Correctional Services Act, 1998 (Act No. 111 of 1998)

Chapter IV : Sentenced Offenders

38. Assessment
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1)As soon as possible after admission as a sentenced offender, such offender must be assessed to determine his or her-
a)security classification for purposes of safe custody;
b)health needs;
c)educational needs;
d)social and psychological needs;
e)religious needs;
f)specific development programme needs;
g)work allocation;
h)allocation to a specific correctional centre;
i)needs regarding reintegration into the community; and
j)restorative justice requirements; and
k)vulnerability to sexual violence and exploitation.

 

1A)
a)As soon as possible after the assessment contemplated in subsection (1) the Case Management Committee must compile a correctional sentence plan in relation to the future of persons sentenced to incarceration of more than 24 months in the correctional centre.
b)The correctional sentence plan must address each of the matters and needs referred to in subsection (1) and must, in particular-
i)contain the proposed intervention aimed at addressing the risks and needs of the sentenced offender, as identified during an in-depth risk assessment, to correct the offending behaviour;
ii)spell out what services and programmes are required to target offending behaviour and to help the sentenced offender develop skills to handle the socio-economic conditions that led to criminality;
iii)spell out services and programmes needed to enhance the sentenced offender’s social functioning; and
iv)set time frames and specify responsibilities to ensure that the intended services and programmes are offered to the sentenced offender.

 

2)In the case of a sentence of incarceration exceeding 24 months, the manner in which the sentence should be served must be planned in the light of the assessment and correctional sentence plan referred to in subsections (1) and (1A) and any comments by the sentencing court.