The Court Integrated Services Program (commonly referred to as C.I.S.P) is a service which supports you with a drug and/or alcohol addiction. C.I.S.P links you to drug and alcohol treatment, accommodation, disability services and mental health services as required.[1]
The primary benefit of C.I.S.P is that it assists you in addressing the root of your offending by providing priority access to treatment and community support with the aim of reducing re-offending.
A case manager is assigned to you to assess your progress on the program. You may also be subject to judicial monitoring, which is where you attend Court on a regular basis (normally monthly) before the same Magistrate so that your progress can monitored.[2] The benefit of this is that Magistrates normally reward hard work and it allows you to develop a rapport with the Magistrate.