CONFIDENTIAL
Annex D (Page 8)
support the optior. that the low
enable the court to impose a police
6.7ab
Io you support or should be amended to
not
supervision order on potentially dangerous re-offenders?
Answers given
Strongly support
Quite support
Neither
Not quite support
Not support at all
Percentage
42
39
2
7
1
9
Don't know/no comment
(Base Number of respondents)
(1012)
Major reasons for supporting (Unaided answers)
Percentage
Ensure no re-offending
41
Protect life of citizens
20
Offenders are likely to commit crimes
19
again
Dangerous offenders should be supervised
12
It has a deterrent effect
12
(Base Number of respondents)
(823)
Major reasons for not supporting (Unaided answers) Percentage
It is an infringement of civil rights
36
It inhibits the turning of a new leaf Offenders have already been punished Offenders may be discriminated by others. It is a waste of police manpower
23
19
14
14
(Base Number of respondents)
(79)