❓ Hon Simon O'Brien raises concerns about the lack of systematic evaluation of prison-based treatment programs, as highlighted in the Parole Board's annual reports. Hon Kim Chance responds by detailing actions taken by the Department of Justice and Edith Cowan University to address these concerns through the OPEC project.
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PAROLE BOARD, ANNUAL REPORT
I refer to page 9 of the Parole Board’s annual report, under the heading of “Evaluation of Programs”, at which it is stated - The Board reiterates its concern which was expressed in its Annual Report of 2004 that many of the prison-based treatment programs have not been subject to systematic evaluation in terms of their impact on recidivism or other measures of effectiveness. (1) What action does the minister intend to take to address this concern? (2) Why has no action been taken since the issues were initially raised in the 2004 Parole Board annual report? Hon KIM CHANCE
I refer to page 9 of the Parole Board’s annual report, under the heading of “Evaluation of Programs”, at which it is stated - The Board reiterates its concern which was expressed in its Annual Report of 2004 that many of the prison-based treatment programs have not been subject to systematic evaluation in terms of their impact on recidivism or other measures of effectiveness. (1) What action does the minister intend to take to address this concern? (2) Why has no action been taken since the issues were initially raised in the 2004 Parole Board annual report? Hon KIM CHANCE
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I thank Hon Simon O’Brien for his very good question. However, the answer is rather lengthy and I will table the answer and seek leave for its incorporation. Leave granted. [See paper 1102.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1. The Department of Justice Offender Programs Branch and Edith Cowan (OPEC) project was established late in 2001 to construct an extensive database on offenders who by virtue of their offences were identified as candidates for violent, sexual, substance use, relationship or cognitive skills intervention program. Individual databases are being constructed for these offender groups and are designed to track offenders longitudinally. Since its inception OPEC has been reviewing each of Offender Services prison based programs in order to implement relevant pre and post measures for the purpose of comprehensive program evaluation. Programs that have been evaluated to date include the Indigenous Sex Offender program, the Violent Offender Program, the Managing Anger and Substance Use Program and the Cognitive Skills program. The range of other evaluations currently being conducted includes Moving on From Dependencies, Female Substance Use Group and the Managing Anger and Substance Use Program. In addition, the sex offender programs are currently undergoing a recidivism study. A number of other programs that have had new pre and post measures introduced in 2004/2005 are scheduled for evaluation in 2006. 2. Action has been taken as detailed in 1.
(2) Why has no action been taken since the issues were initially raised in the 2004 Parole Board annual report? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Simon O’Brien for his very good question. However, the answer is rather lengthy and I will table the answer and seek leave for its incorporation. Leave granted. [See paper 1102.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1. The Department of Justice Offender Programs Branch and Edith Cowan (OPEC) project was established late in 2001 to construct an extensive database on offenders who by virtue of their offences were identified as candidates for violent, sexual, substance use, relationship or cognitive skills intervention program. Individual databases are being constructed for these offender groups and are designed to track offenders longitudinally. Since its inception OPEC has been reviewing each of Offender Services prison based programs in order to implement relevant pre and post measures for the purpose of comprehensive program evaluation. Programs that have been evaluated to date include the Indigenous Sex Offender program, the Violent Offender Program, the Managing Anger and Substance Use Program and the Cognitive Skills program. The range of other evaluations currently being conducted includes Moving on From Dependencies, Female Substance Use Group and the Managing Anger and Substance Use Program. In addition, the sex offender programs are currently undergoing a recidivism study. A number of other programs that have had new pre and post measures introduced in 2004/2005 are scheduled for evaluation in 2006. 2. Action has been taken as detailed in 1.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Simon O’Brien for his very good question. However, the answer is rather lengthy and I will table the answer and seek leave for its incorporation. Leave granted. [See paper 1102.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1. The Department of Justice Offender Programs Branch and Edith Cowan (OPEC) project was established late in 2001 to construct an extensive database on offenders who by virtue of their offences were identified as candidates for violent, sexual, substance use, relationship or cognitive skills intervention program. Individual databases are being constructed for these offender groups and are designed to track offenders longitudinally. Since its inception OPEC has been reviewing each of Offender Services prison based programs in order to implement relevant pre and post measures for the purpose of comprehensive program evaluation. Programs that have been evaluated to date include the Indigenous Sex Offender program, the Violent Offender Program, the Managing Anger and Substance Use Program and the Cognitive Skills program. The range of other evaluations currently being conducted includes Moving on From Dependencies, Female Substance Use Group and the Managing Anger and Substance Use Program. In addition, the sex offender programs are currently undergoing a recidivism study. A number of other programs that have had new pre and post measures introduced in 2004/2005 are scheduled for evaluation in 2006. 2. Action has been taken as detailed in 1.
I thank Hon Simon O’Brien for his very good question. However, the answer is rather lengthy and I will table the answer and seek leave for its incorporation. Leave granted. [See paper 1102.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1. The Department of Justice Offender Programs Branch and Edith Cowan (OPEC) project was established late in 2001 to construct an extensive database on offenders who by virtue of their offences were identified as candidates for violent, sexual, substance use, relationship or cognitive skills intervention program. Individual databases are being constructed for these offender groups and are designed to track offenders longitudinally. Since its inception OPEC has been reviewing each of Offender Services prison based programs in order to implement relevant pre and post measures for the purpose of comprehensive program evaluation. Programs that have been evaluated to date include the Indigenous Sex Offender program, the Violent Offender Program, the Managing Anger and Substance Use Program and the Cognitive Skills program. The range of other evaluations currently being conducted includes Moving on From Dependencies, Female Substance Use Group and the Managing Anger and Substance Use Program. In addition, the sex offender programs are currently undergoing a recidivism study. A number of other programs that have had new pre and post measures introduced in 2004/2005 are scheduled for evaluation in 2006. 2. Action has been taken as detailed in 1.
Leave granted. [See paper 1102.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1. The Department of Justice Offender Programs Branch and Edith Cowan (OPEC) project was established late in 2001 to construct an extensive database on offenders who by virtue of their offences were identified as candidates for violent, sexual, substance use, relationship or cognitive skills intervention program. Individual databases are being constructed for these offender groups and are designed to track offenders longitudinally. Since its inception OPEC has been reviewing each of Offender Services prison based programs in order to implement relevant pre and post measures for the purpose of comprehensive program evaluation. Programs that have been evaluated to date include the Indigenous Sex Offender program, the Violent Offender Program, the Managing Anger and Substance Use Program and the Cognitive Skills program. The range of other evaluations currently being conducted includes Moving on From Dependencies, Female Substance Use Group and the Managing Anger and Substance Use Program. In addition, the sex offender programs are currently undergoing a recidivism study. A number of other programs that have had new pre and post measures introduced in 2004/2005 are scheduled for evaluation in 2006. 2. Action has been taken as detailed in 1.
[See paper 1102.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1. The Department of Justice Offender Programs Branch and Edith Cowan (OPEC) project was established late in 2001 to construct an extensive database on offenders who by virtue of their offences were identified as candidates for violent, sexual, substance use, relationship or cognitive skills intervention program. Individual databases are being constructed for these offender groups and are designed to track offenders longitudinally. Since its inception OPEC has been reviewing each of Offender Services prison based programs in order to implement relevant pre and post measures for the purpose of comprehensive program evaluation. Programs that have been evaluated to date include the Indigenous Sex Offender program, the Violent Offender Program, the Managing Anger and Substance Use Program and the Cognitive Skills program. The range of other evaluations currently being conducted includes Moving on From Dependencies, Female Substance Use Group and the Managing Anger and Substance Use Program. In addition, the sex offender programs are currently undergoing a recidivism study. A number of other programs that have had new pre and post measures introduced in 2004/2005 are scheduled for evaluation in 2006. 2. Action has been taken as detailed in 1.
The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1. The Department of Justice Offender Programs Branch and Edith Cowan (OPEC) project was established late in 2001 to construct an extensive database on offenders who by virtue of their offences were identified as candidates for violent, sexual, substance use, relationship or cognitive skills intervention program. Individual databases are being constructed for these offender groups and are designed to track offenders longitudinally. Since its inception OPEC has been reviewing each of Offender Services prison based programs in order to implement relevant pre and post measures for the purpose of comprehensive program evaluation. Programs that have been evaluated to date include the Indigenous Sex Offender program, the Violent Offender Program, the Managing Anger and Substance Use Program and the Cognitive Skills program. The range of other evaluations currently being conducted includes Moving on From Dependencies, Female Substance Use Group and the Managing Anger and Substance Use Program. In addition, the sex offender programs are currently undergoing a recidivism study. A number of other programs that have had new pre and post measures introduced in 2004/2005 are scheduled for evaluation in 2006. 2. Action has been taken as detailed in 1.
I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1. The Department of Justice Offender Programs Branch and Edith Cowan (OPEC) project was established late in 2001 to construct an extensive database on offenders who by virtue of their offences were identified as candidates for violent, sexual, substance use, relationship or cognitive skills intervention program. Individual databases are being constructed for these offender groups and are designed to track offenders longitudinally. Since its inception OPEC has been reviewing each of Offender Services prison based programs in order to implement relevant pre and post measures for the purpose of comprehensive program evaluation. Programs that have been evaluated to date include the Indigenous Sex Offender program, the Violent Offender Program, the Managing Anger and Substance Use Program and the Cognitive Skills program. The range of other evaluations currently being conducted includes Moving on From Dependencies, Female Substance Use Group and the Managing Anger and Substance Use Program. In addition, the sex offender programs are currently undergoing a recidivism study. A number of other programs that have had new pre and post measures introduced in 2004/2005 are scheduled for evaluation in 2006. 2. Action has been taken as detailed in 1.
1. The Department of Justice Offender Programs Branch and Edith Cowan (OPEC) project was established late in 2001 to construct an extensive database on offenders who by virtue of their offences were identified as candidates for violent, sexual, substance use, relationship or cognitive skills intervention program. Individual databases are being constructed for these offender groups and are designed to track offenders longitudinally. Since its inception OPEC has been reviewing each of Offender Services prison based programs in order to implement relevant pre and post measures for the purpose of comprehensive program evaluation. Programs that have been evaluated to date include the Indigenous Sex Offender program, the Violent Offender Program, the Managing Anger and Substance Use Program and the Cognitive Skills program. The range of other evaluations currently being conducted includes Moving on From Dependencies, Female Substance Use Group and the Managing Anger and Substance Use Program. In addition, the sex offender programs are currently undergoing a recidivism study. A number of other programs that have had new pre and post measures introduced in 2004/2005 are scheduled for evaluation in 2006. 2. Action has been taken as detailed in 1.
2. Action has been taken as detailed in 1.
(2) Why has no action been taken since the issues were initially raised in the 2004 Parole Board annual report? Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Simon O’Brien for his very good question. However, the answer is rather lengthy and I will table the answer and seek leave for its incorporation. Leave granted. [See paper 1102.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1. The Department of Justice Offender Programs Branch and Edith Cowan (OPEC) project was established late in 2001 to construct an extensive database on offenders who by virtue of their offences were identified as candidates for violent, sexual, substance use, relationship or cognitive skills intervention program. Individual databases are being constructed for these offender groups and are designed to track offenders longitudinally. Since its inception OPEC has been reviewing each of Offender Services prison based programs in order to implement relevant pre and post measures for the purpose of comprehensive program evaluation. Programs that have been evaluated to date include the Indigenous Sex Offender program, the Violent Offender Program, the Managing Anger and Substance Use Program and the Cognitive Skills program. The range of other evaluations currently being conducted includes Moving on From Dependencies, Female Substance Use Group and the Managing Anger and Substance Use Program. In addition, the sex offender programs are currently undergoing a recidivism study. A number of other programs that have had new pre and post measures introduced in 2004/2005 are scheduled for evaluation in 2006. 2. Action has been taken as detailed in 1.
Hon KIM CHANCE replied: I thank Hon Simon O’Brien for his very good question. However, the answer is rather lengthy and I will table the answer and seek leave for its incorporation. Leave granted. [See paper 1102.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1. The Department of Justice Offender Programs Branch and Edith Cowan (OPEC) project was established late in 2001 to construct an extensive database on offenders who by virtue of their offences were identified as candidates for violent, sexual, substance use, relationship or cognitive skills intervention program. Individual databases are being constructed for these offender groups and are designed to track offenders longitudinally. Since its inception OPEC has been reviewing each of Offender Services prison based programs in order to implement relevant pre and post measures for the purpose of comprehensive program evaluation. Programs that have been evaluated to date include the Indigenous Sex Offender program, the Violent Offender Program, the Managing Anger and Substance Use Program and the Cognitive Skills program. The range of other evaluations currently being conducted includes Moving on From Dependencies, Female Substance Use Group and the Managing Anger and Substance Use Program. In addition, the sex offender programs are currently undergoing a recidivism study. A number of other programs that have had new pre and post measures introduced in 2004/2005 are scheduled for evaluation in 2006. 2. Action has been taken as detailed in 1.
I thank Hon Simon O’Brien for his very good question. However, the answer is rather lengthy and I will table the answer and seek leave for its incorporation. Leave granted. [See paper 1102.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1. The Department of Justice Offender Programs Branch and Edith Cowan (OPEC) project was established late in 2001 to construct an extensive database on offenders who by virtue of their offences were identified as candidates for violent, sexual, substance use, relationship or cognitive skills intervention program. Individual databases are being constructed for these offender groups and are designed to track offenders longitudinally. Since its inception OPEC has been reviewing each of Offender Services prison based programs in order to implement relevant pre and post measures for the purpose of comprehensive program evaluation. Programs that have been evaluated to date include the Indigenous Sex Offender program, the Violent Offender Program, the Managing Anger and Substance Use Program and the Cognitive Skills program. The range of other evaluations currently being conducted includes Moving on From Dependencies, Female Substance Use Group and the Managing Anger and Substance Use Program. In addition, the sex offender programs are currently undergoing a recidivism study. A number of other programs that have had new pre and post measures introduced in 2004/2005 are scheduled for evaluation in 2006. 2. Action has been taken as detailed in 1.
Leave granted. [See paper 1102.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1. The Department of Justice Offender Programs Branch and Edith Cowan (OPEC) project was established late in 2001 to construct an extensive database on offenders who by virtue of their offences were identified as candidates for violent, sexual, substance use, relationship or cognitive skills intervention program. Individual databases are being constructed for these offender groups and are designed to track offenders longitudinally. Since its inception OPEC has been reviewing each of Offender Services prison based programs in order to implement relevant pre and post measures for the purpose of comprehensive program evaluation. Programs that have been evaluated to date include the Indigenous Sex Offender program, the Violent Offender Program, the Managing Anger and Substance Use Program and the Cognitive Skills program. The range of other evaluations currently being conducted includes Moving on From Dependencies, Female Substance Use Group and the Managing Anger and Substance Use Program. In addition, the sex offender programs are currently undergoing a recidivism study. A number of other programs that have had new pre and post measures introduced in 2004/2005 are scheduled for evaluation in 2006. 2. Action has been taken as detailed in 1.
[See paper 1102.] The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1. The Department of Justice Offender Programs Branch and Edith Cowan (OPEC) project was established late in 2001 to construct an extensive database on offenders who by virtue of their offences were identified as candidates for violent, sexual, substance use, relationship or cognitive skills intervention program. Individual databases are being constructed for these offender groups and are designed to track offenders longitudinally. Since its inception OPEC has been reviewing each of Offender Services prison based programs in order to implement relevant pre and post measures for the purpose of comprehensive program evaluation. Programs that have been evaluated to date include the Indigenous Sex Offender program, the Violent Offender Program, the Managing Anger and Substance Use Program and the Cognitive Skills program. The range of other evaluations currently being conducted includes Moving on From Dependencies, Female Substance Use Group and the Managing Anger and Substance Use Program. In addition, the sex offender programs are currently undergoing a recidivism study. A number of other programs that have had new pre and post measures introduced in 2004/2005 are scheduled for evaluation in 2006. 2. Action has been taken as detailed in 1.
The following material was incorporated - I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1. The Department of Justice Offender Programs Branch and Edith Cowan (OPEC) project was established late in 2001 to construct an extensive database on offenders who by virtue of their offences were identified as candidates for violent, sexual, substance use, relationship or cognitive skills intervention program. Individual databases are being constructed for these offender groups and are designed to track offenders longitudinally. Since its inception OPEC has been reviewing each of Offender Services prison based programs in order to implement relevant pre and post measures for the purpose of comprehensive program evaluation. Programs that have been evaluated to date include the Indigenous Sex Offender program, the Violent Offender Program, the Managing Anger and Substance Use Program and the Cognitive Skills program. The range of other evaluations currently being conducted includes Moving on From Dependencies, Female Substance Use Group and the Managing Anger and Substance Use Program. In addition, the sex offender programs are currently undergoing a recidivism study. A number of other programs that have had new pre and post measures introduced in 2004/2005 are scheduled for evaluation in 2006. 2. Action has been taken as detailed in 1.
I thank the Hon. Member for some notice of this question. 1. The Department of Justice Offender Programs Branch and Edith Cowan (OPEC) project was established late in 2001 to construct an extensive database on offenders who by virtue of their offences were identified as candidates for violent, sexual, substance use, relationship or cognitive skills intervention program. Individual databases are being constructed for these offender groups and are designed to track offenders longitudinally. Since its inception OPEC has been reviewing each of Offender Services prison based programs in order to implement relevant pre and post measures for the purpose of comprehensive program evaluation. Programs that have been evaluated to date include the Indigenous Sex Offender program, the Violent Offender Program, the Managing Anger and Substance Use Program and the Cognitive Skills program. The range of other evaluations currently being conducted includes Moving on From Dependencies, Female Substance Use Group and the Managing Anger and Substance Use Program. In addition, the sex offender programs are currently undergoing a recidivism study. A number of other programs that have had new pre and post measures introduced in 2004/2005 are scheduled for evaluation in 2006. 2. Action has been taken as detailed in 1.
1. The Department of Justice Offender Programs Branch and Edith Cowan (OPEC) project was established late in 2001 to construct an extensive database on offenders who by virtue of their offences were identified as candidates for violent, sexual, substance use, relationship or cognitive skills intervention program. Individual databases are being constructed for these offender groups and are designed to track offenders longitudinally. Since its inception OPEC has been reviewing each of Offender Services prison based programs in order to implement relevant pre and post measures for the purpose of comprehensive program evaluation. Programs that have been evaluated to date include the Indigenous Sex Offender program, the Violent Offender Program, the Managing Anger and Substance Use Program and the Cognitive Skills program. The range of other evaluations currently being conducted includes Moving on From Dependencies, Female Substance Use Group and the Managing Anger and Substance Use Program. In addition, the sex offender programs are currently undergoing a recidivism study. A number of other programs that have had new pre and post measures introduced in 2004/2005 are scheduled for evaluation in 2006. 2. Action has been taken as detailed in 1.
2. Action has been taken as detailed in 1.
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