Management Response (MR) and Management Action Plan
(MAP)
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Recommendation (paragraph 33):
The CSC should investigate the reasons for the
increases observed in the waiver and postponement of parole hearing,
particularly by offenders assessed as low risk.
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Management Response:
Agreed. The
Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) will undertake a systematic and
comprehensive review of the reasons for waivers and postponements of parole hearings,
particularly by offenders assessed as low risk, by July 2015.
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Action(s)
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Deliverable(s)
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Accountability
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Timeline for Implementation
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Undertake a review, in consultation with internal and external
partners, to determine the reasons for waivers and postponements of parole
hearing and explore avenues to reduce occurrence of such situations
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Final report
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Assistant Commissioner, Policy
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July 2015
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Present findings and draft of report to CSC’s
Executive Committee
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Draft report
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Assistant Commissioner, Policy
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May 2015
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Final report reviewed by CSC senior management,
revised as necessary.
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Final Report
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EXCOM
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June 2015
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Conduct a statistical review of waivers and
postponements, including relevant flags that may identify trends and patterns
If and were necessary, conduct a file review to
identify areas of concerns leading to offenders waiving parole hearing or
reasons for postponements
Consult with the Parole Board of Canada to determine
any area of ambiguity associated with the preparing of hearings, which may
result in unnecessary waiver or postponements
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Statistical review report that analyses and interprets the data and
proposes potential avenues of solution
Analysis paper that presents the findings of the file review as well
as the findings and conclusions of the consultation with the Parole Board of
Canada and proposes potential avenues of solution
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Assistant
Commissioner, Policy
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July 2015
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Once the review is completed, CSC to recommend, develop and implement
adequate administrative measures to clarify the procedures, requirements, and
opportunity presented by the hearing process for offenders
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Recommendation (paragraph 34): The CSC should assess the risks associated with
offenders being released directly into the community from medium and maximum
security institutions
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Management Response:
Agreed. The
Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) will conduct a study on the risks
associated with releasing offenders directly to the community from medium and
maximum security institutions by December 2015.
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Action(s)
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Deliverable(s)
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Accountability
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Timeline for Implementation
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Undertake a review on the risks associated with releasing offenders
directly to the community from medium and maximum security institutions and
explore alternative measures to facilitate the transition back to the
community through community supervision arrangements
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Final Report
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Assistant Commissioner, Policy
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December 2015
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Present findings and draft of report to CSC’s
Executive Committee
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Draft Report
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Assistant Commissioner, Policy
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October 2015
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Final report reviewed by CSC senior management,
revised as necessary.
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Final Report
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Assistant Commissioner, Policy
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November 2015
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Conduct a review of current risk factors for offenders in medium and
maximum security institutions whose day and full parole dates have passed to
determine risk tolerance, impact and level, for public safety
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Analysis report determining
risks associated with the potential release of offenders whose custody rating
scale are at medium or maximum security levels at day parole
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Assistant Commissioner, Policy
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December 2015
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Recommendation 3
(paragraph 74)
:
The CSC should develop guidelines to prioritize the timely delivery of its
other correctional interventions, such as employment and education programs, to
offenders and structured tools to assess their impact on an offender’s
progress towards safe reintegration into the community.
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Management Response:
Agreed. The
Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) has developed guidelines to prioritize
the delivery of correctional interventions and a structured tool will be
available to staff by July 2015. Ongoing use and training on this tool will
be completed by April 2016. The Service will implement tools to measure
correctional plan performance and accountability by April 2017.
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Action(s)
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Deliverable(s)
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Accountability
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Timeline for Implementation
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Correctional Intervention Referral Criteria (CIRC) Proposed
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CMT September 2014 presentation
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Assistant Commissioner, Correctional Operations and Programs
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September 2014
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Correctional Intervention Referral Criteria (CIRC)
Developed
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CMT September 2014 presentation
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Assistant Commissioner, Correctional Operations and
Programs
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September 2014
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Commissioner Directive 705-6 modified to reflect Education and
Employment Criteria
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Proposed Commissioner Directive 705-06 Revisions
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Assistant Commissioner, Correctional Operations and Programs
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April 2015
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Commissioner Directive 720 modified to reflect Education Criteria
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Proposed Commissioner Directive 720 Revisions
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Assistant Commissioner, Correctional Operations and Programs
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April 2015
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Guidelines for Employment need requirements developed
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Assistant Commissioner, Correctional Operations and Programs
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April 2015
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Commissioner Directive 710-1 Progress Against the Correctional Plan
modified to reflect goal and objectives attainment (offender Performance)
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Proposed Commissioner Directive 710-01 Revisions
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Assistant Commissioner, Correctional Operations and Programs
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June 2015
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Correctional Intervention Referral Criteria (CIRC) Tool (1.0)
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ON-LINE CIRC:
Correctional Intervention Referral Criteria (CIRC)
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Assistant Commissioner, Correctional Operations and Programs
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July 2015
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Correctional Intervention Referral Criteria (CIRC) Parole Officer
Continuous Development (POCD) on-line Module Developed
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Parole Officer Continuous Development Module
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Assistant Commissioner, Correctional Operations and Programs
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July 2015
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Structured indicators of Measuring progress against Dynamic needs
developed (Dynamic Needs Progress Assessment)
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Listing of Structured Indicators of Dynamic need progress
requirements by risk, dynamic need level, and conditional release eligibility
dates
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Assistant Commissioner, Correctional Operations and Programs
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August 2015
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Correctional Intervention Referral Criteria (CIRC) Parole Officer
Continuous Development (POCD) on-line Module delivered
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HRMS records of Parole Officer, Managers Assessment and Intervention;
Parole officer Supervisor Completions
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Assistant Commissioner, Correctional Operations and Programs
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September 2015 to April 2016
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Progress Against the Correctional Plan –Parole Officer Continuous
Development (POCD) on-line Module Developed
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Parole Officer Continuous Development Module
(Structured indicators of measuring offender progress against Dynamic
needs)
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Assistant Commissioner, Correctional Operations and Programs
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April 2016
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Progress Against the Correctional Plan - Parole Officer Continuous
Development (POCD) on-line Module delivered.
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HRMS records of Parole Officer, Managers Assessment and Intervention;
Parole officer Supervisor Completions
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Assistant Commissioner, Correctional Operations and Programs
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September 2016 to April 2017
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Recommendation 4 (paragraph 87): The CSC should clarify what documents are required,
at a minimum, for the integrity of its initial assessment of an offender’s
security level and the development of an appropriate correctional plan, and
work with its partners to obtain these documents in a timely manner.
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Management Response
:
Agreed. The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) will
clarify, in policy, the minimum documentation required for efficient and
effective offender assessments by May 2015, and liaise with other components
of the criminal justice system to collect timely and relevant information by
July 2015.
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Action(s)
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Deliverable(s)
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Accountability
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Timeline for Implementation
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Undertake a review of Commissioner Directive 705-2 Information
Collection and identify minimum information source requirements for:
·
Criminal Profile Report
·
Revised
Statistical Information on Recidivism Scale
·
Static Factor Assessment
·
Dynamic Factor Identification Assessment
Revised
·
Custody Rating Scale
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Listing of minimum required information sources (for each of the
Offender Intake Assessment components listed in Actions column to the left)
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Assistant Commissioner, Correctional Operations and Programs and
Assistant Commissioner, Policy
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May 2015
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Commissioner Directive 705-6 modified to delineate minimum
information sources required for
·
Criminal Profile Report
·
Revised
Statistical Information on Recidivism Scale
·
Dynamic Factor Identification
Assessment Revised
·
Custody Rating Scale
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Proposed Commissioner Directive 705-06 Revisions
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Assistant Commissioner, Correctional Operations and Programs and
Assistant Commissioner, Policy
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May 2015
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Commissioners Directive 705-02 Information Collection revised to
ensure minimum information requirements
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Proposed Commissioner Directive 705-02 Revisions
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Assistant Commissioner, Correctional Operations and Programs
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May 2015
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Consultation with Criminal Justice partners regarding the timely collection
of criminal history information
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RCMP Consultation
National Institute of Justice Partner Consultation
Heads of Correction Consultation
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Assistant Commissioner, Correctional Operations and Programs and
Assistant Commissioner, Policy
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March 2015 to June 2015
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Recommendation
5 (paragraph 88): The
CSC should strengthen the controls that it has in place to ensure that
assessments of an offender’s security level and correctional plan are updated
as soon as official documents are obtained for offenders in custody.
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Management Response: Agreed.
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) will ensure that offender’s security
level and correctional plan updates include all relevant information received
after intake assessment by July 2015.
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Action(s)
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Deliverable(s)
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Accountability
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Timeline for Implementation
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Undertake a review of Commissioner Directive 705-2 Information
Collection and identify new information source update procedures for:
·
Criminal Profile Report
·
Revised
Statistical Information on Recidivism Scale
·
Static Factor Assessment
·
Dynamic Factor Identification
Assessment Revised
·
Custody Rating Scale
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Listing of minimum required information sources
(For each of the Offender Intake Assessment components listed in
Actions column to the left)
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Assistant Commissioner, Correctional Operations and Programs and
Assistant Commissioner, Policy
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May 2015
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Commissioner Directive 705-6 modified to delineate new information
update procedures for:
·
Criminal Profile Report
·
Revised
Statistical Information on Recidivism Scale
·
Dynamic Factor Identification
Assessment Revised
·
Custody Rating Scale
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Proposed Commissioner Directive 705-06 Revisions
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Assistant Commissioner, Correctional Operations and Programs and
Assistant Commissioner, Policy
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May 2015
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Commissioners Directive 705-02 Information Collection revised to
ensure updated information and correction procedures
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Proposed Commissioner Directive 705-02 Revisions
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Assistant Commissioner, Correctional Operations and Programs
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May 2015
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Compliance and Operational Risk Report
(CORR) modified to include Offender Security Level reviews and Correctional Plan update reviews
for information received after Offender Intake Assessment
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Compliance and Operational Risk Report (CORR) for CD 705-02 and CD
705-06
(“Ongoing management reviews will help ensure compliance to this
policy”)
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Assistant Commissioner, Policy
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May 2015
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Recommendation 6 (paragraph 100): The CSC should monitor the use of the
Custody Rating Scale to ensure that an offender’s security risks are
appropriately weighted and officers are properly certified in its use.
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Management
Response: Agreed.
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) will create automated information
reports to monitor Custody Rating Scale (CRS) usage at the national, regional
and local levels by July 2015. The CSC currently trains staff on the CRS and
will strengthen parole officer’s induction training and deliver ongoing
training by April 2016. In the interim, the results of monitoring will
undergo management reviews at the operational level.
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Action(s)
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Deliverable(s)
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Accountability
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Timeline for Implementation
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Creation of an automated reporting system
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Automated reporting system that present monthly distribution of
overrides, including the direction of overrides, and that offer a comparative
analysis between operational units and regions, with the examination of the
reasons and rationale for overrides
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Assistant Commissioner, Policy
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July 2015
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Custody Rating Scale (CRS) Parole Officer Continuous Development
(POCD) on-line Module Developed
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Parole Officer Continuous Development Module
POCD Certification Exam development
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Assistant Commissioner, Correctional Operations and Programs
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July 2015
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Operational Review of Parole Officer Induction Training: Custody
Rating Scale
|
Operational Review of Parole Officer Induction Training: Custody
Rating Scale with recommendations.
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Assistant Commissioner, Correctional Operations and Programs
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August 2015
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Parole Officer Induction Training revision (if required) and
certification
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Parole Officer Induction Training revision (if required)
Parole Officer Induction Training certification procedures
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Assistant Commissioner, Human Resources
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April 2016
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Custody Rating Scale (CRS) Parole Officer Continuous
Development (POCD) on-line Module Delivered
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HRMS records of Parole Officer, Managers Assessment and Intervention;
Parole officer Supervisor Completions
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Assistant Commissioner, Correctional Operations and Programs
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September 2015 to
April 2016
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Recommendation
7 (paragraph 101): The
CSC should develop structured tools to assess both static and dynamic risk
factors to prioritize the interventions assigned to offenders that are most
likely to bring about positive change and support their timely reintegration.
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Management
Response: Agreed.
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) has already initiated work to ensure
there is an evidence-based assessment of static and dynamic risk factors for
each offender and to determine the types of correctional interventions that
address criminal behavior at the appropriate time in an offender’s sentence. As
discussed as part of CSC’s response to the recommendation under paragraph 74,
a structured tool will be available to staff by July 2015. Ongoing use and
training on this tool will be completed by April 2016.
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Action(s)
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Deliverable(s)
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Accountability
|
Timeline for Implementation
|
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Correctional Intervention Referral Criteria (CIRC) Proposed
|
CMT September 2014 presentation
|
Assistant Commissioner, Correctional Operations and Programs
|
September 2014
|
|
Correctional Intervention Referral Criteria (CIRC)
Developed
|
CMT September 2014 presentation
|
Assistant Commissioner, Correctional Operations and
Programs
|
September 2014
|
|
Commissioner Directive 705-6 modified to reflect Education and
Employment Referral Criteria
|
Proposed Commissioner Directive 705-06 Revisions
|
Assistant Commissioner, Correctional Operations and Programs
|
May 2015
|
|
Commissioner Directive 720 modified to reflect Education Program
Referral Criteria
|
Proposed Commissioner Directive 720 Revisions
|
Assistant Commissioner, Correctional Operations and Programs
|
May 2015
|
|
Correctional Intervention Referral Criteria (CIRC) Tool (1.0)
|
ON-LINE CIRC:
Correctional Intervention Referral Criteria (CIRC) implemented
|
Assistant Commissioner, Correctional Operations and Programs
|
July 2015
|
|
Correctional Intervention Referral Criteria (CIRC) Parole Officer
Continuous Development (POCD) on-line Module Developed
|
Parole Officer Continuous Development Module
|
Assistant Commissioner, Correctional Operations and Programs
|
July 2015
|
|
Correctional Intervention Referral Criteria (CIRC)
Parole Officer Continuous Development (POCD) on-line Module delivered
|
HRMS records of Parole Officer, Managers Assessment and Intervention;
Parole officer Supervisor Completions
|
Assistant Commissioner, Correctional Operations and
Programs
|
September 2015 to
April 2016
|
Approved by: Assistant Commissioner, Policy
Assistant Commissioner,
Correctional Operations and Programs
|