Print Friendly VersionIII. Sentence Management for Community Detention
- Volume 1 - Providing Information to Courts and New Zealand Parole Board
- Preface
- Overview
- Preparing to Implement the New Sentencing Structure
- Provision of Information
- Special Conditions Relating to Programmes
- Community Work (CW)
- Supervision
- Intensive Supervision
- Community Detention (CD)
- Home Detention (HD)
- Serving a Prison Sentence
- Short Sentences of Imprisonment
- Long Sentences of Imprisonment
- Extended Supervision
- Legislative Framework
- I. Reports General
- General Information for Reports
- Overview
- General Guidelines for Writing Reports
- Standard Conditions
- Special Conditions
- Wording of Special Conditions
- Confidentiality
- Offenders with Convictions for Offences against Children
- Family Violence
- Checklist for Reports
- Presenting Prejudicial or Endangering Information
- Signing Reports
- Women in Prison with Babies
- RoC*Rol
- Conducting Enquiries
- General Information for Reports
- II. Pre-sentence Reports
- 1. About Pre-sentence Processes
- 2. Considering Sentencing Options
- A. Sentencing Hierarchy
- B. Possible Sentencing Combinations
- C. Purposes & Principles of Sentencing
- D. Reaching a Recommended Sentencing Option
- E. Considering Section 11 Provisions
- F. Considering a monetary penalty
- G. Considering community work
- H. Considering supervision
- I. Considering Intensive Supervision
- J. Considering community detention
- K. Considering home detention
- L. Considering imprisonment
- M. Considering Combined Sentences
- N. Combining New Sentences with Existing Sentences
- 3. Identifying Rehabilitative Needs
- 4. Programme Eligibility & Referral
- 5. Oral/On-strength Reports
- 6. Short PSR Assessment
- 7. Full PSR Assessment
- 8. Offender Information Report
- 9. Collections Enquiries
- 10. Reparation Reports
- 11. Restorative Justice Conferences
- 12. Distribution of Reports
- 13. Subsequent Request for Pre-sentence Reports/Information
- III. Court Servicing
- IV. Other Reports/Information to Court
- V. Appendix for Electronically-monitored Sentences/Orders
- 1.Outline of the Appendix
- 2. Conducting Enquiries
- A Interviewing the Offender
- B Assessing the Suitability of the Proposed Address
- C Defining Relevant Occupants
- D Assessing the Suitability of Relevant Occupants
- E Conducting Criminal History Checks on Relevant Occupants
- F Conducting Enquiries with Government Agencies
- G Sending Enquiries to Another Probation Officer
- 3. Writing the Appendix
- VI. Release from Prison on Parole
- 1. Introduction to Pre-release Process
- 2. Pre-release planning
- 3. Pre-parole Liaison
- 4. Parole Assessment Reports
- Overview
- About the Parole Assessment Report Process
- Full Parole Assessment Reports
- Partial Parole Assessment Reports
- Second and Subsequent Parole Assessment Reports
- Specfic Parole Assessment Reports
- PS - The Parole Assessment Report Interview
- CPPS - Conducting Enquiries
- Recommending Release Conditions
- Residential Restrictions Enquiries
- CPPS - Drafting the Report
- PS - Finalising the Parole Assessment Report
- Special Circumstances
- VII. Other Reports/Information to the NZ Parole Board
- 1. Extended Supervision Special Conditions Report
- Overview
- ES Report and Application Process
- Interview and Enquiry Process
- Child Sex Offenders, Determining Accommodation Suitability
- Considering the Need for Special Conditions
- Electronic Monitoring Special Conditions
- Person to Person Special Conditions
- Programme/Treatment Special Conditions
- Writing the Report
- Wording of Special Conditions for Extended Supervision
- NZPB Hearing
- 2. NZPB Progress Monitoring
- 1. Extended Supervision Special Conditions Report
- VIII. Other Reports Relating to Releases from Prison
- Preface
- Volume 2 - Managing Rehabilitative Sentences
- Preface
- Overview
- Preparing to Implement the New Sentencing Structure
- Provision of Information
- Special Conditions Relating to Programmes
- Community Work (CW)
- Supervision
- Intensive Supervision
- Community Detention (CD)
- Home Detention (HD)
- Serving a Prison Sentence
- Short Sentences of Imprisonment
- Long Sentences of Imprisonment
- Extended Supervision
- Legislative Framework TBD
- I. Background to Sentence Management
- II. Allocation and Induction
- 1. Pre-allocation
- 2. Allocating an Offender
- 3. Initial Induction at First Report In
- 4. Sentence Specific Induction
- 5. Reintegrative Needs Assessment
- III. Offender Planning
- IV. Interventions/Programmes
- V. Managing an Offender's Sentence/Order
- 1. General Sentence Management
- Overview
- Managing an Offender's Reporting
- Varying the Reporting Frequency
- Carrying out Home Visits
- Managing an Offender's Employment
- Referring to and Monitoring Programmes and Activities
- Establishing and Maintaining Motivation
- Monitoring and Reporting on Offender's Compliance
- Measuring Progress
- Approved Adults for Supervising Child Sex Offenders' Contact with Children
- 2. Electronic Monitoring
- A. Managing Absences
- B. Managing the Interface with Electronic Monitoring Company
- C. GPS Monitoring
- Overview
- About GPS Monitoring
- Criteria and Process for Requesting GPS Monitoring
- Setting Inclusion and Exclusion Zones
- GPS Connection Request
- GPS Connection and Induction
- GPS Event Reports and Maps
- Ongoing Management of GPS
- Using GPS Information for Offender Management and Enforcement
- GPS Forms
- GPS Events and Event Definitions
- D. Managing Offenders Subject to HD Order Transitional Section
- 3. JM / NZPB Progress Monitoring
- 4. Offender Plan Reviews
- 5. Case Work Tools
- 6. Managing Requests for Overseas Travel
- 7. Sentence Completion Processes
- 8. Formal Review for Extended Supervision
- 1. General Sentence Management
- VI. Changes in Offenders Circumstances
- VII. Non-compliance and Enforcement
- 1. Principles of Non-compliance and Enforcement
- 2. Determining Non-compliance
- 3. Determining what Enforcement Action to Take
- 4. Sanctions
- 5. Taking Breach Action
- 6. Having Offenders Arrested
- VIII. Applications to Court
- IX. Applications to the Parole Board
- 1. General Information about Applications
- 2. Applications to Vary or Cancel (Discharge) Condtions
- 3. Preparing an Application
- 4. About Applications for Recall
- 5. Before Applying for Recall
- 6. Preparing an Application for Recall
- 7. After Applying for Recall
- 8. Confidentiality Orders
- 9. Attending a NZPB Hearing
- Preface
- Volume 3A - Managing Community Work
- Preface
- Overview
- Preparing to Implement the New Sentencing Structure
- Provision of Information
- Special Conditions Relating to Programmes
- Community Work (CW)
- Supervision
- Intensive Supervision
- Community Detention (CD)
- Home Detention (HD)
- Serving a Prison Sentence
- Short Sentences of Imprisonment
- Long Sentences of Imprisonment
- Extended Supervision
- Legislative Framework
- I. Community Work Pre-allocation and Induction
- 1. Community Work Pre-allocation
- 2. Community Work Induction
- 3. Work Place and BWLS Assessment
- II. Management of Community Work Centres
- 1. CWC Offender Management
- 2. CWC Community Work Supervisor Guidelines
- 3. CWC Approving and Monitoring Placements
- Overview
- Process for Establishing a Work Project
- Unsuitable Work Projects
- Selecting a Suitable Work Project
- Approving Work Projects
- Work Project Agreement
- Monitoring Projects
- Equipment Rules for Work Projects
- Transport Rules for Work Projects
- Project Sponsor Claims for Loss or Damage
- The Work Project Register
- III. Management of CW agencies
- IV. General Sentence Management
- V. Changes in Offender Circumstances
- VI. Non-compliance enforcement
- VII. Applications to Court
- VIII. Managing Basic Work and Living Skills
- 1. About Basic Work and Living Skills
- 2. Obtaining Consent and Making a Referral
- 3. Confirming Basic Work and Living Skills Programme
- Overview
- Processing the Provider Assessment Confirmation Form
- When Offender's BWLS Needs can be Addressed
- When Offender's BWLS Needs cannot be Addressed
- When Offender does not have BWLS Needs
- When Offender did not Attend Assessment
- Confirming the Programme Details with the Offender
- Confirming the Programme Approval to the Provider
- 4. Programme Participation and Monitoring
- 5. End of Programme
- Preface
- Volume 3B - Managing Community Detention
- Preface
- Preparing to Implement the New Sentencing Structure
- Provision of Information
- Special Conditions Relating to Programmes
- Community Work (CW)
- Supervision
- Intensive Supervision
- Community Detention (CD)
- Home Detention (HD)
- Serving a Prison Sentence
- Short Sentences of Imprisonment
- Long Sentences of Imprisonment
- Extended Supervision
- Legislative Framework
- I. Introduction to Community Detention
- II. Setting up a Community Detention Sentence
- III. Sentence Management for Community Detention
- 1. Managing Electronic Monitoring for Community Detention
- Overview
- Introduction to Electronic Monitoring for Community Detention
- The Use of Electronic Monitoring Information for Community Detention
- Electronic Monitoring Equipment
- CPPS Roles and Responsibilities
- Temporary Removal of Electronic Monitoring Equipment
- Community Detention Electronic Monitoring Forms
- 2. Monitoring Compliance with Curfews and Electronic Monitoring
- Overview
- Introduction to Community Detention Electronic Monitoring Notifications
- Community Detention Electronic Monitoring Notification Process
- Types of Community Detention Electronic Monitoring Notifications
- Investigating Community Detention Electronic Monitoring Notifications
- Investigating Community Detention Electronic Monitoring Boundary Notifications
- Investigating Community Detention Electronic Monitoring Equipment Notifications
- Reminders and Escalations
- Weekly Caseload Notifications
- Recording Compliance with Curfews and Electronic Monitoring
- Emergency Absences
- 3. Reporting and Home Visit Requirements for Community Detention
- 4. Authorised Absences
- 5. Changes in Offender Circumstances
- 6. Managing Requests for Overseas Travel
- 7. Community Detention Appeals
- 1. Managing Electronic Monitoring for Community Detention
- IV. Non-compliance and Enforcement
- 1. Principles of Non-compliance and Enforcement for Community Detention
- 2. Roles and Responsibilities
- 3. Determining Non-compliance with Community Detention
- 4. Community Detention Sanctions
- 5. Community Detention Breaches
- 6. Community Detention Enforcement Guidelines
- Overview
- Using Enforcement Guidelines
- Types of Enforcement Action to Use
- Enforcement Guidelines for Further Offending
- Enforcement Guidelines for Unauthorised Absences and Deviation from Curfew
- Enforcement Guidelines for Refusing Entry or Tampering with Monitoring Equipment
- Enforcement Guidelines for Failing to Report
- 7. Having Offenders Arrested
- V. Applications to Court
- VI. Community Detention Completion Processes
- VII. Forms for Community Detention
- Preface
- Volume 4 - Risk and Relationships
- Part 1 - Management of Risk
- Chapter 1 - Working with Offenders
- Chapter 2 - Awareness
- Chapter 3 - Offender Warning System
- Chapter 4 - Highest Risk Offenders (HRX) and Information Sharing with NZ Police
- Overview
- Sharing Information between PPS, CPS and the Police
- Psychological Service Criteria to Identify Highest Risk Offenders
- Process of HRX Identification and Flag
- HRX status for offenders outside the criteria
- Disclosing Information about Offenders on Parole, Home detention or Extended Supervision
- Chapter 5 - Domestic Violence
- Chapter 6 - Battered Woman Syndrome
- Chapter 7 - Child Abuse
- Chapter 8 - Privacy
- Chapter 9 - Official Information
- Chapter 10 - Victim Notification
- Chapter 11 - Complaints
- Chapter 12 - Information Sharing about Child Sex Offenders
- Chapter 13 - Support Planning Meetings for child sex offenders
- Chapter 14 - Notifying Specified Individuals about Child Sex Offenders
- Overview of Notifying Specified Individuals about Child Sex Offenders
- Introduction to Notification for CSOs
- Making the Initial Identification
- After Initial Identification
- Making a Decision Whether to Notify
- Legal Considerations
- Planning Notification
- Notifying Affected Neighbours and Other Individuals
- Managing Community Reaction
- Reviewing Notification
- Part 2 - Relationships with Agencies
- Part 1 - Management of Risk
- CPS Manual Site Map
