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Presentation to Portfolio Committee 2 September 2009 Western Cape Region State of the Region

Presentation to Portfolio Committee 2 September 2009 Western Cape Region State of the Region. STRUCTURE OF PRESENTATION. Regional Overview Budget Allocation for 2009/2010 Security of Personnel and Offenders Management of Overcrowding Development of Offenders Human Resource

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Presentation to Portfolio Committee 2 September 2009 Western Cape Region State of the Region

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  1. Presentation to Portfolio Committee 2 September 2009 Western Cape Region State of the Region

  2. STRUCTURE OF PRESENTATION • Regional Overview • Budget Allocation for 2009/2010 • Security of Personnel and Offenders • Management of Overcrowding • Development of Offenders • Human Resource • Risk Management • Challenges • Key Deliverables for 2009/2010

  3. Regional Overview • Organogram

  4. COMPOSITION OF REGION • Management Areas 10 • Correctional Centers 43 • Female centers 3 • Youth Centers 5 • Maximum Centers 3 • Social Reintegration Offices 26 • Staff in Region 7569 • Offender Population 28368

  5. 3. STAFF COMPOSITION • FINANCED POSITION = 8241 • FILLED = 7569 • VACANT = 672 • VACANCY RATE (OVERALL) = 8,15 • VACANCY RATE DISCIPLINE = 7,06 • VACANCY RATE PROFESSIONALS = 20,08

  6. 4. OFFENDER POPULATION Number of offenders in custody on 24 August 2009:

  7. BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR 2009/2010 • Expenditure until end of July 2009

  8. Expenditure budget per SCOA item for 2009/2010 until end of July 2009

  9. SECURITY OF PERSONNEL AND OFFENDERS Officials assaulted by offenders: 2008/2009: 25 2009/2010: 6

  10. Security Interventions • Automated Control Rooms: 14 • Number of CCTV’s: 705 • Number of Emergency Support Team (EST) members: 133 • Number of special operations executed by EST: 17 • Vetting of staff • Involved in integrated Provincial Gang Strategy • CMC • Disciplinary hearings • Degrading to lower privilege group • Transfer of offenders

  11. MANAGEMENT OF OVERCROWDING • Regional Interventions • Integrated approach in cluster to down manage ATD’s and Children in custody • Diversion of sentences (sec 62(f)) • Equal distribution of offenders in region • Monthly RoTT meeting to monitor and evaluate progress • Upgrading of current infrastructure and extension of Capacity, e.g

  12. CLUSTERINVOLVEMENT

  13. CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMMES TO OFFENDERS

  14. Special Categories MOTHERS WITH BABIES • Pollsmoor female centre is the only one that has mothers with babies in the region • Presently the centre has (9) babies • Programmes provided to them include the following: • Restorative justice, Alternative to Violence programme,Narcotics Anonymous, Post and pre- natal classes, Individual counseling

  15. FUNCTIONING OF CSPB • No backlogs at the CSPB • Parole approvals/decisions for 08/09 = 5904 • Day Parole Approvals for 08/09 = 34 • Conversions of sentence for 08/09 = 30 • No of cases considered for 08/09 = 14475

  16. MEDICAL PAROLE PLACEMENTS • Number of cases presented for 2008/2009 • Cases Received 16 • Cases approved 13 • Cases disapproved 03 • 2009/2010, two (2) cases of which one was approved.

  17. DEVELOPMENT OF OFFENDERS • Formal Education

  18. Skills Development

  19. Production workshops Capacity in Production workshops 640 per day Percentage participating 63,43% Consists of 7 big and 11 smaller farms as well as 2 Wood and Steel workshops and 5 Textile factories

  20. Agriculture Activities

  21. 5. Poverty Alleviation

  22. HUMAN RESOURCE • Staff Development: • Executive Leadership and Management Development Programmes • Financial training for non financial managers • Anti corruption training • Risk Assessment • Management Information Systems • Training in functioning in Parole Boards and CMC’s • Functional training as shooting range instructors, investigations, supply chain management, etc. • Mentoring courses

  23. EQUITY STATUS: MAY 2004 AND MAY 2009: LEVELS 3-15

  24. EQUITY STATUS; cont:MAY 2004 AND MAY 2009 LEVELS 3 - 15

  25. Informal litigation 1 April 2009- 31 July 2009 • Informal (arbitrations) • Formal Litigations

  26. EMPLOYEE RELATIONS

  27. RISK MANAGEMENT • Management of overcrowding • Gangsterism • Infrastructure • Debt management and loss control • Fleet Management • Transport of firearms to Head Office • Service terminations • Lack of access identity cards

  28. CHALLENGES • Vacancies • Retaining of scarce skills • Staff accommodation • Staff debt • Inadequate budget allocation • High turnover of professionals • Full compliance to Occupational Health and Safety Act • Suspensions, discipline and grievances • Payment of TB and ARV medication

  29. KEY DELIVERABLES FOR 2009/10 • Completion of the “White Paper” Centre at Van Rhynsdorp, Warmbokveld and Brandvlei Med B • Completion of the upgrading of Riebeeck West, • Opening of the facilities at Overberg • Enhancement of Gang Strategy • Implementation of the 7Day Establishment • Remand Detention concept • Asset Management • Debt Management • Reduction of audit queries • Increase in Offender Labour • Offenders participating in education • Appointment of control room operators

  30. Thank you

  31. Together doing more & better to break cycle of crime

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