Families and Corrections Journal
Written and published by CFCN with guest authors and valuable partners, the Families and Corrections Journal includes information and insights for families, researchers, front-line service providers, and policymakers. Recent volumes are provided below.
Journal Volumes (click on the underlined titles to view journal)
CFCN Journal Volume 19 No 1
This Journal is all about Social Connectedness! Released as part of our 25th Anniversary celebrations and with a nod to our upcoming Movember project for incarcerated dads, it's filled with information about why those in our prisons need us in the community and vice versa. It outlines information on connecting through phone calls, letters, and visits with personal stories, tips, and more.
This Journal explores the impact of crime on the mental health and well-being of families. This edition highlights CFCN's recent research, new resources, and promotion of our "Strengthening Families Affected by Incarceration" day to help families who are coping with crime.
This Journal highlights the results of our Families as Direct Victims of Crime Research, as well as articles about Wrongful Conviction Day and the value of Peer Support Groups.
This Journal highlights 'Jeffrey Goes to Jail' and its recognition by the United Nations! It also contains the research results of our National Family Orientation Project.
This Journal contains information on the new changes to Victims' legislation that is of vital importance. There is a description of a New Zealand initiative, "Close to Home" reintegration project, which uses CFCN's material, providing an interesting comparison between their work and ours here in Canada.
This Journal offers an article from Lloyd Withers (CFCN’s founding Executive Director) on ‘Family-based reintegration: The “original” circle of support and accountability’! We examine CFCN’s Community Family Liaison Worker (FLW) pilot project for women and their families, and Family Group Decision-making for Reintegration (FGDMR) pilot project for men and their families. There are also articles on volunteering and intergenerational crime.
This Journal explores Rod Carter's (Ontario’s then Regional Chaplain for Correctional Service of Canada) ‘Families of Prisoners Bill of Rights’ as a valuable piece of work, as is the information on how visiting makes a difference to those inside, the families, and the public safety of our communities by reducing re-offending.
This Journal contains an honest approach to families and community reintegration and how those in our prisons come from families and return to families. It also features an article about the ‘Women in the Shadows’ Support Group in Atlantic Canada.