About CCJC

The Church Council on Justice and Corrections (CCJC) is a national faith-based coalition of eleven founding churches, incorporated in 1972. It is primarily by education, advocacy and community development initiatives that CCJC tries to foster healthier communities and crime prevention through social responsibility.

CCJC works with both multi-faith and non-religious partners and has achieved international recognition for its contributions to creative thinking about criminal justice. We have been promoting a different approach to justice and getting restorative justice on the agenda for over 30 years.

Our Mandate, to assist those we serve to reflect about the nature of justice, to examine the impact of the present system on the lives of those it touches, and to search for pathways of change, is fulfilled in three fronts:

  • Prophetic Community Education: telling the truth about the criminal justice system
  • Witnessing on Public Policy: advisory alerts about criminal justice policy
  • Serving our Constituency: equipping communities to walk the talk

We invite you to read more about our projects and initiatives on this website, and to contact us should you require more information.

Values

  • As representatives of faith communities, we believe that together we can be a voice for healing justice.
  • We believe in being Christ’s witness to justice, adopting his example of love, mercy and forgiveness.
  • We believe in a vision of peace – caring for one another with understanding and compassion, as we would care for ourselves.
  • We affirm each person’s dignity and worth through fairness, equity and trust. Each one of us has inherited the presence of God within.
  • We believe in non-violent conflict resolution that is person-centered.
  • We believe we can help guide all communities responding to the effects of crime and thereby contribute to a healing process by:
  • naming the harm done.
  • attending to the healing of all parties involved.
  • encouraging social responsibility.
  • developing and exploring resources for all communities.
  • We believe healthy communities reduce and prevent crime. We encourage local involvement through volunteerism and networking.