aboriginal women offenders under supervision in the community for whom managing the risk level requires a maintenance program.

In the community there are no prerequisites. The Program is to be used as a risk management strategy to help aboriginal women offenders successfully complete their conditional release.

Men Offender Programs

General Violence - Men Offenders
Violence Prevention Program
High Intensity

High risk (SIR-R1 = -5 to-30 or high risk based on the CRS at intake for Aboriginal offenders);

and

Two or more separate incidents of general violence (multiple convictions, for Schedule 1 or murder, linked to one event constitutes one incident)

Exclusion criteria:
Has completed a high-intensity violence prevention program (e.g. ABC or , VPP-HI, or In Search of Your Warrior) during the current sentence.

In Search of Your Warrior High intensity

High risk based on the CRS at intake for Aboriginal offenders;

and

Two or more separate incidents of violence (multiple convictions, for Schedule 1 or murder, linked to one event constitutes one incident)

Exclusion criteria:
Has completed a high-intensity violence prevention program (e.g. ABC, or VPP-HI, or In Search of Your Warrior) during the current sentence.

Violence Prevention Program Moderate Intensity

Moderate risk (SIR-R1 = 0 to -4 or moderate risk based on the CRS at intake for Aboriginal offenders);

and

One or more separate incidents of violence (multiple convictions, for Schedule 1 or murder, linked to one event constitutes one incident)

*Schedule I offenders who have completed A&E in their current sentence but who have accrued two or more institutional infractions for violence (e.g. major institutional convictions such as assaults or threatening) within the current year may be reviewed for referral to MIVPP.

Sexual Violence - Men Offenders

A Specialised Sex Offender Assessment is required before referral.

Sex Offender Program High Intensity

High risk (- 7 or higher on the STATIC 99)

Or

Moderate risk (2 to 6 on the STATIC 99) and meets an override criteria

and

Sex offenders convicted of a sexual offence, or offenders convicted of a sexually motivated offence, or offenders who have admitted to being guilty of an offence of a sexual nature for which they have not been convicted.

Sex Offender Program Moderate Intensity

Moderate risk (2 to 6 on the STATIC 99);

Or

Low risk (0 to 1 on the STATIC 99) and meets an override criteria

and

Sex offenders convicted of a sexual offence, or offenders convicted of a sexually motivated offence, or offenders who have admitted to being guilty of an offence of a sexual nature for which they have not been convicted.

Sex Offender Program Low Intensity

Low risk (0 or 1 on the STATIC 99);

and

Sex offenders convicted of a sexual offence, or offenders convicted of a sexually motivated offence, or offenders who have admitted to being guilty of an offence of a sexual nature for which they have not been convicted.

Sexual Violence - Men Offenders
Clinique La Macaza - Odyssey Assessment and Intensive Treatment Program High Intensity

Offenders with a high risk of committing a repeat offence and moderate or high needs and offenders with a medium risk of committing a repeat offence and high needs;

and

Offenders currently or formerly convicted of one or more sexual offences;

and

Medium-security offenders.

Clinique La Macaza/Odyssey (Phase 2):

Offenders who have successfully completed Phase 1 or have met Phase 1 objectives.

Centre d'étude et de recherche de l'Université de Montréal (CERUM)

Risk for sexual recidivism at 5 on Static-99;

and

Present with deviant sexual interests;

and

Released in the community.

Exclusion criteria:
Refuses to complete the evaluation;
Refuses to participate in group intervention;
Fewer than 11 months between the time when the candidate can be admitted for treatment at CERUM and the warrant expiry date.

Sexual Violence - Men Offenders
Violence iterdite sur autrui (VISA)

Present a low-to-high dynamic risk of reoffending;

and

Present a low-to-moderate static risk of reoffending in similar offences;

and

Offenders incarcerated for incest offences with victims under 18 years of age.

Exclusion criteria:
Those who are not sufficiently fluent in the French language to be able to fully understand the program;
Those who are in the appeal process;
Those who present characteristics that do not correspond to the program, such as psychopathy.

Tupiq Program for Inuit Offenders

Inuit offenders rated as moderate to moderate-high risk of a sexual offence according to STATIC-99 and STABLE;

and

Men offenders self-identified as Inuk.

Exclusion criteria:
Has completed a high-intensity sex offender program;
Inappropriate risk level (not matched to group);
Inability to participate in group-based programs (e.g., due to cognitive functioning, psychiatric concerns, etc.).

Family Violence - Men Offenders

Supplementary assessments are required before referral (SARA).

Family Violence Prevention Program High Intensity

High risk (SIR-R1 = -5 to -30 or high risk based on the CRS at intake for Aboriginal offenders);

and

Offenders with a high risk rating on the SARA;

and

Offenders with a documented history of two or more incidents of violence against a female partner.

Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention Program High Intensity

High or moderate risk based on the CRS at intake for Aboriginal offenders;

and

Offenders with a high or moderate risk rating on the SARA;

and

Offenders with a documented history of two or more incidents of violence against a female partner.

Family Violence Prevention Program Moderate Intensity

High or moderate risk (SIR-R1 = 0 to -30 or high or moderate risk based on the CRS at intake for Aboriginal offenders);

and

Offenders with a high or moderate risk rating on the SARA;

and

Offenders with a documented history of one incident of violence against a female partner.

Substance Abuse - Men Offenders

Supplementary assessments are required before referral (CASA).

National Substance Abuse Program High Intensity

High risk (SIR-R1 = -5 to -30 or high risk based on the CRS at intake for Aboriginal offenders);

and

High need based on the CASA;

and

An established link between the current offence and substance abuse.

Aboriginal Offender Substance Abuse Program High Intensity

High risk based on the CRS at intake for Aboriginal offenders;

and

High or moderate need based on the CASA;

and

An established link between the current offence and substance abuse.

National Substance Abuse Program Moderate Intensity

High risk (SIR-R1 = -5 to -30 or high risk based on the CRS at intake for Aboriginal offenders);

and

High need based on the supplementary assessments;

but

A high-intensity violence prevention program is a higher priority;

or

Moderate risk (SIR-R1 = 0 to -4 or moderate risk based on the CRS at intake for Aboriginal offenders);

and

Moderate or high need based on the CASA;

and

An established link between the current offence and substance abuse.

Aboriginal Offender Substance Abuse Program Moderate Intensity

High risk based on the CRS at intake for Aboriginal offenders;

and

High need based on the CASA;

but

A high-intensity violence prevention program is a higher priority;

Or

Moderate risk based on the CRS at intake for Aboriginal offenders;

and

High or moderate need based on the CASA;

and

An established link between the current offence and substance abuse.

Alternatives, Associates and Attitudes

High or moderate risk (SIR-R1 = 0 to -30 or high or moderate risk on the CRS at intake for Aboriginal offenders);

and

Current offences for two or more property, fraud or drug (other than for personal use) offences;

and/or

For past offences, two or more property, fraud or drug (other than for personal use) offences in the past five years before the current sentence.

Basic Healing Program

Moderate risk based on the CRS at intake for Aboriginal offenders;

and

Aboriginal offenders who present with needs in the areas of interpersonal problem-solving/critical reasoning, self-control/self management, and cultural identity.

Exclusion criteria:
Has completed the AAA Program.

Community Maintenance Program

All offenders who have completed a Correctional Program;

and

Offenders with a high or moderate risk on the SIR-R1 or a moderate or high risk based on the CRS at intake for Aboriginal offenders.

ANNEX B - DETENTION REFERRAL CRITERIA

129. (1) Before the statutory release date of an offender who is serving a sentence of two years or more that includes a sentence imposed for an offence set out in Schedule I or II or an offence set out in Schedule I or II that is punishable

National Defence Act

(2) After the review of the case of an offender pursuant to subsection (1), and not later than six months before the statutory release date, the Service shall refer the case to the Board together with all the information that, in its opinion, is relevant to it, where the Service is of the opinion

  1. in the case of an offender serving a sentence that includes a sentence for an offence set out in Schedule I, that
    1. the commission of the offence caused the death of or serious harm to another person and there are reasonable grounds to believe that the offender is likely to commit an offence causing death or serious harm to another person before the expiration of the offender's sentence according to law, or
    2. the offence was a sexual offence involving a child and there are reasonable grounds to believe that the offender is likely to commit a sexual offence involving a child before the expiration of the offender's sentence according to law;