Assessor Resource
CSCOFM311
Supervise female offenders
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
This unit applies to correctional services staff working with female offenders in prisons, probation and parole and secure custodial centres. With contextualisation based on different organisation’s needs, it can apply to workers in juvenile detention, immigration detention or other contexts where working with female detained persons is part of the work role.
This unit of competency describes the outcomes required to supervise female offenders in a correctional services context. It includes monitoring and assessing needs, concerns and behaviour while maintaining security and professional boundaries, identifying potential risks, reporting offender behaviour, and responding to needs specific to female offenders.
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