The supervision element of the programme has the following features:
- rigorous assessment of the offender's background, behaviour and needs
- a minimum of 25 hours’ carefully programmed contact time each week, for three months, with support during evenings and weekends
- core elements covering:
- education and training (especially basic literacy and numeracy)
- iterventions to tackle offending behaviour
- reparation to victims and/or the community
- assistance in developing interpersonal skills
- family support
- flexibility to access support for individual problems, for example, homelessness, drug misuse or mental health problems.