Purpose: This qualitative research aims to explore staff perspectives on working effectively with people with intellectual disability who are in contact with the criminal justice system. Design/methodology/approach: Taking a case study approach, staff working for a third sector community organisation were interviewed about the components of effective work with their customers. The staff supported people engaged in the Community Justice Program. Findings: Staff consistently described relationship building as the most important part of their work. There were three components to relationship building: the process of relationship building, the elements of a high-quality staff–customer relationship and the staff skills needed to develop a good relationship. Originality/value: This paper makes two contributions to the literature. First, it focuses our attention on a third sector organisation supporting people in contact with the justice system as opposed to a formal criminal justice agency
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A Wiikwemkoong elder is being recognized for her commitment to strengthen justice for Indigenous people in Ontario alongside 11 other knowledge keepers who sit on the provinceâs Eldersâ Council.
The council, which was established using Indigenous methodologies in 2016, was created to support the work of the Indigenous Justice Division of the Attorney Generalâs office and to reclaim Indigenous legal systems.
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On Friday, the Law Foundation of Ontario announced that the Eldersâ Council is the 2020 recipient of the Guthrie Award, the foundationâs signature award to recognize exceptional justice champions.