Other sources of information are included in reports for three main reasons:
- due to a legislative requirement
- to give an 'overall' picture of the offender, or
- to corroborate information given by the offender.
All sources of information should be identified. They generally include:
- interview with offender - include date
- summary of fact(s) - not in case of NG hearing
- victim impact statement
- combined criminal and traffic history
- fines summary
- spouse, family, and whanau
- employer
- previous PSRs, and Department of Corrections' records and documents
- previous case officers, staff from other agencies or departments not materially connected to the offending
- specialist input
- assessment tools (e.g. AUDIT/DAST/NINE), and
- health professionals.
Notes:
- Departmental tools used should be recognised in either full name or in layman's terms.
- Interviews held with significant others or other relevant contributors should be listed.
