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Community Corrections

- About Community Corrections
- About us
  Information about Community Corrections Tasmania.
- Community Partnerships
  Community Corrections works with a wide range of community-based organisations to support offenders in the community.
- Contact us
  How to contact Community Corrections Tasmania and the location of its offices.
- Careers
- Working at Community Corrections
  Career and work opportunities at Community Corrections.
- Working as a Probation Officer
  Working as a Probation Officer with Community Corrections Tasmania.
- Applying for work
  How to apply for work with Community Corrections Tasmania.
- Orders
- Community Correction Orders
  A Community Correction Order allows an individual to remain in the community while serving their sentence.
- Home Detention
  Home Detention Orders require an offender to be at a specified premise, during specified times and to comply with strict conditions, including electronic monitoring.
- Community Service
  Community service involves unpaid work under the direction of a Probation Officer or a Community Service Supervisor. Community service may be required in sentencing or for unpaid infringment fines.
- Court Mandated Diversion and Drug Treatment Orders
  A Court Mandated Diversion is a sentencing option that diverts eligible offenders into treatment for their drug use.
- Parole Orders
  A Parole Order allows a prisoner to serve part of their sentence in the community under strict conditions monitored by their Probation Officer.
- Programs
- EQUIPS Programs
  The Explore, Question, Understand, Investigate, Practice, Succeed (EQUIPS) programs help medium to high risk offenders with a history of addiction, aggression, and domestic abuse.
- Family Violence Offender Intervention
  The Family Violence Offender Intervention Program (FVOIP) is for people with a history of family violence offences.
- Sober Driver Program
  The Sober Driver Program is designed for repeat drink driving offenders.

Community Service project sites

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Individuals sentenced to Community Service perform their hours in unpaid work. Work settings may be metropolitan or rural across a range of projects.

Community Corrections consider the following criteria for potential community service projects:

the project site is community based
community service is with a 'not for profit' organisation
Community Service will not take paid employment from others in the community
the project site provides reparation to the community through practical tasks
the capacity for ongoing and adequate supervision
the potential safety risks to the community
the activity can improve an individual's pro-social attitude and skills
engagement at the project site improves the interaction within the community
the project site is a safe working environment

Individuals may work for government agencies or local councils under suitable circumstances.

Offenders may also complete their hours by attending approved courses or programs.

Courses or programs usually target areas relevant to the individual's offences, such as:

alcohol and/or drug treatment
anger management programs
skills needed to get employment

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Last updated: 8 August 2022

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