The John Howard Society seeks to ensure that offenders retain the rights and privileges of ordinary citizens except those rights and privileges explicitly removed by the sentence imposed on them by the court. The John Howard Society seeks to ensure that the criminal justice process guarantees the universal accessibility of all public services to offenders. The John Howard Society provides aftercare services in order to successfully integrate offenders into the community. The John Howard Society is committed to respecting the confidentiality of client information and to informing those with whom it deals of the limits to confidentiality resulting from legal obligations. 2.7 The John Howard Society shall monitor government policy, administration and service delivery with respect to offenders view to ensuring inmates are treated with dignity, equity, fairness and compassion.
All people have the potential to become responsible citizens.
The John Howard Society shall provide services which give the offender the opportunity for personal development and integration into the community. The John Howard Society encourages the voluntary participation of its clients, because a sense of responsibility and accountability are best conveyed when the offender chooses to make change. The John Howard Society advocates the use of imprisonment as a last resort only, and undertakes to provide services in ways consistent with its values and principles whose goal is to reduce the use of imprisonment. Every person has the right and the responsibility to be informed about, and involved in, the criminal justice process. The John Howard Society shall engage in research and study of all aspects of the criminal justice process and shall advocate for reform and change in the law and its administration that is consistent with and implied by its values and principles.