❓ Question regarding services and programs funded by the Department of Justice for men who access child pornography or are at risk of sexual offending against children, including program details, access numbers, and funding allocation.
AnsweredQoN 2301Legislative Council
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I refer to services
for men who access child pornography or who otherwise are considered to be at
risk of sexual offending against children, and I ask: (a) does the department
fund any services or programs specifically aimed at addressing the criminogenic
needs of this cohort; (b) if no to (a), why not; (c) if yes to (a), would the
Minister please advise: (i) the nature of any
services/programs offered; and (ii) who provides these
services; (d) how many of these
programs/services are prison-based; (e) how many people
accessed these prison-based programs/services in: (i) 2016-17; (ii) 2017-18; and (iii) 2018-19; (f) how many of these
programs/services are provided in the community; (g) how many people accessed these community-based programs/services in: (i) 2016-17; (ii) 2017-18; and (iii) 2018-19; and (h) how much funding was allocated to these services in: (i) 2016-17; (ii) 2017-18; (iii) 2018-19; and (iv) 2019-20?
for men who access child pornography or who otherwise are considered to be at
risk of sexual offending against children, and I ask: (a) does the department
fund any services or programs specifically aimed at addressing the criminogenic
needs of this cohort; (b) if no to (a), why not; (c) if yes to (a), would the
Minister please advise: (i) the nature of any
services/programs offered; and (ii) who provides these
services; (d) how many of these
programs/services are prison-based; (e) how many people
accessed these prison-based programs/services in: (i) 2016-17; (ii) 2017-18; and (iii) 2018-19; (f) how many of these
programs/services are provided in the community; (g) how many people accessed these community-based programs/services in: (i) 2016-17; (ii) 2017-18; and (iii) 2018-19; and (h) how much funding was allocated to these services in: (i) 2016-17; (ii) 2017-18; (iii) 2018-19; and (iv) 2019-20?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
3 September 2019
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
9 days
(a) Yes.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) (i) A range of sex offender programs are delivered to offenders who have treatment needs related to sexual offending. This includes those convicted of sexual offences against children. These programs are delivered both in the community and in prison and the recommended program is matched to the offenders’ assessed level of risk, need and responsivity. This can include individual counselling if a group intervention is determined to be unsuitable.
(ii) The Department of Justice, Corrective Services.
(d - g)
Year
Location
Programs Delivered
Number of offenders enrolled in programs delivered
Number of individual offenders received individual treatment
2018/19
Prison
7
70
Data is not available and would require review of each referral individually
Community
3
30
2017/18
Prison
10
103
Community
3
28
2016/17
Prison
9
87
Community
6
48
(h) The Department is unable to provide these figures as funding is provided for Offender Programs and is not broken down into individual offending cohorts.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) (i) A range of sex offender programs are delivered to offenders who have treatment needs related to sexual offending. This includes those convicted of sexual offences against children. These programs are delivered both in the community and in prison and the recommended program is matched to the offenders’ assessed level of risk, need and responsivity. This can include individual counselling if a group intervention is determined to be unsuitable.
(ii) The Department of Justice, Corrective Services.
(d - g)
Year
Location
Programs Delivered
Number of offenders enrolled in programs delivered
Number of individual offenders received individual treatment
2018/19
Prison
7
70
Data is not available and would require review of each referral individually
Community
3
30
2017/18
Prison
10
103
Community
3
28
2016/17
Prison
9
87
Community
6
48
(h) The Department is unable to provide these figures as funding is provided for Offender Programs and is not broken down into individual offending cohorts.
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