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Friday, December 1, 1972
FURTHER MEASURES TO COMBAT CRIME
The Governor Sir Murray MacLehose, announced today that further
measures would be taken to combat crime.
Speaking at the annual inspection of the Prisons Department at Stanley,
Sir Murray described crime as "one of the problems that has most concerned
the public and the government".
The following is the full text of the Governor's speech:
"One of my first engagements last year was to attend this annual
inspection. A year has passed and now I am glad to see you all again.
"During that year one of the problems that has most concerned the
public and Government has been that of crime. A number of measures have been,
and more will be, taken. In these you play a considerable part, and I know
that increasingly heavy demands are being made on the Prisons Department.
"One new measure has been the detention centre. It is too early to
evaluate its success, but I would like to record my appreciation of all the
hard work and imagination the Department has put into this project.
We are
concerned that its effect on young criminals will be lasting, and that those
who have left the centre do not revert to crime. Some deterrent may prove
necessary in addition to the extensive after-care which is a significant feature
of the project. One such deterrent would be the construction of a maximum
security training centre.
"We are