Policy Bulletin 592


Policy Bulletin

Policy number and titles:

Guidelines (GL) 720-1 – Guidelines for Education Programs

Commissioner’s Directive (CD) 726 – Correctional Programs

GL 726-1 – National Correctional Program Standards

GL 726-2 – National Correctional Program Referral Guidelines

GL 726-3 – National Correctional Program Management Guidelines

Why were these policies changed?

These policies and guidelines were amended following a series of recommendations from the Office of the Auditor General’s report entitled “Preparing Indigenous Offenders for Release”, on three main themes:

The Criminal Risk Index (CRI) was implemented for correctional program referrals for all offenders sentenced on or after January 8, 2018, thus replacing the Revised Statistical Information on Recidivism Scale (SIR-RI) for non-Aboriginal men offenders and the Custody Rating Scale (CRS) for both women and Aboriginal men offenders. There will be no requirement to reassess correctional program needs for offenders sentenced prior to this date.

Additionally, significant changes were made to CD 726 and its associated guidelines to reflect the full national implementation of the Integrated Correctional Program Model (ICPM), as well as the implementation of the new Inuit Integrated Correctional Programs (IICP).

What has changed?

The following outlines the key changes to the policy and guidelines:

GL 720-1 – Guidelines for Education Programs

CD 726 – Correctional Programs

GL 726-1 – National Correctional Program Standards

GL 726-2 – National Correctional Program Referral Guidelines

GL 726-3 – National Correctional Program Management Guidelines

How were the policies developed?

The policy and guidelines were developed by the Correctional Operations and Programs Sector, in collaboration with the Policy Sector, Women Offender Sector, and Aboriginal Initiatives Directorate. Full consultations were held with internal and external stakeholders.

Who will be affected by the policies?

Staff involved in correctional program development, management, monitoring, referrals, and delivery.

Accountabilities?

Roles and responsibilities are detailed in the policy documents.

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