The Correctional Practice Framework (previously known as the Offender Management Framework) has been refreshed based on the latest research and evidence in correctional practice.
It outlines the theory, evidence base and practice principles that will influence reforms during the next decade in Custodial and Community Correctional Services.
The framework incorporates the latest research on how to best support people within our system to mitigate their risk of reoffending through meaningful rehabilitation. The key principles include:
- recognising that desistance from crime and rehabilitation is a personal journey
- harnessing the power of correctional staff and the relationships they build as a key resource for success
- being responsive to all individuals
- recognising strengths-based approaches are most effective
- viewing behaviour and intervention through a trauma-informed lens.
Importantly, the framework aligns Custodial and Community Correctional Services in their aim to:
- engage in practices that support the attainment of safety within our community
- manage an individual’s risk and needs ethically and create opportunities for desistance
- identify the role of staff in the rehabilitation process and how this can support long-term behavioural change.
The framework recognises the importance of being responsive to an individual’s change journey, the role of informed collaboration and social inclusion in supporting Safer Prisons, Safer People and Safer Communities.
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