In December 2018, the “Enhancing the Protective Environment for Children of Parents in Conflict with the Law or Incarcerated A Framework for Action” was co-produced by the Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver, the International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy, and the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of the Fraser Valley. The purpose of the framework presented by the report is to encourage agencies and organizations (with different remits and responsibilities), local Indigenous leadership and institutions, and all others who need to be engaged in enhancing the protective environment for children to work together towards family-focused outcomes for every family affected by the criminal justice system.
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Committing to a culturally sensitive approach, including respect for Indigenous values and traditions
Recommendation 24:- Support the development of systems, standards and practices that respect and reflect the pivotal place that culture, tradition, values, language and identity play in the lives of children.
- Help children build connection to community, culture, group, clan, and extended family when those relationships have been damaged.
- Engage community resources without a formal mandate to support the children and their families.
- Help Indigenous children and heal families by helping children preserve their aboriginal identity.
- Keep Indigenous children connected to their land, languages and culture.
- Make use of Indigenous decision-making process.
- Work closely with Indigenous communities to identify ways to protect children of parents in conflict with the law without removing them from the family or the community, and find homes within the children’s extended family or community.
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