A WA parliamentary question raises concerns about the management of offenders, particularly sex offenders, on parole or subject to court orders, and the availability and impact of sex offender programs.

AnsweredQoN 416Legislative Council
Asked
8 May 2008
Portfolio
Corrective Services

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OFFENDERS NOT MANAGED BY PAROLE OFFICERS
I refer to the 1 700 offenders on parole or subject to court orders who are not being managed by parole officers. (1) How many of these people are sex offenders who have not been through sex offender programs? (2) Of this number, how many are out in the community without supervision? (3) What sex offender programs are offered to offenders in prison? (4) Who runs these programs? (5) What is the duration of these programs and what material is used? (6) Are any programs running now, and in which month and year did the last program run? (7) If a sex offender is imprisoned and believes he is innocent of the charges and does not take part in a sex offender program, is he penalised in any way? (8) Is it a requirement of parole that a person jailed for a sex offence must complete a program before release? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Minister for Corrective Services, I advise that information is not available to answer this question in the time required, and request that the honourable member place the question on notice.
(1) How many of these people are sex offenders who have not been through sex offender programs? (2) Of this number, how many are out in the community without supervision? (3) What sex offender programs are offered to offenders in prison? (4) Who runs these programs? (5) What is the duration of these programs and what material is used? (6) Are any programs running now, and in which month and year did the last program run? (7) If a sex offender is imprisoned and believes he is innocent of the charges and does not take part in a sex offender program, is he penalised in any way? (8) Is it a requirement of parole that a person jailed for a sex offence must complete a program before release? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Minister for Corrective Services, I advise that information is not available to answer this question in the time required, and request that the honourable member place the question on notice.
(2) Of this number, how many are out in the community without supervision? (3) What sex offender programs are offered to offenders in prison? (4) Who runs these programs? (5) What is the duration of these programs and what material is used? (6) Are any programs running now, and in which month and year did the last program run? (7) If a sex offender is imprisoned and believes he is innocent of the charges and does not take part in a sex offender program, is he penalised in any way? (8) Is it a requirement of parole that a person jailed for a sex offence must complete a program before release? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Minister for Corrective Services, I advise that information is not available to answer this question in the time required, and request that the honourable member place the question on notice.
(3) What sex offender programs are offered to offenders in prison? (4) Who runs these programs? (5) What is the duration of these programs and what material is used? (6) Are any programs running now, and in which month and year did the last program run? (7) If a sex offender is imprisoned and believes he is innocent of the charges and does not take part in a sex offender program, is he penalised in any way? (8) Is it a requirement of parole that a person jailed for a sex offence must complete a program before release? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Minister for Corrective Services, I advise that information is not available to answer this question in the time required, and request that the honourable member place the question on notice.
(4) Who runs these programs? (5) What is the duration of these programs and what material is used? (6) Are any programs running now, and in which month and year did the last program run? (7) If a sex offender is imprisoned and believes he is innocent of the charges and does not take part in a sex offender program, is he penalised in any way? (8) Is it a requirement of parole that a person jailed for a sex offence must complete a program before release? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Minister for Corrective Services, I advise that information is not available to answer this question in the time required, and request that the honourable member place the question on notice.
(5) What is the duration of these programs and what material is used? (6) Are any programs running now, and in which month and year did the last program run? (7) If a sex offender is imprisoned and believes he is innocent of the charges and does not take part in a sex offender program, is he penalised in any way? (8) Is it a requirement of parole that a person jailed for a sex offence must complete a program before release? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Minister for Corrective Services, I advise that information is not available to answer this question in the time required, and request that the honourable member place the question on notice.
(6) Are any programs running now, and in which month and year did the last program run? (7) If a sex offender is imprisoned and believes he is innocent of the charges and does not take part in a sex offender program, is he penalised in any way? (8) Is it a requirement of parole that a person jailed for a sex offence must complete a program before release? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Minister for Corrective Services, I advise that information is not available to answer this question in the time required, and request that the honourable member place the question on notice.
(7) If a sex offender is imprisoned and believes he is innocent of the charges and does not take part in a sex offender program, is he penalised in any way? (8) Is it a requirement of parole that a person jailed for a sex offence must complete a program before release? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Minister for Corrective Services, I advise that information is not available to answer this question in the time required, and request that the honourable member place the question on notice.
(8) Is it a requirement of parole that a person jailed for a sex offence must complete a program before release? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Minister for Corrective Services, I advise that information is not available to answer this question in the time required, and request that the honourable member place the question on notice.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Minister for Corrective Services, I advise that information is not available to answer this question in the time required, and request that the honourable member place the question on notice.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Minister for Corrective Services, I advise that information is not available to answer this question in the time required, and request that the honourable member place the question on notice.

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