Prison-based offender programs

A range of treatment and psycho-educational programs are available to address offending behaviour in prisoners.

Eligibility for treatment programs is decided by clinical assessments and program requirements. Offenders are prioritised by their release dates.

Programs are run in groups. However, offenders who aren't suitable for a group program can access individual treatment.

The Family Violence Program is a psycho-educational program that addresses family violence and substance abuse issues.

The program is run over 5 days and is available in custody as well as various remote communities.

The Intensive Alcohol and Other Drugs Program is aimed at offenders who have a chronic alcohol or illicit drug problem.

The program is made up of 9 modules which combine traditional pyscho-educational components with intensive treatment.

Maintenance programs help offenders to develop pathways to release and beyond release with the inclusion of various outside support services.

This will help offenders to transition back into the community and successfully complete supervision requirements.

The Responsibility Safety Victims and Plans Program is a low-intensity program.

It's designed to meet the intervention needs of low and moderate-low risk sexual offenders.

The program is made up of 20 modules that target areas related to the risk of sexual offending.

The Safe Sober Strong Program is a psycho-educational offence-related program.

It's designed to be flexible to meet the needs of offenders with different sentence lengths.

The program includes modules that address problem areas related to reoffending.

It is available to male and female prisoners who are sentenced or on remand, and is also available to youth detainees.

The Sex Offender Treatment Program uses up-to-date and recognised methods to address sexual offending behaviours.

The program is structured around 8 modules, which are usually delivered over a 6-month period.

The Violent Offender Treatment Program identifies and treats the underlying attitudes of a person who:

commits serious acts of physical violence,
exhibits a willingness to inflict harm on others
has feelings of justification and an attitude of entitlement to cause harm to others.

The program is usually delivered over a 3 to 6-month period.

The 3-month program is aimed at moderate and moderate-low risk violent offenders.

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