Objectives and Activities

Introduction

Each objective included in the offender plan will have an activity assigned to it which will give details of how the objective is to be achieved. The activity may be selected from the list available for that objective or, in some situations, may be developed by the probation officer and the offender.

It is possible to have more than one activity assigned to one objective.

The following four tables outline the objectives and associated activities available in IOMS for the probation officer to include in the offender plan.

Rehabilitative objectives

These objectives are used to address specific rehabilitative needs identified as contributing to the offending. These may be needs that relate specifically to the offending.

Examples:

alcohol and other drug use
violence propensity, or
lifestyle needs such as offending supportive associates.

The probation officer may address these needs through as many or as few or the objectives as they consider necessary.

The following table shows rehabilitative objectives and corresponding interventions/activities.

-	Objective	Intervention/Activity
1.1	Identify and manage the factors that drive offending behaviour.	attendance at an appropriate rehabilitative programme referral to psychologist attendance at tikanga Māori programme undertake short rehabilitation programme (SRP) undertake medium intensity rehabilitation programme (MIRP) undertake specialist Māori cultural assessment attendance at an approved purchased programme probation officer defined activity attendance at an approved community-funded programme.
1.2	Prepare and implement personal relapse prevention plan.	prepare personal relapse prevention plan referral to relapse prevention group referral to psychologist probation officer defined activity.
1.3	Manage instances of relapse.	referral to relapse prevention group session with probation officer probation officer defined activity.
1.4	Develop problem solving skills.	probation officer delivery of problem solving module (PSM).
1.5	Address motivational barriers to intervention.	undertake SRP referral to psychologist referral for cultural assessment attendance at a tikanga Māori programme session with probation officer probation officer defined activity.
1.6	Address other barriers to intervention.	referral to health agency referral to employment agency session with probation officer referral for education, literacy/numeracy training course referral to an approved external provider probation officer defined activity.
1.7	Overcome substance abuse barriers to intervention.	referral to health agency attendance at substance abuse programme attendance at alcohol and other drug (AOD) counselling/treatment programme probation officer defined activity.
1.8	Address Māori culture related needs associated with offending.	referral to psychologist with view to bi-cultural therapy model attendance at tikanga Māori programme undertake cultural assessment.
1.9	Develop motivation for sentence compliance and an offence free lifestyle.	undertake an approved motivational programme undertake a cultural assessment probation officer delivery of PSM session with probation officer probation officer defined activity.
1.10	Develop cognitive strategies to support pro-social decision making.	probation officer delivery of PSM probation officer defined activity.
1.11	Avoid effects of contamination through association with high risk offenders.	session with probation officer manage placement of offender in community work (CW) work parties.
1.12	Gain and improve employment skills and work habits.	referral to Work and Income session with probation officer referral to another employment training agency referral to an education, literacy/numeracy course provider probation officer defined activity manage placement of offender in CW work parties.

Reintegrative objectives

These objectives are used to address reintegrative needs which may contribute to further offending or act as a barrier to compliance with the requirements of the sentence if not addressed. These needs are assessed through the reintegrative needs checklist and should only be included in the offender plan if the level of need is determined as RI2.

The following table shows reintegrative objectives and corresponding interventions/activities.

-	Objective	Intervention/Activity
2.1 2.2	Acquire suitable accommodation, and obtain employment.	referral to Work and Income session with probation officer facilitate access/contact with appropriate community support agencies (2.1) or community employment support agencies (2.2) probation officer defined activity.
2.3	Manage finances.	facilitate access/contact with appropriate community budget support agencies session with probation officer probation officer defined activity.
2.4	Manage relationship issues.	facilitate access/contact with appropriate community relationship support agencies session with probation officer probation officer defined activity.
2.5	Develop positive community support.	facilitate access/contact with appropriate community support agencies session with probation officer probation officer defined activity.
2.6	Prevent victim-related problems.	facilitate access/contact with appropriate community victim support agencies session with probation officer probation officer defined activity.
2.7	Achieve post-sentence healthcare continuity.	facilitate access/contact with appropriate community healthcare support agencies session with probation officer probation officer defined activity.

Reporting and compliance objectives

These objectives relate to monitoring the offender’s compliance with the requirements of the sentence/order. Monitoring includes completion of quarterly offender plan reviews which record the offender’s progress against the plan.

If the offender is subject to dual or multiple sentences, activities should be assigned to objectives to ensure there is a record of monitoring compliance with the other sentence(s).

This part of the offender plan should be used to record objectives relating to all special conditions that are not rehabilitative or reintegrative (e.g. non-association orders)

The following table shows reporting and compliance objectives and corresponding interventions/activities.

-	Objective	Intervention/Activity
3.1	Meet obligations and requirements of sentence orders and parole licences.	monitor offender progress and sentence compliance complete quarterly offender plan reviews within two weeks of due date initiate appropriate enforcement complete sentence completion report within two weeks of actual sentence end date probation officer defined activity.
3.2	Comply with all the objectives and activities of the offender plan.	monitor offender progress and sentence compliance complete all offender plan reviews within two weeks of due date probation officer defined activity.

Reparative objective

If the offender is subject to CW, the activity assigned to this objective should be used to record the hours and the timeframe within which they should be completed. Reviews of the offender plan should record progress with the hours and response to the sentence.

The following table shows the reparative objective and corresponding interventions/activities.

-	Objective	Intervention/Activity
4.1	Contribute positively to the community through unpaid work.	complete CW in a reasonable manner as required by senior community work supervisor/probation officer and the sponsor probation officer defined activity.

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