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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