Guidelines

National Correctional Program Referral Guidelines

PRINCIPLES

1. Correctional program effectiveness requires matching the intensity of the correctional program(s) to an offender’s level of risk.
2. Program intensity is generally determined by the results of the Criminal Risk Index (CRI). For men’s sex offender programs, the Static-99R and the Stable-2007, in combination with the CRI, generally serve as the determinants of program intensity for male sex offenders.
3. In the case of male offenders who meet the sexual offence criteria pursuant to CD 705-5 – Supplementary Assessments, a sex offender assessment will be conducted prior to an offender starting a main correctional program. This assessment will be conducted by the Correctional Program Officer/Assessor and will consist of administering the Static-99R and Stable-2007 pursuant to GL 726-3 – National Correctional Program Management Guidelines. In the case of women offenders who meet the sexual offence definition pursuant to CD 705-5 – Supplementary Assessments, a psychological risk assessment with the focus on sexual offending must be made available prior to the woman’s sex offender program start date.
4. When determining an Aboriginal offender’s correctional program needs, the offender’s Aboriginal social history must be considered and documented in the decision-making process. Please refer to the Aboriginal Social History Tool for more information. For offenders who have expressed an interest in following a healing path, an Elder Review will be completed pursuant to CD 705-5 – Supplementary Assessments.
5. When determining appropriate referrals for Aboriginal offenders who wish to participate in Aboriginal correctional programming, referrals to national Aboriginal correctional programs should take precedence over referrals to the non-Aboriginal correctional program equivalent.
6. Referrals to national correctional programs should be the preferred intervention where appropriate and available. Referrals to non-standardized local or regional programs should only be used as a substitute for a national correctional program where no reasonable alternative exists. Offenders may only be assigned to one correctional program, including maintenance/self-management programs, at any given time.
7. Correctional planning requires that referrals to correctional programs:
   1. prepare offenders for timely and safe reintegration
   2. ensure that the intensity and type of correctional program(s) selected is based on risk and need(s)
   3. give priority to offenders serving sentences of four years or less for correctional programs during intake
   4. include appropriate culturally-based correctional programs for Aboriginal offenders who wish to participate in Aboriginal correctional programs
   5. include gender-informed correctional programs designed for women offenders
   6. be achievable and available within the length of the sentence, and take parole eligibility dates into consideration
   7. provide a justifiable rationale for any override to a correctional program, and document this rationale in the Offender Management System (OMS)
   8. consider the offender’s specific mental health care needs and/or physical disabilities.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROCEDURES

8. The Regional Program Manager will review requests for correctional program overrides and provide a recommendation within four working days.
9. The Correctional Intervention Board will:
   1. ensure that correctional program referrals adhere to these guidelines, and if applicable, the offender’s Identified Program Need, prior to accepting a referral to a correctional program
   2. ensure that Aboriginal offenders have been informed of, and are encouraged to participate in, Aboriginal correctional programs.
   3. ensure that Aboriginal offenders’ preferences for Aboriginal or non-Aboriginal correctional programming are recorded in OMS and updated as required.
10. The Parole Officer will:
    1. refer offenders to correctional programs based on the program-specific selection criteria (Annex C and Annex D) outlined in these guidelines
    2. consult with Aboriginal offenders to determine whether they wish to participate in Aboriginal correctional programming, and record this preference in OMS. An Elder and/or Aboriginal Liaison Officer should participate in this discussion between the Parole Officer and Aboriginal offender when possible
    3. ensure that all referrals to correctional programs are included in or linked to the Correctional Plan, the Correctional Plan Update, or the Community Strategy
    4. submit an override rationale to the Regional Program Manager for review when an offender does not meet the selection criteria for a correctional program but it is determined that participation in a specific correctional program is required to reduce risk of re-offending
    5. document the reasons for an override and the date the override was approved by the Regional Program Manager in the Correctional Plan or Correctional Plan Update.
11. The Correctional Program Officer Assessor, where this position exists, will provide recommendations to the Parole Officer regarding the appropriate program stream and intensity required to address the offender’s risk and needs, including whether an override may be required.
12. The Correctional Program Officer/Aboriginal Correctional Program Officer will document whether or not the offender met the program selection criteria and include the reasons for an override, if applicable, in the final correctional program report.

Correctional Program Referrals

13. In the absence of the determination of level of risk, the Correctional Intervention Board should not accept any referrals to correctional programs.
14. Notwithstanding the above, offenders may be referred to correctional programs during the intake assessment process, pursuant to CD 705 – Intake Assessment Process and Correctional Plan Framework. This applies, in particular, to offenders serving sentences of four years or less, where an offender’s specific program needs are apparent relatively early in the intake process prior to the completion of the Correctional Plan.
15. Offenders who successfully complete or attend all sessions of an engagement/primer/main program are not permitted to repeat the same program or a program at the same intensity level during the same sentence.
16. Notwithstanding the above, offenders who completed a main program under the previous cadre of men’s program and who have an unmet need in another program area may be referred to a second main program in accordance with the Integrated Correctional Program Model (ICPM) transition report.
17. With the exception of high risk offenders participating in women or Inuit offender programs, or ICPM transition cases, offenders who successfully complete or attend all sessions of a main program will not be referred to another main program at a different intensity level during the same sentence.
18. Notwithstanding the above, in cases where the offender’s Criminal History Record section of the Static Factors Assessment is updated following the receipt of new information and/or new conviction(s), the offender’s correctional program needs should be reviewed to determine whether participation in a subsequent main correctional program is required to address the offender’s risk level as a result of a change in the offender’s CRI score.
19. Men offenders with an unmet Identified Program Need who successfully complete or attend all sessions of the ICPM community program may be referred to a main program if they are re admitted to an institution.
20. Offenders with specific mental health care needs and/or physical disabilities may be referred to national correctional programs if it is determined by the Correctional Intervention Board that they are likely to be able to meaningfully participate in the program. In such instances, Correctional Program Officers/Aboriginal Correctional Program Officers are expected to use existing tools at their disposition to ensure that they accommodate the unique responsivity needs of these offenders.
21. Offenders with mental health care needs or physical disabilities who are unable to meaningfully participate in national correctional programs may be referred to adapted programs designed to meet their needs and/or therapeutic interventions as per their treatment plan.

Men Offender Correctional Programs

22. The Integrated Correctional Program Model (ICPM) consists of a multi-target program stream, a sex offender program stream, an Aboriginal multi-target stream, and an Aboriginal sex offender stream.
23. The Inuit Integrated Correctional Program (IICP) consists of a multi-target stream, as well as additional program components for sex offenders.
24. The Program Identification Tool and Identification of Needs for Correctional Programs (INCP) screen in OMS will assist staff in determining the most appropriate program stream and intensity level for each offender.
25. An initial referral to a sex offender program may be initiated upon the completion of the Static-99R, where appropriate. Following the results of the Stable-2007, the program referral should be confirmed or modified in accordance with Annex C.
26. Notwithstanding the above, where the Static-99R is not applicable to a sex offender, program intensity will be determined based on the results of the Stable-2007 and the CRI.

Program Primers

27. All men offenders who meet the selection criteria for participation in an ICPM moderate or high intensity program will first be referred to an ICPM program primer in either the multi-target, Aboriginal multi-target, sex offender or Aboriginal sex offender stream:
    1. offenders serving sentences of four years or less will normally be referred to the appropriate program primer during intake
    2. offenders serving sentences of more than four years or who did not complete a program primer during intake will be referred to the appropriate non-intake program primer at the receiving institution.
28. Notwithstanding the above, offenders may be referred to a hybrid program in lieu of separate referrals to a program primer and a moderate intensity program.
29. All men offenders who meet the selection criteria for participation in an IICP high and/or moderate intensity program will first be referred to an IICP primer. Inuit men offenders who do not meet the criteria for an IICP high and/or moderate intensity program are also eligible to participate in an IICP primer.
30. Offenders must complete the requisite program primer prior to participation in a moderate or high intensity program.
31. Offenders who are unlikely to participate in an ICPM moderate or high intensity program in the near future may be referred to an extended primer, where available, to provide additional self-management skills to assist in adjusting to incarceration while awaiting program participation.

Men Offender Moderate Intensity Correctional Programs

32. In order to be considered an appropriate candidate for participation in a moderate intensity correctional program, the offender must:
    1. score 8 to 17 on the CRI for men’s multi-target programs
    2. for men’s sex offender programs:
    1. score 1 to 17 on the CRI and level III or IVa on the Static-99R and Stable-2007 combined, or
    2. in cases where the Static-99R is not applicable, score 1 to 17 on the CRI and 12 or higher on the Stable-2007.
33. Men sex offenders who meet the criteria for Inuit sex offender moderate intensity programming will be referred to both the IICP moderate intensity program and the IICP moderate intensity sex offender program component, in accordance with Annex C.

Men Offender High Intensity Correctional Programs

34. In order to be considered an appropriate candidate for participation in a high intensity correctional program, the offender must:
    1. score 18 or higher on the CRI for men’s multi-target programs
    2. for men’s sex offender programs:
    1. score 1 to 17 on the CRI and level IVb on the Static-99R and Stable-2007 combined, or
    2. score 18 or higher on the CRI and level III, IVa or IVb on the Static-99R and Stable-2007 combined, or
    3. in cases where the Static-99R is not applicable, score 18 or higher on the CRI and 12 or higher on the Stable-2007.
35. Men offenders who meet the criteria for Inuit multi-target high intensity programming will be referred to both the IICP moderate intensity program and the IICP high intensity program in accordance with Annex C.
36. Men sex offenders who meet the criteria for Inuit sex offender high intensity programming will be referred to the IICP moderate intensity program and moderate intensity sex offender program component, as well as the IICP high intensity program and high intensity sex offender program component in accordance with Annex C

Overrides to Moderate Intensity

37. Men offenders who score 1 to 7 on the CRI, and men sex offenders who score 1 to 7 on the CRI and level I or II on the Static-99R and Stable-2007 combined will not be referred to a moderate intensity program unless they meet one or more of the following criteria:
    1. the offender's position held within a security threat group increases the likelihood of violence
    2. there is corroborated information demonstrating the presence of a pattern of violent behaviour not reflected in convictions and/or in the CRI/Static-99R
    3. the current offence caused death or serious harm to another person and/or there are risk factors present to believe, on reasonable grounds, the offender is likely to commit an offence causing death or serious harm to another person
    4. there is a diagnosis of a sex offence related paraphilia in a psychiatric or psychological assessment.
38. In cases in which a man offender does not meet the referral or override criteria for participation in a correctional program, a combination of other institutional and community-based interventions deemed appropriate will be used to manage identified risk and maintain their protective factors.

Overrides to High Intensity

39. In cases where an offender already meets the criteria for a moderate intensity correctional program, an override from moderate to high intensity may only be considered in exceptional cases where one or both of the following criteria are met:
    1. the current offence(s) included elements of gratuitous violence
    2. the offender has exhibited a pattern of persistent violence.

Overrides to a Lower Program Intensity

40. In order to be eligible for an override to a lower program intensity (i.e., high intensity to moderate intensity, moderate intensity to no program, or moderate/high intensity to maintenance in cases where an offender has previously participated in a main program), an offender must meet one of the following criteria:
    1. Aboriginal social history considerations, contextualizing risk, that warrant a reduction in program intensity level
    2. poor physical health that is determined to be sufficient to significantly reduce the offender’s risk of reoffending or precludes program participation at a higher intensity level (e.g., significant physical disability)
    3. previous participation in a main correctional program
    4. the presence of significant factors, mitigating risk, that warrant a reduction in program intensity level.

Override of Program Stream

41. In cases in which the Correctional Program Officer Assessor and the Parole Officer disagree with the program stream recommended by the Program Identification Tool/INCP screen (multi-target versus sex offender), the Parole Officer will submit a stream orientation override request to the Regional Program Manager.

ICPM Community Program

42. Offenders being released to the community who refused to participate in, or who were referred to and did not complete, a main program will normally be referred to the ICPM community program.

Maintenance Programs

43. Offenders who complete a main program, or the ICPM community program, may participate in institutional and/or community maintenance programs. The number of maintenance cycles required will be reflective of the offender's level of risk, as well the offender's progress in previous correctional programs.
44. A referral to a maintenance program will normally be to the same stream as the main program the offender completed.
45. Notwithstanding the above, the Correctional Intervention Board may approve a different maintenance stream if the offender has specific risk factors or Aboriginal social history considerations that can only be addressed through participation in another stream. When this occurs, the Correctional Program Officer/Aboriginal Correctional Program Officer will complete a transition interview with the offender in order to identify any additional personal targets that need to be addressed.
46. Offenders who have completed a correctional program in the previous cadre of men's programs and do not require participation in an ICPM or IICP moderate or high intensity program may participate in an ICPM or IICP maintenance program. When this occurs, the Correctional Program Officer/Aboriginal Correctional Program Officer will complete a transition interview prior to the offender's participation in the maintenance program.

Women Offender Correctional Programs

47. Women offender correctional program referrals are based on the CRI.
48. Correctional programming is offered through the Continuum of Care for non-Aboriginal women offenders and through the Circle of Care for Aboriginal women offenders.

Engagement Programs

49. All women offenders will be referred to the women’s engagement program or Aboriginal women’s engagement program, regardless of whether or not they meet the criteria for participation in a high and/or moderate intensity program.
50. Women offenders must complete the requisite engagement program prior to participation in a high and/or moderate intensity program, or the women’s sex offender program.

Women Offender Moderate Intensity Programs

51. Women offenders who score between 9 and 18 on the CRI will be referred to the women offender moderate intensity program or Aboriginal women offender moderate intensity program, in accordance with Annex D.

Women Offender High Intensity Programs

52. Women offenders who score 19 or higher on the CRI will first be referred to the women offender moderate intensity program or Aboriginal women offender moderate intensity program, and will subsequently be referred to the women offender high intensity program or Aboriginal women offender high intensity program, in accordance with Annex D.

Women’s Sex Offender Program

53. For women offenders who meet the sexual offence definition pursuant to CD 705-5 – Supplementary Assessments, a psychological risk assessment with the focus on sexual offending will be available prior to the women’s sex offender program start date.
54. Women sex offenders who score between 9 and 18 on the CRI will be referred to the women’s sex offender program in accordance with Annex D.
55. Women sex offenders who score 19 or higher on the CRI will first be referred to the women offender moderate intensity program or Aboriginal women offender moderate intensity program, and will subsequently be referred to the women’s sex offender program, in accordance with Annex D.
56. Notwithstanding the above, women sex offenders identified as requiring both the women offender moderate intensity program/Aboriginal women offender moderate intensity program and the women’s sex offender program may be referred directly to the women’s sex offender program following completion of an engagement program if they are serving a sentence where the length of the sentence would not allow them to complete both programs.

Overrides to Moderate Intensity

57. A woman offender who scores 1 to 8 on the CRI will not be referred to moderate or high intensity correctional programs, but may participate in an engagement and/or self-management program.
58. Notwithstanding the above, women offenders who score 1 to 8 on the CRI may be considered for participation in a women offender moderate intensity program or Aboriginal women offender moderate intensity program if they meet one or more of the following override criteria:
    1. the offender’s affiliation with a security threat group increases the likelihood of
    2. the offender scores moderate to high need on the Women's Computerized Assessment of Substance Abuse and there is an established link between the current offence and substance abuse
    3. there is corroborated information demonstrating a pattern of violent behaviour not reflected in convictions and/or the CRI
    4. the current offence caused death or serious harm to another person and/or there are risk factors present to believe, on reasonable grounds, the offender is likely to commit an offence causing death or serious harm to another person.
59. Notwithstanding the above, women sex offenders who score 1 to 8 on the CRI may be considered for participation in a moderate intensity program if they meet one or more of the following override criteria:
    1. the offender’s affiliation with a security threat group, particularly that involved the exploitation of minors or vulnerable persons, increases the likelihood of violence
    2. the offender scores moderate to high need on the Women's Computerized Assessment of Substance Abuse and there is an established link between the current offence and substance abuse
    3. there is corroborated information demonstrating a pattern of violent and/or sexual offending behaviour not reflected in convictions and/or the CRI
    4. the current offence caused death or serious harm to another person and/or there are risk factors present to believe, on reasonable grounds, the offender is likely to commit an offence causing death or serious harm to another person
    5. the offender acted alone and/or the psychological risk assessment corroborates a level of risk which should be addressed through participation in a correctional program.
60. Women offenders who meet the aforementioned override criteria may be referred to only one moderate intensity correctional program. The available programs include the women offender moderate intensity program/Aboriginal women offender moderate intensity program, or the women’s sex offender program, in accordance with Annex D.
61. In cases in which a woman offender does not meet the override criteria for participation in a moderate intensity correctional program, a combination of other institutional and community-based interventions deemed appropriate will be used to manage identified risk and maintain their protective factors.

Overrides to High Intensity

62. In cases where a woman offender already meets the criteria for a moderate intensity correctional program, overrides from moderate to high intensity may only be considered in exceptional cases where one or both of the following criteria are met:
    1. the current offence(s) included elements of gratuitous violence
    2. the offender has exhibited a pattern of persistent violence.

Overrides to a Lower Program Intensity

63. In order to be eligible for an override to a lower program intensity (i.e., high intensity to moderate intensity, or moderate/high intensity to engagement/self-management only), the woman offender must meet one of the following criteria:
    1. Aboriginal social history considerations, contextualizing risk, that warrant a reduction in program intensity level
    2. poor physical health that is determined to be sufficient to significantly reduce the offender’s risk of reoffending or precludes program participation at a higher intensity level (e.g. significant physical disability)
    3. previous participation in a main correctional program
    4. the presence of significant factors, mitigating risk, that warrant a reduction in program intensity level.

Self-Management Programs

64. Women offenders who complete high and/or moderate intensity correctional programs may participate in self-management programs in the institution and/or the community. The number of cycles required will be reflective of the offender's level of risk, as well the offender's progress in previous correctional programs.
65. Notwithstanding the above, women offenders who have not completed a moderate or high intensity program may be referred to an institutional self-management program if they have completed an engagement program, and/or to community self-management programs if the dynamic factors assessment rating has recently elevated to moderate or high in accordance with the Correctional Plan Update.
66. In cases where an offender has not participated in any correctional programming during their incarceration, the Correctional Program Officer/Aboriginal Correctional Program Officer will complete transition sessions prior to the offender's participation in the community self-management program.

Assistant Commissioner,
Correctional Operations and Programs

Original Signed by:
Fraser Macaulay

ANNEX A

CROSS-REFERENCES AND DEFINITIONS

CROSS-REFERENCES

CD 001 – Mission, Values and Ethics Framework of the Correctional Service of Canada
SOP 087 – Official Languages
CD 568-3 – Identification and Management of Security Threat Groups
CD 700 – Correctional Interventions
CD 702 – Aboriginal Offenders
CD 705 – Intake Assessment Process and Correctional Plan Framework
CD 705-5 – Supplementary Assessments
CD 705-6 – Correctional Planning and Criminal Profile
CD 705-7 – Security Classification and Penitentiary Placement
CD 705-8 – Assessing Serious Harm
CD 709 – Administrative Segregation
CD 710-1 – Progress Against the Correctional Plan
CD 715-1 – Community Supervision
CD 715-2 – Post-Release Decision Process
CD 719 – Long-Term Supervision Orders
GL 726-1 – National Correctional Program Standards
GL 726-3 – National Correctional Program Management Guidelines
CD 730 – Offender Program Assignments and Inmate Payments
CD 767 – Ethnocultural Offenders: Services and Interventions
CD 784 –Victim Engagement

Aboriginal Social History Tool

DEFINITIONS

Aboriginal correctional programs: structured, culturally-based interventions that target empirically-validated factors directly linked to Aboriginal offenders' criminal behaviour in order to reduce re offending. These programs’ culturally-relevant content includes Aboriginal social history considerations, traditional teachings and ceremonies, and cultural activities. Aboriginal correctional programs should normally be delivered by Aboriginal Correctional Program Officers with the involvement of Elders, and will utilize a healing and holistic approach to address the physical, emotional, spiritual and mental needs of Aboriginal offenders. Aboriginal correctional programs include specific programming for Inuit men offenders.

Aboriginal social history: the various circumstances that have affected the lives of most Aboriginal people. Considering these circumstances may result in alternate options or solutions and applies only to Aboriginal offenders (not to non-Aboriginal offenders who choose to follow the Aboriginal way of life). These circumstances include the following (not an exhaustive list):

• effects of the residential school system
• sixties scoop into the adoption system
• effects of the dislocation and dispossession of Inuit people
• family or community history of suicide
• family or community history of substance abuse
• family or community history of victimization
• family or community fragmentation
• level or lack of formal education
• level of connectivity with family/community
• experience in the child welfare system
• experience with poverty
• loss of or struggle with cultural/spiritual identity.

Adapted program: a correctional program that is specifically designed to meet the unique responsivity needs of offenders who are unable to meaningfully participate in a traditional correctional program environment.

Correctional program: a structured intervention that targets empirically-validated factors directly linked to offenders’ criminal behaviour, in order to reduce re-offending.

Correctional program referral: the means used to identify an offender for participation in a correctional program.

Criminal Risk Index: a research-based tool used to assess static risk and guide offender intervention levels, which is derived from the Criminal History Record section of the Static Factors Assessment.

Gratuitous violence: excessive violence beyond that which is “required” to meet an end; or evidence of sadistic behaviour, torture.

Hybrid program: a correctional program that combines both a program primer and a moderate intensity program in a single program assignment.

Main programs: nationally recognized correctional programs which include moderate intensity programs, high intensity programs, and hybrid programs. Main programs specifically address risk factors related to offending at intensity levels commensurate to offenders' risk and needs.

National correctional programs: a specific set of correctional programs that have been developed and implemented on a national level. These programs are structured interventions that target empirically-validated factors directly linked to offenders’ criminal behaviour, in order to reduce re-offending.

Override: the referral of an offender to a correctional program for which the offender does not fully meet the correctional program selection criteria. In other words, there is a difference between the offender’s level of risk and what is targeted by the correctional program. An override may be to a higher or lower intensity program than the program for which the offender meets the selection criteria.

Persistent violence: three or more offences listed in Schedule I, irrespective of their mode of prosecution, where each conviction leads to a custodial sentence of at least six months duration and where the offences occurred on different days.

Program Identification Tool: an automated RADAR report which compares the offender's risk assessment results and number of violent offences with the program selection criteria in order to determine the most appropriate program intensity and stream for the offender.

Responsivity: the presence of a characteristic(s) that influences the offender's capacity to benefit from the targeted intervention(s). These can include, but are not limited to: mental health needs, intellectual disabilities, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, age, gender, linguistic differences, ethnocultural background, motivation level, etc.

Security threat group (STG) : any formal or informal ongoing inmate/offender group, gang, organization or association consisting of three or more members. Most security threat groups encountered in a correctional setting fall into one of the following basic categories: street gangs, prison gangs, outlaw motorcycle gangs, traditional organized crime, Aboriginal gangs, white supremacy groups, subversive groups, terrorist organizations and hate groups.

Selection criteria: used to identify the target population for the correctional program. Correctional program selection criteria consider the level of actuarial risk in conjunction with supplementary assessments results where appropriate, to determine the required correctional program stream and intensity level.

Serious harm: severe physical injury or severe psychological damage, as defined in section 99 of the CCRA.

Sex offender: a person who meets the sexual offence definition pursuant to CD 705-5 – Supplementary Assessments.

Stable-2007: a structured risk assessment tool which identifies stable dynamic risk factors for sexual offending that are amenable to intervention. When administered by a Correctional Program Officer/ Assessor, this tool is to be used only for program purposes.

Static-99R: an actuarial assessment tool designed to assist in the estimation of sexual recidivism for sexual offenders. When administered by a Correctional Program Officer/Assessor this tool is to be used only for program purposes.

Supplementary assessments: assessments designed to provide information about the nature and severity of the specific dynamic factor to assist in decision making and program referrals.

Transition interview/session:

• for men offenders who have completed a correctional program and do not need to participate in an ICPM or IICP moderate or high intensity program, the transition interview replaces the need to complete a program primer prior to participation in a maintenance program
• for women offenders who have not completed any correctional programming, the transition sessions replace the need to complete an engagement program prior to participation in a community self-management program.

Women's Computerized Assessment of Substance Abuse: a self-administered assessment tool that provides information related to a woman offender’s level of substance use, severity and dependence, and life areas impacted by substance use.

ANNEX B

COMBINED STATIC-99R AND STABLE-2007 SCORES

Stable-2007 Total Score

This table shows how an offender’s total score on the Static-99R assessment and Stable-2007 assessment are combined to provide an overall risk level for sexual offending. Scores on the Static-99R can range from -3 to +12, while scores on the Stable-2007 may range from 0 to +26. Combining the results of both risk assessment tools provides an overall risk level of I, II, III, IVa or IVb, with higher levels being indicative of a greater likelihood of reoffending than lower levels.

ANNEX C

MEN OFFENDER PROGRAM SELECTION CRITERIA

MEN’S MULTI-TARGET PROGRAMS (ABORIGINAL, NON-ABORIGINAL AND INUIT)
CRI Score	Program Intensity
1 to 7	No program*
8 to 17	Multi-Target – Moderate Intensity
18 or more	Multi-Target – High Intensity**
*No program unless the offender meets the criteria for an override to moderate intensity. Inuit men offenders may be referred to an IICP program primer. **High risk men offenders who meet the criteria for Inuit multi-target high intensity programming must complete the IICP moderate intensity program before being referred to the IICP high intensity program.

MEN’S SEX OFFENDER PROGRAMS (ABORIGINAL, NON-ABORIGINAL AND INUIT)
CRI Score	Static-99R and Stable-2007 Combined	Program Intensity
1 to 7	Level I	No program*
	Level II
1 to 7	Level III	Sex Offender – Moderate Intensity**
	Level IVa
1 to 7	Level IVb	Sex Offender – High Intensity***
8 to 17	Level I	Multi-Target – Moderate Intensity
	Level II
8 to 17	Level III	Sex Offender – Moderate Intensity**
	Level IVa
8 to 17	Level IVb	Sex Offender – High Intensity***
18 or more	Level I	Multi-Target – High Intensity***
	Level II
18 or more	Level III	Sex Offender – High Intensity***
	Level IV
	Level IVb
*No program unless the offender meets the criteria for an override to moderate intensity. Inuit men offenders may be referred to an IICP program primer. **Men sex offenders who meet the criteria for Inuit moderate intensity sex offender programming must complete the IICP moderate intensity program as well as the IICP moderate intensity sex offender program component. ***Men offenders who meet the criteria for Inuit multi-target high intensity programming must complete the IICP moderate intensity program and the IICP high intensity program. Men sex offenders who meet the criteria for Inuit sex offender high intensity programming must complete the IICP moderate intensity program, the IICP moderate intensity sex offender program component, the IICP high intensity program and the IICP high intensity sex offender program component.

MEN’S SEX OFFENDER PROGRAMS (ABORIGINAL, NON-ABORIGINAL AND INUIT) STATIC-99R NOT APPLICABLE
CRI Score	Stable-2007 Score	Program Intensity
1 to 7	0 to 11	No program*
1 to 7	12 or more	Sex Offender – Moderate Intensity**
8 to 17	0 to 11	Multi-Target – Moderate Intensity
8 to 17	12 or more	Sex Offender – Moderate Intensity**
18 or more	0 to 11	Multi-Target – High Intensity***
18 or more	12 or more	Sex Offender – High Intensity***
* No program unless the offender meets the criteria for an override to moderate intensity. Inuit men offenders may be referred to an IICP program primer. **Men sex offenders who meet the criteria for Inuit sex offender moderate intensity programming must complete the IICP moderate intensity program as well as the IICP moderate intensity sex offender program component. ***Men offenders who meet the criteria for Inuit multi-target high intensity programming must complete the IICP moderate intensity program and the IICP high intensity program. Men sex offenders who meet the criteria for Inuit sex offender high intensity programming must complete the IICP moderate intensity program, the IICP moderate intensity sex offender program component, the IICP high intensity program and the IICP high intensity sex offender program component.

ANNEX D

WOMEN OFFENDER PROGRAM SELECTION CRITERIA

WOMEN OFFENDER CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMS (ABORIGINAL AND NON-ABORIGINAL)
CRI Score	Program Intensity
1 to 8	Engagement and/or Self-Management Programs only*
9 to 18	Moderate Intensity
19 or more	High Intensity**
Women offenders must complete the requisite engagement program prior to participation in a high and/or moderate intensity program, or the women’s sex offender program. *Women who score 1 to 8 on the CRI may be referred to one moderate intensity program if they meet the override criteria. **Women offenders who meet the criteria for high intensity must complete the women offender moderate intensity program or Aboriginal women offender moderate intensity program before being referred to the women offender high intensity program/Aboriginal women offender high intensity program. **Women sex offenders who meet the criteria for high intensity must complete the women offender moderate intensity program or Aboriginal women offender moderate intensity program before being referred to the women’s sex offender program. However, if the woman’s sentence length does not permit the completion of both programs, they will be referred directly to the women’s sex offender program.