Introduction
This topic outlines the information that the sentence completion report should provide and details the sections of the report.
Sentence completion report
The sentence completion report should provide:
- a summary of the offender’s response to the sentence/order
- comment regarding the achievement of the offender management plan objectives relating to the sentence/order being considered for completion
- relapse prevention strategies
- any remaining areas of concern
- a summary of non-compliance issues
- confirmation of other sentences the offender remains subject to, and
- comment regarding the likely benefit of future community-based sentences.
Sections of the report
This table outlines the sections of the report and what information to include in each section.
Note: The sentence completion report is a Word document that should be cut and pasted into the offender’s IOMS casenotes upon completion.
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Section |
Information to include |
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Offender’s details |
- name
- personal reference number (PRN), and
- date of birth.
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Sentence details |
- type of sentence/order
- start date
- comlpetion date
- standard conditions, and
- special conditions.
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Response to sentence |
- any identified issues
- interventions employed during the sentence and offender’s response, and
- if the offender has not complied with the standard or special conditions, briefly explain.
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Relapse prevention |
- remaining areas of concern relating to offender’s likelihood of further offending
- arrangements for ongoing community support, and
- reintegrative strategies discussed with offender to reduce further offending.
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Further conviction |
- any further convictions while on sentence, including offence or sentence outcome, and
- comments relevant to any action taken following re-offending (e.g. recall, breach, variation/cancellation).
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| Compliance |
- compliance with standard conditions
- compliance with special conditions, and
- in the case of non-compliance, details of any action taken (e.g. recall, breach, variation/cancellation)
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Other sentences |
any other sentences that offender is subject to, including the sentence type and completion (finish) date. |
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Suitability for subsequent sentences |
- whether or not the offender is suitable for subsequent community-based or home detention (HD) sentences, indicating “Yes” or “No”, and
- any relevant comments.
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