The following organizations are members of the National Associations Active in Criminal Justice (NAACJ):


Association des services de réhabilitation sociale du Québec (ASRSQ)		has a mandate to promote and support community-based participation in the administration of justice, crime prevention and the reintegration and rehabilitation of young people in conflict with the law. The ASRSQ is composed of more than fifty community-based organizations offering a range of services throughout the province of Quebec. The ASRSQ was established in 1962.

		Website: http://www.asrsq.ca

Block Parent Program of Canada Inc. (BPPCI)		is an affiliation of 12 registered Block Parent Committees, one from each Province and Territory who oversee 1,200 Block Parent Community Programs. The mission of the Block Parent Program is to provide immediate assistance through a safety network and offer supportive community education programs. The Program is based on volunteers working to educate children about safety, develop materials to educate the community about the Program and other safety needs and work together with the police, educators and other community groups toward safer communities.

		Website: www.blockparent.ca

Canadian Association for Community Living (CACL)		is dedicated to the goal that all people with an intellectual disability should be able to participate in and contribute to life in their own communities. The individual Associations for Community Living are grass-roots organizations connected throughout Canada by a vast network of parents, volunteers and professionals working together to achieve inclusive communities into which people with an intellectual disability will be able to participate. At all levels, the Association's emphasis is on the family and on achieving opportunities and supports to enable families to stay together, regardless of the severity of the disability they are dealing with.

		Website: http://www.cacl.ca

Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies (CAEFS)		is an association of autonomous societies which works with, and on behalf of, women involved with the justice system, particularly women in conflict with the law. Elizabeth Fry Societies are community-based agencies dedicated to offering services and programs to marginalized women, advocating for legislative and administrative reform and offering fora within which the public may be informed about, and participate in, aspects of the justice system that affect women.

		Website: www.elizabethfry.ca

Canadian Bar Association (CBA)		represents over 35,000 lawyers, notaries, law teachers, and law students from across Canada. An Association that represents Canadian jurists both nationally and internationally, the CBA is dedicated to the following purposes: to improve the law; to improve the administration of justice; to improve and promote access to justice; to promote equality in the profession and the legal system; to improve the knowledge, skills, ethical standards and well-being of members of the legal profession; to represent the legal profession nationally and internationally; to promote the interests of members of the CBA.

		Website: www.cba.org

Canadian Criminal Justice Association (CCJA)		is an independent national voluntary organization working for an improved criminal justice system in Canada. The Association was founded in 1919. Recognizing that the criminal justice system must serve the needs of all people, CCJA is an umbrella organization representing all elements of the criminal justice system, including the public. It exists to promote rational, informed, and responsible debate in order to develop a more humane, equitable, and effective justice system. On average, it has 1 000 members coming from all areas of criminal justice and corrections in Canada.

		Website: www.ccja-acjp.ca

Canadian Families and Corrections Network (CFCN)		is a coalition of individuals and local, regional and national organizations who affirm the importance of families in the Canadian Criminal Justice process and encourage leadership, the sharing of resources and the development of policies, practices and programs that enable prisoners and their families to build holistic family and community relationships. The CFCN’s services include toll-free information and referral for families, education, policy and program development, and Visitor Resource Centres.

		Website: www3.sympatico.ca/cfcn

Canadian Psychological Association (CPA)		is a voluntary organization which represents the interests of all aspects of psychology in Canada and which promotes unity, coherence and a sense of identity across the diverse scientific and professional interests. The CPA was established in 1939 to ensure psychology's contribution to the war effort. Over the ensuing 63 years, the CPA has been active in promoting high standards in science, education and practice and has taken an active interest on issues affecting the ability of psychology to contribute to the welfare of Canadian society, including the welfare of people in conflict with the law and incarcerated persons.

		Website: www.cpa.ca

Canadian Training Institute (CTI)		is a non profit organization which provides training, consulting assistance, promotes collaborative action and undertakes applied research projects in contributing to the effectiveness of services delivered by criminal justice and related human service agencies in Canada. Through its commitment to foster inclusion, equality and life long learning, CTI assists in the development of knowledge, skills and services that reduce crime, promote active participation and ultimately contribute to healthy individuals, agencies and communities.

		Website: www.cantraining.org

Church Council on Justice and Corrections (CCJC)		is a faith-based coalition of eleven founding churches which emphasizes a restorative/transformative approach to criminal justice. Based on the principles of love, mercy and forgiveness, this organization believes in a person-centred, non-violent approach to conflict resolution, and aims to meet the needs of victims and offenders, while encouraging social responsibility. Through education, advocacy and community development, the Church Council hopes to create peaceful, safe and just societies.

		Website: www.ccjc.ca

Conflict Resolution Network Canada (CRNC)		is a leading Canadian association that stimulates collaborative approaches to conflict. It does this by convening national conferences and regional events, providing quality resource materials, initiating and managing conflict resolution research projects and other select programs, promoting ethical and competent practice, and facilitating links among individuals and organizations within the field.

		Website: www.crnetwork.ca

John Howard Society of Canada		is an organization of provincial and territorial Societies comprised of and governed by people whose goal is to understand and respond to problems of crime and the criminal justice system. In furtherance of its mission, the Society works with people who have come into conflict with the law, reviews, evaluates and advocates for changes in the criminal justice process, engages in public education on matters relating to criminal law and its application, and promotes crime prevention through community and social development activities.

		Website: www.johnhoward.ca

National Association of Friendship Centres (NAFC)		was established in 1972 to represent Friendship Centres at the national level. The objectives of NAFC are to act as a central unifying body for the Friendship Centre movement, to promote and advocate the concerns, identity, culture and heritage of Aboriginal Peoples, and to represent the needs of local Friendship Centres across the country to the federal government and to the public in general.

		Website: www.nafc-aboriginal.com

Native Counselling Services of Alberta (NCSA)		was established in 1970 as a non-profit organization to provide culturally appropriate services to Aboriginal people in Alberta. The NCSA has received international recognition for its pioneer efforts and expertise in Justice initiatives such as Criminal, Youth and Family court worker programs, as well as for its adult and youth correctional facilities that focus on restorative justice and healing. It provides social services to the individual, family and community, utilizing both individual and group counselling methodology

		Website: www.ncsa.ca

Prison Arts Foundation (PAF)		is the first national arts-in-corrections organization in the world. Created in 1972, the objectives of the PAF are to promote creative programs in prisons as a valid part of the education and skill training process, and a productive leisure-time activity; to encourage the development of talents and abilities; to help inmates achieve self-worth through accomplishment and new goals, and to involve where possible community cultural resources, artists and craftspeople, in this creative rehabilitative process.



St. Leonard's Society of Canada (SLSC)		is a national affiliation of non-profit community organizations and individuals, committed to the prevention of crime through programs which promote responsible community living and safer communities. Since the first halfway house was founded in 1962, the SLSC has evolved to provide a variety of highly specialized residential and non-residential programs for chronic substance abusers, long-term offenders and developmentally challenged offenders. SLSC has also reviewed and responded to numerous legislative and policy changes at both the federal and the provincial levels.

		Website: www.stleonards.ca

Salvation Army		founded in 1865, is an international religious and charitable movement which is a branch of the Christian church. The mission of the Salvation Army is to minister to offenders, victims, witnesses and other persons affected by and serving in the justice system by practical assistance and through a demonstration of Christian love and concern.

		Website: www.salvationarmy.ca

The Seventh Step Society of Canada		is a self-help program, working in the criminal justice system, to assist offenders or ex-offenders in changing the attitudes and behaviours that led them into conflict with the law. Weekly meetings are held inside the institution and in the community where problems can be confronted, discussed and resolved. In addition to group counselling sessions, the Seventh Step Society also runs community residential centres and public education sessions for junior and senior high school students, which provides information on the criminal justice system from the perspectives of the ex-offender and offender. Its community services include parole supervision, referrals and training for volunteers.

		Website: www.7thstep.ca/

YouCAN! (Youth Canada Association)		is a national non-profit charitable organization that is dedicated to empowering youth and building a culture of peace among the youth of today. We assist young people in developing the skills needed to build peace, resolve conflict and participate actively in youth issues. YouCAN! explores the connection between conflict resolution and violence prevention. In combination with training workshops, we provide youth with the skills and knowledge essential to making a real difference in our communities.

		Website: www.youcan.ca/