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National Social Reintegration Week

From October 13 to October 17

Recognized by the National Assembly and the City of Montreal, the National Social Reintegration Week highlights the importance of social reintegration work as an essential factor in public safety.

Social rehabilitation is the best way to protect our communities from crime in the long term. It is therefore to raise awareness of this process and to encourage public discussion that the ASRSQ decided to create the National Social Rehabilitation Week.
In general, police and prisons are often the institutions associated with our safety. However, halfway houses, specialized employability services, community service programs, mental health, addiction, restorative justice, and sexual offending treatment services all contribute to preventing recidivism and strengthening the safety of our communities by supporting the rehabilitation of justice-involved individuals.
The failures of social rehabilitation are often heavily emphasized, while the successes are only very modestly celebrated. Indeed, it is very rare for the media to report stories of successful social rehabilitation — but that is not because they do not exist. Within our network, we know that most of the people who benefit from our services do not return to detention.

Three objectives of social reintegration :

1. Social and community reintegration (through programs specialized in home care, employability, addiction, monitoring compliance with release conditions, etc.)

2. Personal development (through specialized programs designed to improve social skills, parental abilities, etc.)

3. Reconciliation (through restorative justice programs, for instance)

Official recognition

The City of Montreal unanimously adopts a motion to officially recognize the Social Reintegration Week.

This resolution recognizes the necessity to give a second chance for people to reintegrate our communities with the adequate guidance. During this Week, all 63 member organizations of the ASRSQ, which provide services to more than 35,000 people in the judiciary system each year in the province of Quebec, organized around 20 events throughout the province to destigmatize social reintegration.

 

To learn more, consult the Résolution de la Ville de Montréal.

The National Assembly officially recognizes the Social Reintegration Week.

This motion “asserts that social reintegration is the best way to diminish risks of reoffending from offenders and therefore protects our community.” In this motion, the National Assembly recognizes “the precious contribution of the ASRSQ, which, through its 63 community organizations and 2 coalitions, actively participates to the social and community reintegration of offenders.”

 

To learn more, consult the Motion de l’Assemblée Nationale.

The social rehabilitation of justice-involved individuals is a societal issue and everyone’s concern.

 

Visit our Facebook page to stay informed about the events organized as part of this week!

For sharing on your social networks, we encourage you to use the hashtag #SemaineRehab created for the occasion.

For questions or suggestions of initiatives, please feel free to write to us at info@asrsq.ca.

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