Offender Risk Management Correctional Strategy Reception & Orientation Criminal Profile Report Assessment of Offender Concerns & Needs Pre-Release UNIT MANAGEMENT MAXIMUM MEDIUM LOW MEDIUM MINIMUM Community Supervision Security Classification Security Re-Classification CHANGE-Oriented Correctional Environments Case Management Towards Reintegration During Incarceration In the Community Literacy & Educational/Vocational Other Rehabilitative Activities Community Service Orders Low Risk Offenders Other Rehabilitative Activities Other Rehabilitative Activities T & LS Violence & Anger PROGRAMMES WOMEN MMSU Brief Motivational Interventions

Progress in realisation of the New Strategy Structured Core Programmes Who Facilitates these programmes…? Well trained, supervised and competent programme officers with a Psychology or Social work background.

Programme delivery

Progress in realisation of the New Strategy Recruitment and Training of Programme With the new salary structure in 2010, the NCS was able to favourably compete with other government institutions in terms of remuneration. This is a historical achievement the NCS, the NCS was not only able to attract, but also recruit and hire a significant number of professional social work and psychology staff.  

Progress in realisation of the New Strategy Religious programmes The NCS allows and encourages offenders to satisfy their spiritual inclinations and needs by attending religious services of their specific church organisations. We have chosen to concentrate on restorative justice and pastoral counselling as a major focus of our religious programming because there is a growing body of research evidence demonstrating their efficacy in promoting desistance from crime.

Progress in realisation of the New Strategy Training and Recruitment of Case Management Officers The effective implementation of the Offender Risk Management Correctional Strategy requires professional staff with good interviewing skills, and the requisite critical analysis and judgement for managing offenders who deny criminal responsibility.

Progress in realisation of the New Strategy Training and Recruitment of Case Management Officers It was a challenging task to impart interviewing and analytical skills to most of our CMOs as most of our correctional officers barely have any form of tertiary education.

Progress in realisation of the New Strategy Training and Recruitment of Case Management Officers The decision to train Correctional Officers as CMOs stemmed from our belief that in order for the strategy to work, we needed to empower and involve our existing work force, while not compromising on quality Intensive training to potential CMOs.

Progress in realisation of the New Strategy Institutional Release Committee Another accomplishment of the NCS is the establishment of the Institutional Release Committee. This body is tasked with the function of reviewing the structured Profile Reports and make appropriate recommendations to the National Release Board. This committee consist of representative from different divisions within the prison.

Progress in realisation of the New Strategy Development and review of policies Various Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) to support the implementation of the ORMCS have been completed such as Reception and Initial Assessment of offenders Unit Management and Correctional Strategy Institutional Release Committee The Operating and Management Manual for Programmes SOP’s for the National Release Board.