A programme requirement requires an offender to complete an offending behaviour programme or intervention. These are intensive structured programmes, designed to tackle the attitudes, thinking and behaviours of certain criminogenic needs. Programmes are usually delivered in groups by a trained facilitator.
Volume/length range: The court must specify the number of days on which the offender must participate in the programme up to the length of the order.
An accredited programme must be recommended by Probation, as each programme has specific eligibility criteria that must be met and different regions have different programmes.
Probation will specify to the court how many days are required to complete a suitable programme to ensure a suitable programme can be completed.