Probation and parole - Queensland Corrective Services

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Community service As part of their court orders, offenders may be sentenced to undertake community service under the supervision of Probation and Parole. Community service projects are operated by not-for-profit community organisations. They include environmental groups, schools, ambulance services, charities, mealson-wheels, sporting clubs, local councils and many other organisations. Voluntary supervisors oversee the offenders working on the projects. Offenders work one or two days a week and, for many, it is their first experience of community work. Some offenders continue this work voluntarily following the completion of their orders. Intervention programs Offenders on probation and parole orders have access to a range of programs and interventions aimed at lowering their risk of re-offending. These programs, offered through the eight program hubs, assist offenders to confront their criminal behaviour, and develop pro-social skills and techniques to control their behaviour and avoid situations that may lead to further offending. These programs include: The Turning Point: Preparatory Program, which helps offenders prepare to change their offending behaviour. The program helps offenders to weigh up the pros and cons of changing their behaviour, and to help them to become more confident about their ability to make positive changes in their lives the Getting SMART: Moderate intensity substance abuse program that teaches offenders to use cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) principles, theories, tools and techniques to abstain from any type of addictive behaviour the Making Choices program that addresses general offending behaviour and helps participants to look at how they came to offend while also helping them to recognise points where different choices could be made. There are different versions of this program developed for male and female offenders the Ending Family Violence program that tackles violence within Indigenous families and aims to develop culturally-appropriate solutions to protect adults and children from the effects of domestic violence the Ending Offending program that is designed to meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander offenders in a culturally appropriate manner. The overall aim of this program is to modify the drinking and offending behaviour of indigenous offenders in the correctional system. 6 Probation and Parole Service Queensland Corrective Services
Lower Gulf and Torres Strait As part of Probation and Parole, Gulf and Torres Strait Island communities are benefiting from tougher surveillance of offenders and state-of-the-art rehabilitation programs. A trial of the new probation and parole model was introduced in Doomadgee, Mornington Island, Normanton and Thursday Island in June 2006. For the first time permanent Probation and Parole offices are being established in the lower Gulf and Torres Strait to provide a higher level of supervision and case management of offenders under community-based orders. The Probation and Parole model for the lower Gulf and Torres Strait region aims to reduce the over-representation of Indigenous people in Queensland s corrective services system. The improved supervision and access to rehabilitation programs is designed to provide a real sentencing alternative for judges and magistrates. Probation and Parole district offices Probation and Parole district offices are located at: Beenleigh Brisbane Central Brisbane North Brisbane South Bundaberg Burleigh Heads Caboolture Cairns Cleveland Emerald Gladstone Gympie Hervey Bay Inala Innisfail Ipswich Kingaroy Queensland Corrective Services Logan City Mackay Mareeba Maroochydore Mt Gravatt Mt Isa Noosa Heads Pine Rivers Redcliffe Rockhampton Roma Southport Thuringowa Thursday Island Toowoomba Townsville Wynnum For contact details, contact Queensland Corrective Services on 3227 7111 or visit our website at www.correctiveservices.qld.gov.au Probation and Parole Service 7
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