Chapter 1 Introduction to OASys Assessment is a process that continues throughout sentence. OASys can be used to reassess offenders at various points during their sentence, and to measure how they have changed. Once it is automated and in general use, OASys has the capacity to provide valuable management information, some of which will be used by practitioners to develop profiles of the offenders they are working with and to evaluate overall outcomes. Information will also be of use to local managers, to enable them to identify which risk factors are most common within their local offender population and to help ensure that adequate provision has been made for them.
When applied on a national basis, OASys will provide a profile of offenders and their needs, and will permit resources to be allocated effectively. OASys Manual V2 © Crown Copyright 2002 Page 4