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SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1974
TRAINING CENTRE PROGRAMME FOR YOUNG FEMALE OFFENDERS REVIEWED
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+SHE IS APPROXIMATELY 16 YEARS OLD, HAS A PRIMARY FOUR EDUCATION AND HAS BEEN WORKING AS A DANCE HALL HOSTESS. HER FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS HAVE BEEN POOR AND SHE HAS EITHER LEFT HOME OR IS CONSIDERED CUT OF CONTROL.
+SHE IS PROBABLY SINGLE, THOUGH SHE MAY HAVE COHABITED FOR A TIME, HAS NO RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND HAS COEN COMMITTED TO THE TRAINING CENTRE FOR AN OFFENCE AGAINST PROPERTY.
+ONCE SHE HAS ADJUSTED TO THE CENTRE SHE SEEMS TO PROGRESS RAPIDLY, HAS FEW DISCIPLINARY PROBLEMS AND CAN EXPECT TO BE RELEASED WITHIN ABOUT 10 KONTHS.
+SHE RESPONDS WELL TO AFTER-CARE SUPERVISION AND HER CHANCES OF SUCCESS APPEAR TO BE EXCELLENT.+
THE ABOVE IS A CLEAR PROFILE OF THE TYPICAL TRAINING CENTRE FEMALE INMATE - AS DRAWN BY MISS K.A. HAUGHTON, SUPERINTENDENT OF THE TAI LAH CENTRE FOR WOMEN, IN HER REV JEW OF THE TAI LAM TRAINING CENTRE FOR THE YEARS 1969-74.
THE TAI LAM TRAINING CENTRE FOR GIRLS ONE OF THE THREE SECTIONS OF THE TAI LAM CENTRE FOR WOMEN - TOOK IN ITS FIRST INMATE IN DECENCER, 1959 WEEN THE LA! CHI KOK PRISON VAS TRANSFERRED TO ITS PRESENT LOCATION AT TAI LAB CHUNG IN THE- NEW TERRITORIES.
SINCE THEN AND UNTIL MAY THIS YEAR, 78 GIRLS BETWEEN THE AGE OF 14 AND 21 HAD BEEN DETAINED, AND SO FAR 48 INMATES HAD BEEN DISCHARGED, EACH HAVING SPENT AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT 10 MONTHS IN THE CENTRE.
THE PERIOD OF DETENTION UNDER EXISTING LEGISLATION IS FROM SIX MONTHS TO THREE YEARS. +CUT THE PERIOD SPENT IN THE CENTRE IS DETERMINED BY THE EXTENT OF A TRAINKE'S RESPONSE TO THE TREATMENT AND TRAINING CENTRE,+ NISS HAUGHTON EXPLAINED.
+MAXIMUM RESPONSE IS CONSIDERED TO HAVE BEEN REACHED WHEN SHE CAN EXERCISE SELF-CONTROL, CAN GET ALONG WELL WITH HER PEERS, IS NOT HOSTILE TO THOSE IN AUTHORITY AND HAS GIVEN EVIDENCE OF A GROWING SENSE OF CONFIDENCE AND SELF- RELIANCE. IT IS AT THIS POINT THAT RELEASE IS RECOMMENDED, + SHE ADDED.
BEFORE BEING ACTUALLY RELEASED, THE GIRLS ARE USUALLY GRANTED HOME LEAVE OF ABOUT 48 HOURS. THIS IS DESIGNED TO HELP THE TRAINEE WHO IS NEARING RELEASE TO READJUST TO THE FAMILY ENVIRONMENT AND TO ENABLE HER TO MAKE PLANS FOR THE FUTURE.
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