Sunday, June 29, 2014

Guideline To Rehabilitate Criminals Into The Society

By Elsa English


The steady high levels of re-offenses has resulted to radical renovations since almost half the number of freed jailers commit crimes again within a year upon their release. The figures rise greatly to around fifty eight percent for those who serve for terms not exceeding a year. In an aim to rehabilitate criminals, a proposal has been drafted which will see to drops in rates of re-offense. The proposal entails the following.

Underway plans set to transform rehabilitation looks into new and restructured public sector which is to get tasked in making sure the public is protected from offenders that are dangerous and high risk. Both private and voluntary groups will be required to work together to eliminate the revolving criminal justice system through engaging low caliber offenders. First time offenders and the ones serving for period shorter than a year are to get subjected to mandatory supervision and rehab upon getting released from prisons.

The proposal provides for main usage of mentors that are supposed to encounter the lawbreakers upon their release. They are to be provided with the necessary support in running of their day in day out aspects of their lives. Some of the overseen help include, restoration by offering aid in finding jobs and accommodation, coming over drugs, intoxicants and alcohol and also monitoring their educational and literacy problems.

Releasing of ex-convicts back into the general public with only a small amount of cash and still fail to provide other necessary aid does nothing to help counter the problem. This results to lack of change in the high numbers of jail leavers committing crimes repeatedly. Reading from the same old script and still hold hopes for positive changes therefore becomes insensible.

There is public awareness of the presence of wealth and expertise across the public, private and voluntary sectors. This potential needs to be unlocked in order to at last commence in tackling down of the threatening higher rates of re-offenses. Both the voluntary and private sectors are to attain invitation for bidding with individual contracts getting awarded based on best value in the tackle of re offending and innovation.

The proposal aims at seeing that everyone who got sentenced into prisons or probation gets punished accordingly in the process of receiving help to turn from wrong doings once and for all. It will also translate to spending money from taxpayers on whichever tasks when it comes down to cutting of crime. The public sector will be expected to retain the ultimate responsibility for protection of the public in all cases.

This new approach is designed to facilitate that private providers are fully paid on condition they are able to achieve in reducing the degrees of re-offenses in designated areas. The agreement is to be grounded on providing payments in accordance with achieved results. This proposal aims at driving forward innovation and effectiveness via systems of criminal justice. A set amount of money is to be provided to communal and voluntary groups to boost them to commence bidding for services.

The elements above from the proposal have been scrutinized and found to be effective in the fight against crime. They have been well drafted to ensure that the prison leavers integrate well into the society and get a good livelihood in an honest way.




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