Completed audit of parolees and community based offenders on electronic monitoring
Fyles, Natasha Kate
Australian Labor Party
Media Releases for 13th Assembly 2016 - 2020; Media Releases; ParliamentNT
2019-06-25
Made available via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).
English
Prisoners; Sentencing; Electronic surveillance
Northern Territory Government
application/pdf
Issued as a Media Release
Northern Territory Government
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/752196
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/753580
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/753579
Electronic Monitoring Audit Page 21 of 30 Drugs The audit identified that random drug testing was required on 112 of the 196 offenders: 94 offenders (84%) were drug tested in accordance with the requirements in the OMF. 18 offenders were not tested with sufficient frequency to meet the requirements of the OMF. 84 offenders did not require drug testing. Of the 18 offenders on electronic monitoring where the OMF standards were not met for drug testing: 2 offenders live or work in a remote region. 1 offender has been in rehabilitation for the majority of the supervision period. 1 offender had been non-compliant and Community Corrections was unable to contact him for a period of time. He was subsequently breached and is now compliant with his order. 12 offenders have had some drug testing but not consistently to the required standard. Most of these offenders are supervised by offices that have experienced staffing pressures. 2 offenders have not had any random drug testing. Both offenders are subject to testing only as a result of their order conditions and not because it relates to their offending. Alcohol The audit identified that random alcohol testing was required on 127 of the 196 offenders: 105 offenders (83%) were breath tested in accordance with the requirements of the OMF. 22 offenders were not breath tested with sufficient frequency to meet the requirements of the OMF. 69 offenders did not require breath testing. Of the 22 offenders where it was identified that the OMF standards were not met for alcohol testing: 2 offenders live or work in a remote region. 7 offenders have been in residential rehabilitation for the majority of their supervision. 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 Drug Testing Alcohol Testing 84 69 18 22 94 105 Electronic Monitoring - Drug and Alcohol Testing N/A Less Frequently than Required Yes