VICTORIA — British Columbia's auditor general says most of the recommendations her office made in 2011 to improve supervision of offenders in the community have not been implemented.
Carol Bellringer looked at six of the eight recommendations and says B.C. Community Corrections has taken steps to implement only one of them.
That recommendation called on the division to publicly report its performance in reducing the rate of reoffending.
Bellringer says in her progress report that more work is needed to address the audit done almost five years ago because about 90 per cent of offenders are supervised in the community.
She says supervision outside of jail can enhance rehabilitation and reduce the rate of reoffending, and it costs less than keeping someone behind bars.
Bellringer says four of five recommendations have been partially implemented but the division has taken no action to understand the effectiveness of contracted service providers and community programs in reducing reoffending.
