General Offending Behaviour Programmes (GOPBs)

GOBPs are aimed at offenders who have committed a range of offences at the medium to high range of seriousness. As the name suggests the programmes are not focussed upon particular types of offences but instead focus upon developing a range of thinking and social skills such as problem solving, social perspective taking, self control and moral reasoning. This encourages pro-social rather than anti social behaviour and provides the skills offenders need to lead a crime free life.

There are presently three GOBPs in Wales:

• Reasoning and Rehabilitation (R&R) - 38 session group work programme
• Enhanced Thinking Skills (ETS) - 20 session group work programme
• Priestly One to One - 20 session individual programme

There is also a programme for women only, presently at the pilot stage.

Specialist programmes

In addition to the GOBPs there are a number of programmes aimed at those who have committed particular types of offences.

• Drink Impaired Driver (DIDs) - 16 session group work programme.
  
  This is a programme aimed at those who have committed offences of drink driving.
  
  
• Community Sex Offender Group work Programme (C-SOGP)
  
  This programme forms part of an intensive regime of supervision within the community. It aims to reduce re-offending amongst sexual offenders, through the development of new thinking, problem solving and decision making skills.
  The development of these skills are proven to reduce re-offending, with a focus on the relationship between thoughts, feelings and behaviour.
  The programme aims to alter the way individuals behave by encouraging them to think in different ways.
  
  
• Offender Substance Misuse Prevention Programme (O.S.A.P.P.)
  
  This is a new 25 session programme that aims to address the offending behaviour of those who offend as a result of their drug or alcohol use. It is presently still at the pilot stage and should be rolled out across Wales by April 2004.