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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.

Court Reports

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The Pre-Sentence Report

After an offender is found guilty, the Court may require a Pre-Sentence Report in considering the appropriate sentence.

The report provides background information on the offender, such as:

personal history and circumstances
living arrangements
education and employment status
family background
health condition
finances and commitments

It helps the court to make an informed decision on the sentence.

How the Pre-Sentence Report is Prepared

A Probation Officer, or other Community Corrections staff member, will prepare the Pre-Sentence Report.

They may:

interview the offender
ask about details of families and friends
get in contact with family and friends
investigate previous employment and speak to previous or current employers
contact the police for any criminal records and,
contact medical and other specialists if necessary

Offender permission will be sought before contact is made with family and friends, employers or medical specialists.

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Last updated: 8 August 2022

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