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HE FURTHER NOTED THAT THE LOW LEVEL OF
ROBBERIES RECORDED IN THE TERRITORY IN RECENT YEARS SHOWED THAT THE STREETS OF HONG KONG WERE AMONG THE SAFEBT IN THE WORLD.
"THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DEMONSTRATION TO THE PUBLIC OF THE FORCE'S CONTINUING HARD WORK IN THE COMMUNITY AND SOMETHING TO BE VERY PROUD OF," HE ADDED.
PASSING OUT TODAY WERE 25 INSPECTORS AND 267 POLICE WHO HAVE JUST COMPLETED A BASIC TRAINING COURSE AT TRAINING SCHOOL.
CONSTABLES, THE POLICE
GOVERNMENT STRIVES TO IMPROVE SERVICES FOR OFFENDERS
THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO STRIVE FOR FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AREA OF SERVICES FOR OFFENDERS, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
MRS WONG WAS SPEAKING AT THE CERTIFICATE PRESENTATION
OF THE VOLUNTEER SCHEME FOR PROBATIONERS (VSP).
CEREMONY
SHE NOTED THAT THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT'S FOUR MAIN TYPES OF SERVICES FOR OFFENDERS WAS TO GIVE EFFECT TO THE DIRECTIONS OF THE COURTS ON THE REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS BY THE USE OF SOCIAL WORK METHODS, WITH THE AIM OF RE-INTEGRATING THEM INTO THE COMMUNITY.
MRS WONG POINTED OUT THAT FIRSTLY THERE WAS THE PROBATION SERVICE WHICH WAS CARRIED OUT BY PROBATION OFFICERS WHOSE MAIN FUNCTIONS WERE TO SUPPLY THE COURTS WITH SOCIAL ENQUIRY REPORTS ON AN OFFENDER'S CHARACTER AND BACKGROUND AND TO PROVIDE SUPERVISION AND GUIDANCE TO THE OFFENDERS WHO WERE SUBJECT TO PROBATION ORDERS.
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"AT PRESENT, THERE ARE 12 PROBATION OFFICES SERVING THE MAGISTRATE, DISTRICT AND HIGH COURTS AND THE PROBATION OFFICES CURRENTLY HELPING 3,372 OFFENDERS WHO ARE UNDER PROBATION ORDERS, SHE SAID.
THE DEPARTMENT ALSO PROVIDED RESIDENTIAL TRAINING ΤΟ YOUNG OFFENDERS WITH THE INTENTION OF CHANGING THEIR BEHAVIOUR AND SOCIAL ATTITUDE THROUGH THE EMPLOYMENT OF SOCIAL WORK METHODS SO THAT, UPON DISCHARGE, THEY WOULD BE BETTER EQUIPPED ΤΟ LIVE AS LAW ABIDING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
"THE DEPARTMENT PROVIDES TWO REFORMATORY SCHOOLS, THREE PROBATION HOMES AND A PROBATION HOSTEL IN ADDITION TO OPERATING REMAND FACILITIES IN TWO PROBATION HOMES AND A SEPARATE REMAND MRS WONG SAID,
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