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A compulsory drug treatment program for offenders in Australia: therapeutic jurisprudence implications
No full textTraining non-psychological staff in the management of sexual offenders
No full textAlthough it is yet to be empirically established, it is our view that the
training of non-psychological staff to manage sexual offenders positively
is of considerable importance. The NSW Department of Corrective Services
has developed dedicated Senior Training Officer positions and training programs tailored to the needs of non-psychological staff that will case manage sexual offenders, both in custody and in community settings. Research has been commenced in order to determine whether this training has a positive impact on staff
Evaluation of the drug and alcohol addiction and relapse prevention programs in community offender services : one year out.
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Torture : understanding and addressing a highly reprehensible aspect of prison violence
No full textTorture, the infliction of severe physical or psychological pain upon an individual to obtain information, extract a confession, or as punishment, is prohibited by international law and is illegal in most countries. Nevertheless, documented instances of torture of prisoners currently
occur in more than half of the world’s countries, with devastating physical
and psychosocial consequences on victims. This article examines the potential roles of physicians, medical associations, and governments in the perpetuation, and prevention, of torture. The author highlights several factors that have influenced the perpetuation of prisoner torture, even in countries that are signatories to the United Nations Convention Against Torture, and concludes with practical measures for surveillance and
minimization of prisoner torture
Coaching in the NSW public sector
No full textCoaching is in widespread use across the NSW
public sector. This paper provides results of a survey of NSW public sector agencies conducted by IPAA. The paper also gives details of a case study of the use of coaching by NSW Department of Corrective Services as part of its Career Development Program. Evaluations of that program indicate that coaching is being successfully used to improve leadership skills, enhance career progress and increase work satisfaction
Measuring and evaluating the quality of hepatitis B vaccination programs in prison settings
No full textCurrent custodial policies in Australasia are geared towards adopting a public health approach towards improving the quality of prison health services in line with community health standards. Although
hepatitis B vaccination is included as a core public health intervention for prisoners, little information is available regarding reliable and valid approaches
to quality measurement and evaluation of hepatitis B vaccination programs. This article proposes an indicator-based quality measurement approach and a matrix-based quality evaluation approach that focus on relationships between hepatitis B vaccination quality components and patients’ (prisoners) needs