What is Our Mission?

The Mission of the Association is to foster community safety through the successful reintegration of offenders.  This will be accomplished by promoting improved offender treatment and accountability, professional development and correctional reform.

The IAR represents individuals, agencies and members who support prison population management, cost containment and successful reintegration of offenders in collaboration with those concerned with victims of crime, formerly incarcerated persons, correctional practitioners, allied justice professionals, higher education, public policy makers, inter-faith, family members and family advocates and community members.

What do We Value?

IAR values: Building safer communities and ensuring justice for all by providing comprehensive, compassionate and evidence-based services and support to:

• Current and formerly incarcerated persons and their families; and
• Individuals, families and neighborhoods victimized by crime.

The Association advocates for a broad understanding of crime as a social, not solely a legal, problem requiring solutions best achieved through active collaborations with a wide array of civic groups, criminal justice AND noncriminal justice organizations engaged in education, housing, employment, family and health-related issues.

The Association embraces cultural diversity and an international focus in understanding and sharing knowledge about effective reintegration and reentry practices with key stakeholders around the world, including formerly incarcerated persons and their families, crime victims and their families, communities and professionals.