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COMMUNITY OPERATIONS

COMMUNITY OPERATIONS. Pacific Regional Heads of Prisons Meeting 2005. Overview. Benefits of community based supervision Key features of community operations in Queensland Recent initiatives Challenges The way forward. Discussion Points.

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COMMUNITY OPERATIONS

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  1. COMMUNITY OPERATIONS Pacific Regional Heads of Prisons Meeting 2005

  2. Overview • Benefits of community based supervision • Key features of community operations in Queensland • Recent initiatives • Challenges • The way forward

  3. Discussion Points • Similarities and differences – our justice systems and our offenders • Community corrections across jurisdictions • Special needs courtseg drug courts and indigenous courts • Common challenges

  4. Benefits of community based supervision

  5. (Source: ABS Prisoners in Australia Cat. No. 4517.0)

  6. Sentencing Principles Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 • Purpose of sentencing is: • Punishment • Rehabilitation • Deterrence • Community Condemnation • Community Protection • Excepting for violent offenders: • Imprisonment should be a last resort • A community based sentence is preferable

  7. Average daily number of offenders under community supervision in Queensland is 12,807 • Daily cost per offender - $7.70 • Average daily number of prisoners in Queensland is 4,375. • Daily cost per prisoner - $147.25 (MPS 2004-5) Cost Effectiveness

  8. Cairns Mareeba Innisfail Palm Island Townsville Thuringowa Cannonvale Mt Isa Mackay Rockhampton Emerald Gladstone Bundaberg Maryborough Gympie Noosa Kingaroy Maroochydore Roma Toowoomba Infrastructure Redcliffe

  9. Servicing Remote Communities Field visit from Cairns Area Office

  10. Staff Profile Management – 55 Community – 374 Administrative – 87 Full time – 379 Part time – 41 Casual - 87 Mt Isa

  11. Offender Profile – Court Orders 12,300 offenders • 46% under 25 years old • Most common offences: • property related, • minor assault, • drugs • Prison/Probation • Intensive Drug Rehabilitation • Intensive Correction • Probation • Community Service • Fine Option

  12. Post-Prison Community Supervision • 1,070 offenders • Home Detention • Parole • Continuing supervision

  13. Recidivism • 4% of community based offenders are imprisoned within 12 months of completing a court order • 11% of community based offenders receive a further order within 2 years. • 64% of Qld prisoners have been in prison before • 30% of prisoners return to prison within 2 years

  14. Key Features of Community Supervision

  15. Suspended Imprisonment Imprisonment PPCBR Release to work Home detention Parole Continuing detention orders Supervision orders Recognizance Fine – may be converted to community service (Fine Option Order) Community Service Order Probation Order Intensive Correction Order Intensive Drug Rehabilitation Order Queensland Sentencing Options

  16. Grounds maintenance • Schools • Hospitals • Ambulance stations • Nursing homes • Cemeteries • Sporting clubs • Parks • Kitchen work • Meals on Wheels • Nursing homes • Graffiti removal • Bushland regeneration • Laundry work • Sorting charity donations for sale • Clerical work • Charity mailouts • Sorting for recycling • Roadside litter removal • Special charity events Community Service

  17. Community Supervision Offenders are assessed to: • Identify the risk behaviours that led to offending, such as drugs/or alcohol, anger or poor decision making. • Plan appropriate surveillance strategies to monitor risk and compliance. • Plan appropriate offender interventions to reduce risk, such as treatment, program attendance, restricted employment.

  18. Substance Abuse Relapse Prevention “Ending Offending” (Indigenous offenders) Sex Offender Program Sex Offender Relapse Prevention “Under the Limit” (Drink Drivers) Anger Management Cognitive Skills Life skills Domestic violence Problem gambling Offender Programs

  19. Surveillance Drug testing Home visits Police and other agency checks Court liaison Monitoring restitution payments

  20. If the offender is on home detention or parole, the order can be immediately suspended for 28 days and a warrant issued for that person’s return to secure custody. • If the offender is on a • court based order, • a summons or warrant can be issued requiring them to appear before a court. Failure to Comply

  21. Recent Initiatives

  22. Recent Initiatives • Interstate parole transfers • Police notification of new offences • Drug testing • Murri Courts • Drug Courts

  23. Interstate Parole Transfer • Formalised approval process • Information for parolees • Investigation prior to transfer

  24. Police Notification

  25. Drug Testing

  26. Murri Courts

  27. Intensive Drug Rehabilitation

  28. Challenges

  29. Key Challenges • Effectively targeted supervision • Finite resources • High need offenders eg mentally ill and sex offenders • Workforce capability

  30. The Way Forward • IOMS • Multi Agency Case Management • Community Engagement • Workforce Capability

  31. Multi-Agency Case Management

  32. Community Engagement

  33. Workforce Capability

  34. Discussion Points • Similarities and differences – our justice systems and our offenders • Community corrections across jurisdictions • Special needs courtseg drug courts and indigenous courts • Common challenges

  35. For more information visit our website at www.dcs.qld.gov.au

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