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Therapeutic Access Portal
Violent Offender Programs
Your current conviction is for violence or you have a prior conviction for a violent offence.
Violent Offenders Therapeutic Programs help you develop skills, attitudes, values and resources that lead to you living an offence free life. You can only do VOTP in custody.
Violent Offender Therapeutic Program (VOTP)
VOTP will help you to manage difficult situations without using violent or aggressive behaviour. Graduates may be required to complete a maintenance program.
Who are Violent Offender Therapeutic Programs for?
You are eligible for these programs if you have committed a violent offence. You will be assessed for your risk of reoffending and the staff will decide what program is best for you.
Why should I complete these programs?
When you complete VOTP you will learn new skills and ways of behaving. You will learn how to manage problems in new ways and practice techniques for living a different way of life.
How long is the program?
It depends on what program you are doing and the length of your sentence. A program can run from 8 to 10 months.
Self-Regulation Program (SRP)
SRP are for people who have committed a violent offence and also have an intellectual disability or a cognitive impairment. If you’re not sure what these conditions are you can go to What does that word mean.
Who are Violent Offender Therapeutic Programs for?
You are eligible for these programs if you have committed a violent offence. You will be assessed for your risk of reoffending and the staff will decide what program is best for you.
Why should I complete these programs?
When you complete VOTP you will learn new skills and ways of behaving. You will learn how to manage problems in new ways and practice techniques for living a different way of life.
How long is the program?
It depends on what program you are doing and the length of your sentence. A program can run from 8 to 10 months.
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Informed by lessons of the past, Department of Communities and Justice is improving how we work with Aboriginal people and communities. We listen and learn from the knowledge, strength and resilience of Stolen Generations Survivors, Aboriginal Elders and Aboriginal communities.
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