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Appendix XI

Findings of the report entitled

"A Pilot Study on Multiple Offenders" prepared by the Correctional Services Department

The report on the study of multiple offenders revealed the following findings -

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

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(g)

(h)

(i)

(j)

the typical profile of a multiple offender was that of a male, single, aged 21-25 who was first convicted below the age of 20;

the majority came from a low income family;

for those who were the local born multiple offenders, more of them came from broken families with inadequate parental guidance;

the majority had below Form 3 education with poor school conduct (including truancy and disciplinary problems);

half of the multiple offenders were unemployed prior to their first conviction;

a large percentage of them were triad affiliated;

the local born multiple offenders were more inclined to commit crime with accomplices;

40% of them were given a custodial sentence for their first conviction and many of them were re-convicted within twelve months;

the majority of them committed the offence for pecuniary gains; and

from clinical observations, the majority of them were normal individuals with a relatively high degree of callousness and self-centredness. They tended to commit ambitious offences aimed at acquiring property of considerable value.