Responding to the challenges

1. Responding to the challenges • Secure perimeter • Active management/dynamic interpersonal security • Enhanced crime prevention and security • crime prevention officers and analysis • telephone monitoring • information sharing • Enhanced electronic security and systems • Revised prisoner security classification • Enhanced information systems

2. Security systems • Electronic security and associated systems are tools used to maintain security (e.g. preventing escapes) while providing a safe living and working environment within the prison environment

3. Electronic systems • Systems include: • cameras • perimeter detection • keyless entry • powered fences • emergency remote control of key utilities • cell alarms/intercoms • distress alarms

4. Fence with detection

5. Fence with detection

6. Perimeter wall with detection

7. Powered fence

8. Standard control room

12. But… • Requirements will vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction – so your solutions may be different to ours – but the methodology you will use to derive your solutions is likely to be largely the same as ours

13. Standard systems • Aligning standardised electronic and security systems with your infrastructure design can provide: • consistency of systems operation across all prisons • standardisation of training • enhanced usability, reliability and performance • easier maintenance and bulk purchasing benefits • reduced operational and staffing costs • overall cost-effectiveness

14. Security Classification • To support a normalised environment we are developing a prisoner classification system which: • protects public, staff and prisoners • accommodates prisoners at lowest security level practicable • differentiates between internal and external risk to enable prisoners of different security classifications to associate safely within the prison

15. Information technology • The Department uses a corrections-specific application (IOMS) to manage all offender-related information in an integrated manner across all Services • Specifically in regard to the prison service, IOMS provides the following functionality: • reception (separate slide for each function) • assessment • sentence management • release

18. Benefits of IOMS • Offender information is available to all staff in all locations • Ready access to information allows for more effective management of offenders and reduces risk to both offenders and staff • Allows Department to meet its obligations in terms of sentence/offender management and provision of information (including information sharing) • Supports robust analysis and monitoring

19. Summary • Combining good infrastructure planning and design with effective use of security systems and the application of information technology has made a major contribution to achieving the Department’s outcomes of protecting the public and reducing re-offending

20. Concluding remarks • The NZ experience suggests you should aim to: • align your strategy, planning and design with what’s feasible, the outcome you want to achieve and your local conditions • consider long term sustainability, maintainability and future-proofing • balance your information/security technology, build design and operational practice to be able to manage prisoners in most cost effective manner

21. Questions