Publications
This section of the website includes JHSO’s resources and publications related employment and police records.
John Howard Society of Ontario Publications
EMPowering Equity: What We Learned from Piloting & Evaluating EMPower Employment Program
Overview: The journey to meaningful employment for marginalized jobseekers involves more than providing job opportunities – it can also require comprehensive, wraparound supports that address the unique and overlapping systemic barriers experienced by these populations. Without this holistic approach, many individuals are left to navigate complex systems on their
Not in My Workplace: Addressing Workplace Exclusion of Individuals with Criminal Records
Overview: In Canada, a total of 3.8 million people (1 million in Ontario) have a criminal record but are 50% less likely to secure employment due to the stigma associated with their record. Despite recent initiatives to support these individuals in finding meaningful employment, discrimination persists, hindering job opportunities
Volunteer Management Blueprint
Overview The main goal of this resource manual is to contribute to the development of volunteer programs through: Building organizational capacity by bringing together resources and best practices for those organizations interested in developing robust and inclusive volunteer programs. Providing new tools and ideas that can assist organizations in
Invisible Burden: Police Records and the Barriers to Employment in Toronto
Overview: While the Canadian public assumes that a sentence for a crime is finite in length, in fact criminal records can have serious negative effects on people’s lives and careers long after their formal sentences are over. In particular, a police record can make it difficult or impossible to
Reintegration in Ontario: Practices, Priorities, and Effective Models
Overview: Reintegration in Ontario: Practices, Priorities, and Effective Models, a Report released on behalf of the Association for Effective Reintegration in Ontario (AERO), a collaborative group of researchers, front-line service providers, and academics, provides practical solutions to effect real change to the reintegration of formerly incarcerated individuals back into
On the Record: Information Guides
Overview: Police records present numerous barriers for individuals who have had past police contact or justice involvement and who are attempting to find employment, housing and even treatment. Traditionally in Ontario non-conviction and police contact records have been routinely disclosed on police record checks – including information from non-criminal
Help Wanted: Reducing Barriers for Ontario’s Youth with Police Records
Overview: This report aims to examine the barriers facing youth with police records (YPRs) in Ontario, with a particular emphasis on their exclusion from the labour market. In addition to a detailed review of the literature, this report draws on the results of a targeted research survey of employers
