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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1994

AND

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS ISSUED GUIDANCE TO SCHOOLS, HAS PROVIDED IN-SERVICE TRAINING COURSES ΤΟ SCHOOL DISCIPLINE TEACHERS, TO HELP THEM DEAL WITH DIFFICULT AND DELINQUENT STUDENTS, WHO ARE FREQUENTLY THE TARGETS OF TRIADS. THE DEPARTMENT ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN MEANINGFUL ACTIVITIES AFTER SCHOOL HOURS ; ENCOURAGES STUDENT GUIDANCE TEACHERS AND SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS TO TALK TO PARENTS ABOUT THE ROLE WHICH PARENTS CAN PLAY IN PREVENTING THEIR CHILDREN FROM COMMITTING CRIME AND BECOMING ASSOCIATED WITH TRIADS; AND ASSISTS STUDENTS WITH ADJUSTMENT PROBLEMS IN ORDER TO HELP THEM OVERCOME THEIR DIFFICULTIES.

SOCIAL

TO

PROBLEMS,

THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH NON- YOUTH GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS, PROVIDES SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND

ADDITIONAL AT RISK. THIS FINANCIAL YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT PROVIDED 39

TOTAL WORKERS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS, BRINGING THE SCHOOL

BEHAVIOURAL 227, TO HELP THEM DEAL WITH STUDENTS WHO HAVE INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE SUSPECTED OF INVOLVEMENT IN TRIAD ACTIVITIES IN SCHOOLS. THE DEPARTMENT IS ALSO STEPPING UP ITS MEASURES TO TACKLE YOUTH PROBLEMS; IT WILL PROVIDE 22 ADDITIONAL SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS NEXT FINANCIAL

WORK YEAR; INTENDS TO EXPAND ITS OUTREACHING SOCIAL SERVICE; AND TO FORM INTEGRATED TEAMS TO POOL TOGETHER RESOURCES

TO

TO NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS SO AS TO BE ABLE ALLOCATED

MEET

BETTER

NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AT RISK. THERE IS SURE GOOD LIAISON BETWEEN THE POLICE, SCHOOLS, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND

WELFARE SOCIAL

DEPARTMENT IN TACKLING THE PROBLEM OF JUVENILE TRIADS AND IN PARTICULAR IN HELPING SCHOOLS TO DEAL WITH DELINQUENCY AND DELINQUENT STUDENTS AND TO DISSEMINATE THE MESSAGE ON THE NATURE AND CONSEQUENCES OF TRIADS AND OTHER CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES.

THE

WE ARE ALSO TAKING MEASURES TO REHABILITATE THOSE WHO HAVE COMMITTED CRIME.

FAMILY

THE

THE

THE POLICE SUPERINTENDENTS' DISCRETION SCHEME AIMS TO REHABILITATE OFFENDERS UNDER THE AGE OF 17 BY GIVING POLICE SUPERINTENDENTS THE DISCRETION TO CAUTION, INSTEAD OF PROSECUTE, YOUNG

AFTERCARE OFFENDERS;

ASSISTANCE TO THOSE YOUNG OFFENDERS WILL BE BY THE POLICE JUVENILE PROTECTION SECTION AND THE PROVIDED

CENTRE SERVICES

OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT. DISCRETION SUPERINTENDENTS'

RESULTS. SCHEME HAS ACHIEVED GOOD RATE RECIDIVISM

FOR THOSE CAUTIONED UNDER THE SCHEME IS LOW (ONLY INTERDEPARTMENTAL THE SCHEME HAS RECENTLY BEEN REVIEWED BY AN 20%).

HAS CHAIRED BY THE SOLICITOR GENERAL, WHICH WORKING GROUP, NUMBER OF RECOMMENDATIONS TO STRENGTHEN THE SCHEME, WHICH WE SHALL IMPLEMENTING.

THE CORRECTIONAL

MADE A BE

CORRECTIONAL

CORRECTIONAL HAVE BEEN

MEET.

SERVICES DEPARTMENT ALSO RUNS PROGRAMMES AND PROVIDES AFTERCARE SERVICES FOR YOUNG OFFENDERS TO HELP WITH THEIR REHABILITATION.

SCHEME THE DEPARTMENT IS NOW OPERATING A

BY THE KNOWN

RATHER CUMBERSOME TITLE OF "PERSONAL ENCOUNTER WITH BY STUDENTS PRISONERS

AT RISK.

MARCH 1993, SINCE

SCHOOLS, STAFF, IN CONJUNCTION WITH SERVICES

то STUDENTS AND ARRANGING FOR THEM TO VISIT PRISONS TARGETING AND TALK TO, LONG TERM PRISONERS. OUR INITIAL ASSESSMENT IS THAT THIS SCHEME IS PROVING SUCCESSFUL IN DISSEMINATING THE MESSAGE

WITH BECOMING INVOLVED CONSEQUENCES OF STUDENTS SO FAR HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE SCHEME.

DEPARTMENT

CRIME.

ABOUT THE

MORE THAN

1,500

/THE RECENT