Mission & Objectives

MISSION STATEMENT

The Society's Mission is the prevention of crime through research, community education, the promotion of systemic change and restorative services to individuals.

PRINCIPLES

In a healthy community every member has a place.

All members of the community share a responsibility to ensure that this is the case.

Although individuals are responsible for their actions, there are social conditions which increase the likelihood of crime occurring and crime is therefore an important indicator of community health.

An effective crime prevention strategy must be based on inclusionary approaches which ensure that individuals at risk of committing crime have opportunity and empowerment in finding their place in the community.

While demonstrating community values and administering consequences the criminal justice system should be restorative.

Fact not fear should inform crime prevention.

OBJECTS

The objects of the John Howard Society of Peel shall be the objects of the John Howard Society of Ontario and more specifically shall be:

1) to promote and encourage individual well being through services to persons at risk of committing crime;

2) to promote the humane and effective functioning of the Criminal Justice System at all levels as a restorative process;

3) to be informed about the nature and extent of crime in the community and its social context;

4) to promote changes in those social conditions which engender crime;

5) to promote community awareness of crime and its context and encourage citizens involvement in inclusionary crime prevention strategies.