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drafting of new legislation to confiscate the proceeds of drug
trafficking, the Action Committee Against Narcotics continues
to organise extensive preventive education and publicity
programmes.
15.
Apart from tackling specific crime areas the Fight
Crime Committee's Standing Committee on Young Offenders has
recommended the strengthening of outreaching social work
services to help young delinquents. And with the aim of
forestalling juvenile delinquency, the Police supervise young
offenders discharged under the Superintendents' Discretion
Scheme, continue to develop the Junior Police Call and have
formed special working groups at District level to take a more
structured approach to delinquency.
16.
Where prevention has failed, improved curative
measures are necessary to help young offenders turn over a new
leaf. The Standing Committee on Young Offenders will review
shortly the work of the Young Offender Assessment Panel, and
consider whether its services in advising on appropriate
sentences for young offenders should be expanded. The
Committee will also monitor the rehabilitative effects of
special Outward Bound courses for 'youth at risk' and refine
the courses as appropriate.
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