Each year, the Citizen Advisory Committee for Metro Vancouver West Community Corrections hosts a webinar on a unique corrections-related topic. We are entering the fifth year of this series, which has attracted a growing international audience and provided valuable networking opportunities for people interested in corrections and public safety. Below is information on our webinars along with other presentations and articles. The views expressed are those of the speakers/writers and not necessarily those of Correctional Service Canada.
- November 24, 2020: Meeting the Needs of Aging Offenders in the Community (Some slides available as PDF)
- November 2, 2021: Victims of Canadian Federal Offenders: Meeting Needs and Improving Supports
- November 29, 2022: Public Safety Through Support and Accountability: Community Reintegration Programs for Specific Groups of Offenders and Their Families (Slides available as PDF)
- November 28, 2023: Digital Literacy: Empowering Transition from Incarceration to Community (Slides available as PDF)
- November 18, 2024: Traumatic Brain Injury in Prison and on Parole: From Assessment to Reintegration (Slides available as PDF. Note: File is 109 pages and 13MB, to preserve image quality)
Presentations at the 5th World Congress on Probation and Parole in Ottawa, September 30-October 1, 2022:
- How Citizen Advisory Committees Support the Reintegration of Offenders (with Swayam Chandra)
- Managing Loneliness Among Offenders Re-entering the Community
Presentation at the 72nd Annual Meeting of the Gerontology Society of America, November 4, 2020:
Media articles:
- The value of Citizen Advisory Committees, Interview on Senior Moments with Sharon Hurd, CFIS-FM, Prince George, July 4, 2023
- Eddy Elmer’s webinar vision enabled global conversations about corrections, CSC Let’s Talk Express, June 22, 2023
- The power of collaboration: CAC provides learning opportunities to a wide range of community partners, CSC Let’s Talk Express, January 25, 2022
- Releasing elderly inmates en masse in Canada is misguided, The Hamilton Spectator (with Heather Campbell Pope), May 14, 2020
- Caution urged before releasing prisoners with dementia, The Lawyer’s Daily (with Heather Campbell Pope), June 26, 2020
- Welfare of aging offenders: Why should we care? SFU Gerontology Research Centre News (with Heather Campbell Pope), April 2020
- Aging parolees open old wounds, The St. John’s Telegram (with Heather Campbell Pope), November 29, 2019
Presentations to college and university classes:
- Presentations on aging offenders, 2SLGBTQ+ offenders, victim services, and CACs have been given at Simon Fraser University (Gerontology), Douglas College (Criminology), and McMaster University (Health Sciences). Please contact Eddy Elmer for details or speaking requests.
