Annex I (Page 10)
Publicity
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Members of the public considered that the
Government has not produced nearly enough publicity
on the evils of triads and that this shortcoming
should be rectified as soon as possible. The Government accepts this criticism and intends to produce publicity material which would assist in the fight against triads. Again a problem which must be
watched carefully is the need to ensure that the
correct effect is achieved.
9
It is intended that the Police should be the
main producer of such publicity overseen by the
Publicity Sub-Committee (PSC) of the FCC.
Rehabilitation
10
Members of the public commented on the lack
of any real mention of rehabilitative measures in the
options paper. The thrust of the paper was not
intended at rehabilitation. Nonetheless, the
public's comments are well made.
11
The Government already does a great deal by
way of efforts to rehabilitate offenders. But there is room for improvement and for re-examination of the objectives of the various programmes.
12
Recently, the YOSC has recommended that the
system used to assess suitability of young offenders
to either correctional or social welfare programmes
should be improved and reorganised. This will enable the the Magistrate to have the best possible picture of which programme the offender would benefit most
from. It is intended that this new scheme be
introduced as soon as resources are available.
will continue to examine various programmes available
for rehabilitation of offenders to see whether
improvements may be made.
YOSC
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