2015-16

OUR ORGANISATION
Correctional Programs and Services
The Correctional Programs and Services (CP&S) division is comprised of multi-disciplinary teams
that develop, manage and deliver a range of programs, services for people within, or at risk of
entering, the NT correctional system. These include preventative, early intervention, alternative
sentencing and custodial treatment and psycho-educational programs; cultural supports;
reintegration services; and community engagement activities.
Additionally, CP&S maintains strategic oversight of matters relating to correctional programs and
services and relating to the implementation of recommendations made to the Department regarding
the correctional system.
The strategic focus of CP&S is to:
• Enhance rehabilitative prospects for adult and youth offenders;
• Provide alternatives to detention for young people;
• Facilitate cultural supports and culturally informed programs and services for adults and young
people;
• Focus on early intervention programs and services for young people; and
• Enhance reintegration opportunities for adults and young people.
The CP&S strategic focus is achieved through the following CP&S initiatives:
• Indigenous programs and services;
• Adult and youth custodial treatment and psycho-educational offender programs;
• Coordination of the Elders Visiting Program;
• Grant funding and partnership with NT police for the youth diversion program;
• Grant funding for the Register of Appropriate Support Persons (RASP);
• Delivery of the Early Intervention Youth Boot Camp program;
• Development of the Sentenced Youth Boot Camp program;
• Development of the Youth Bail support program;
• Implementation of the Youth Justice Framework 2015-2020;
• Secretariat support for the Youth Justice Advisory Committee; and
• Community Engagement.
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