EQUIPS Programs
Community Corrections delivers the Explore, Question, Understand, Investigate, Practice, Succeed (EQUIPS) suite of programs.
These programs target medium to high risk offenders, with a suite of four programs that seek to reduce reoffending:
- Foundation
- Addiction
- Aggression
- Domestic and family violence
EQUIPS Foundation Program is a general offender program, available to all eligible offenders regardless of their offence type.
EQUIPS Addiction Program is for individuals assessed as having a high level of drug or alcohol abuse within the past twelve months. It also addresses gambling and other problematic behaviours.
EQUIPS Aggression Program is for individuals with a conviction for a violence-related offence. It aims to increase a participant's ability to manage difficult life events and minimise aggressive behaviour. The program is for offenders who have a pattern of aggressive behaviour, however those with family violence offences are not eligible for this program.
EQUIPS Domestic and Family Violence Program is for individuals convicted of family violence who are assessed as a medium risk of re-offending. This program is available to eligible offenders who have had a conviction for any form of domestic and family violence - including intimate partner, family, elder and sibling abuse.
EQUIPS trained facilitators deliver programs over a ten-week period. The program consists of two-hour sessions run twice per week. Each program caters for up to 12 participants.
Individuals engage in group activities and receive a copy of their own workbook.
People who are sentenced to take part in the program may be breached if:
- they fail to attend
- they do not participate appropriately in individual and group program activities
If someone is breached, their case is returned to Court where the Magistrate/Judge may reconsider their sentence.
EQUIPS programs are also available in a custodial setting. They are facilitated by the Tasmania Prison Service.
EQUIPS was developed by Corrective Services NSW.