Webinar – 2025 Minister of Justice Youth National Policing Award Recipient - Longueuil Agglomeration Police Service – Groupe Contact (LEG00262)

Overview

Delivery method

Virtual classroom

Duration

1.5 hours

Audience

Employees

Description

Please note that this course is open to Justice Canada employees only.

Each year, the Minister of Justice National Youth Policing Award recognizes police officers and other youth justice professionals involved in police-led initiatives that develop and implement innovative approaches or promising practices. These initiatives go beyond the formal court system when working with youth in conflict with the law.

The 2025 award was presented to the Longueuil Agglomeration Police Service in Quebec for their exceptional work on the Groupe Contact project. This award celebrates police-led projects that reflect the principles of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, particularly those that prioritize alternatives to formal judicial processes.

Groupe Contact is a community-based, trauma-informed youth intervention program that supports youth aged 12 to 17 who are either in contact with or at risk of coming into contact with the criminal justice system. The program promotes positive youth development through personalized intervention plans tailored to each young person’s needs.

The recipients will present on their initiative and leave time for questions and answers at the end.

Learning Objectives / Topics covered

• Expand knowledge of the Groupe Contact initiative
  Understand the origins, structure, and goals of the program, including its trauma-informed and community-based approach.
• Explore promising practices in youth intervention
  Identify key strategies used by Groupe Contact to engage youth aged 12–17 who are in contact or at risk of contact with the justice system.
• Understand the role of interdisciplinary collaboration
  Examine how police officers, criminal analysts, youth counsellors, and community partners work together to support youth development.
• Analyze how Groupe Contact aligns with the principles of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA)
  Learn how the initiative promotes alternatives to formal judicial processes and supports rehabilitation and reintegration.
• Recognize the impact of proactive, community-based policing
  Assess how early intervention, outreach, and positive youth development activities contribute to crime prevention and community safety.

This event is in French with simultaneous interpretation in English.

Registration deadline: 5 working days prior to the course date.

Participants are responsible for adding their training activities to their Outlook calendars.

Accommodation measures: The Department of Justice is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free learning environment. If you have any accessibility needs in order to fully participate in the training activity, please contact your manager to discuss your needs. You may also call upon the services of the Centre for Workplace Access-Ability, Health and Wellness to help identify what type of accommodation measures you require.

For more information: Contact the Centre for Legal Education Services.

For information about the continuing professional development (CPD) hours for this course, please consult the 2025 Accreditation Summary.

If you have questions concerning the accreditation process, please contact our accreditation team by email (Accreditations@justice.gc.ca).