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Offender Management Framework

Corrections Victoria's mission is to deliver a safe and secure corrections system in which we actively engage offenders and the community to promote positive behaviour change. The Reducing Re-offending Framework (2004) describes how Corrections Victoria will achieve its mission through assessing, treating and managing higher risk offenders in order to reduce their risk of reoffending. This relies on effective offender management by all staff to maximise opportunities for offenders to change their behaviour.

The Offender Management Framework documents a number of practice principles that are based on the what works literature. These practice principles ensure that our offender management practices are linked to evidence-based theory and enables a consistent, system-wide approach to offender management.

The aims of offender management are to:

• maintain a safe and secure community
• motivate offenders to engage in and continue with programs and services
• identify and monitor offenders risks and needs and
• based on these risks and needs coordinate and prioritise offenders' access to appropriate programs, services and activities.

The role of correctional staff in maintaining security and actively engaging offenders in programs and services is central to effective offender management.

The Offender Management Framework is a vital component of creating a correctional system that actively engages offenders in positive behaviour change in order to provide a safer community.

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Author:	Department of Justice - Corrections Victoria
Place of Publication:	Melbourne
Publisher:	Department of Justice - Corrections Victoria
Date of Publication:	2007
Number of Pages:	Summary - 6 pages Full version - 16 pages
Copyright:	State of Victoria, 2007.