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Probation and parole - Queensland Corrective Services

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Community service<br />

As part of their court orders, offenders may be sentenced to undertake community<br />

service under the supervision of <strong>Probation</strong> <strong>and</strong> Parole.<br />

Community service projects are operated by not-for-profit community organisations.<br />

They include environmental groups, schools, ambulance services, charities, mealson-wheels,<br />

sporting clubs, local councils <strong>and</strong> many other organisations. Voluntary<br />

supervisors oversee the offenders working on the projects.<br />

Offenders work one or two days a week <strong>and</strong>, for many, it is their first experience<br />

of community work. Some offenders continue this work voluntarily following the<br />

completion of their orders.<br />

Intervention programs<br />

Offenders on probation <strong>and</strong> <strong>parole</strong> orders have access to a range of programs <strong>and</strong><br />

interventions aimed at lowering their risk of re-offending.<br />

These programs, offered through the eight program hubs, assist offenders to confront<br />

their criminal behaviour, <strong>and</strong> develop pro-social skills <strong>and</strong> techniques to control their<br />

behaviour <strong>and</strong> avoid situations that may lead to further offending.<br />

These programs include:<br />

The Turning Point: Preparatory Program, which helps offenders prepare to change<br />

their offending behaviour. The program helps offenders to weigh up the pros <strong>and</strong><br />

cons of changing their behaviour, <strong>and</strong> to help them to become more confident<br />

about their ability to make positive changes in their lives<br />

the Getting SMART: Moderate intensity substance abuse program that teaches<br />

offenders to use cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) principles, theories, tools<br />

<strong>and</strong> techniques to abstain from any type of addictive behaviour<br />

the Making Choices program that addresses general offending behaviour <strong>and</strong><br />

helps participants to look at how they came to offend while also helping them<br />

to recognise points where different choices could be made. There are different<br />

versions of this program developed for male <strong>and</strong> female offenders<br />

the Ending Family Violence program that tackles violence within Indigenous<br />

families <strong>and</strong> aims to develop culturally-appropriate solutions to protect adults<br />

<strong>and</strong> children from the effects of domestic violence<br />

the Ending Offending program that is designed to meet the needs of Aboriginal<br />

<strong>and</strong> Torres Strait Isl<strong>and</strong>er offenders in a culturally appropriate manner. The<br />

overall aim of this program is to modify the drinking <strong>and</strong> offending behaviour of<br />

indigenous offenders in the correctional system.<br />

6 <strong>Probation</strong> <strong>and</strong> Parole Service<br />

Queensl<strong>and</strong> <strong>Corrective</strong> <strong>Services</strong>

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