Ms. Alison Cunningham was the Director of Research & Planning at the Centre for Children & Families in the Justice System and Past President of the Council of Elizabeth Fry Societies of Ontario. She has around 50 years of experience in conducting empirical research in a wide variety of criminal justice, mental health and social service settings. She is a long-time member of the Advisory Board of the London Community Parole Project and a member of the Citizen’s Advisory Committee of the London Parole Office of Correctional Service of Canada among many other local committees. She has published two textbooks and a variety of articles.