Corrections has found mistakes were made regarding the logging of community work hours following an investigation centred on an office in Manawatū. Stuff learned in 2019 of concerns regarding the logging of community work hours at the Community Corrections office in Feilding, near Palmerston North, but coronavirus delayed a later investigation. READ MORE:* Community work sentences can be cut due to Covid-19* All in a day's work: Making community work meaningful* Community service work crews have helped build school a new BMX track* Post prison employment programme celebrates its 1000th employee placementA Corrections source said the performance of probations officers was not directly measured on how quickly their offenders completed sentences. Email george.block@stuff.co.nzA Corrections spokesman confirmed it had received a complaint involving the logging of community work hours at Feilding Community Corrections. “Where possible, community work is designed to replicate a standard work environment, with the intent of instilling good work ethic for those completing the sentence.”Stuff-co-nz Corrections logo.

Source: Stuff July 07, 2020 22:07 UTC