Short Rehabilitation Programme for women

The Short Rehabilitation Programme for Women (SRP-W) is designed to help offenders examine the causes of their offending and develop specific skills to prevent them re-offending. The programme is based on Western therapies and is designed to be responsive to Maori women. Participants identify patterns in their thinking, emotions, and behaviours that lead them to offend. They develop their own personalised programme plan that identifies risk factors linked to their offending.The SRP-W can be provided in both prisons and the community.

Who is eligible?

The programme is aimed at women who are at risk of re-offending.

How long does it take?

The SRP-W is delivered over 18 sessions by programme facilitators to groups of up to three participants. Sessions are intensive and usually run for 2.5 hours three or four days a week.

What does the SRP-W address?

The SRP-W assists offenders to develop coping skills so they can manage high-risk situations and impulsivity. Components woven throughout the programme address:

• violence propensity
• antisocial attitudes
• thinking and feelings
• criminal associates
• poor self control and impulsivity
• self-management and problem-solving skills
• substance abuse problems as they relate to the offence process
• relationship difficulties.

How is someone referred to a SRP-W?

In the community
If an offender is eligible for the programme, the probation officer waitlists the offender in IOMS and forwards the completed referral form to the programme liaison manager (PLM) for CPPS Head Office approval. Once approved, the probation officer places the offender on the tentative list for the programme in IOMS.

In prison
If a prisoner is sentence planned for the programme and is eligible, the prison scheduler places the prisoner on the waitlist for the programme in IOMS.