Program and Service Needs of Federally Incarcerated Métis ...

had participated in programs while serving time in the community. The largest
proportion of those who participated in community programming were involved in
substance abuse (91%),and counselling (55%) programs.
Substance
Anger
Cognitive
Education
Counselling
Employment
Sex Offender
Other
Figure 4
Program Participation
0 20 40
%
60 80
In general, small proportions of the Métis offenders reported being involved in
Aboriginal-specific programming. Counselling (42%) and substance abuse (36%) were
most frequently identified as Aboriginal-specific in nature. Much smaller proportions of
sex offender (17%), anger management (12%), educational (8%) and cognitive/living
skills (4%) programs were identified as Aboriginal-specific. Furthermore, only 5
programs were reported as being Métis-specific programs (2 substance-abuse
programs, 2 counselling/psychological services, and 1 educational program).
An analysis was conducted to determine the extent to which offenders with "some or
considerable" need had received appropriate programming in the institution. As
indicated in Table 11, a large proportion of those with "some or considerable" need in
the area of substance abuse participated in substance abuse (90%) programs.
Furthermore, considerable proportions with personal and emotional needs were
involved in substance abuse (87%), anger management (64%), and cognitive/living
skills (62%) programs. Of those identified as having "some or considerable"
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