The wider justice sector (primarily NZ Police, the Ministry of Justice, and Corrections) seeks to achieve certain outcomes for the benefit of New Zealand society. A hierarchy of outcomes have recently been agreed, and is shown below.
Beneath the higher-level sector outcomes, specific outcomes to which Corrections contributes directly are noted, as shown in the diagram below. These outcomes (known as Corrections “End Outcomes”) specify the major outcomes the Department is trying to achieve. These are:
Beneath these five areas, more detailed outcomes have been defined, which are referred to as “intermediate outcomes”. The outcomes of the Department, and how they fit into the wider justice sector, are illustrated in the following diagram.
Justice Sector Outcomes Framework
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The Department is developing a wider range of outcome indicators to assess the impact of our work on society, both to inform decisions on progressive improvement of services, and to prioritise specific outcomes for greater effectiveness.