The John Howard Society of Ontario has extended its services to juveniles in hopes of preventing them from becoming adult criminals. This program encourages interaction and involvement between delinquent youngsters, parents, the victim, and the worker. This interaction instills responsibility for conduct and deemphasizes classical concepts of…

Several studies have shown that a high proportion of criminal delinquents have learning disabilities. In a study started in 1993, Correctional Services of Canada examined learning disabilities as a negative element in the social reintegration of inmates. It was determined that corrective treatment of learning disorders could help the inmates…