Sunday, February 12, 2012

The government played in the howling "of the tabloids with his statement of the sanction in the law and order. What happened to rehabilitation, especially when it comes to children

When someone writes that criminals should "his due", is supposed to be a tabloid journalist. It is disconcerting when the author is the secretary of justice and the expression is used to open an investigation into the government's intentions on the law and order.

Criminal Justice Green Paper was followed by a 12-week public consultation and events across the country. Approximately 1,200 responses were received into consideration, most organizations involved in the hands of the criminal justice system. Professionals volunteered their time to help the government understand where and how the system does not work, but the consultation process has resulted in a government response is almost insulting in its brevity. Only 13 pages

For details we have to wait until the bill of justice in the fall. Last week, the document is a statement of philosophy of criminal justice and this philosophy is fundamentally punitive.

Forget

examined the responses of professionals, the shriek of the tabloids have triumphed again. To appease them, words like "hard", "punish" master document and "control". Regarding rehabilitation, not a policy of soft as it can reduce crime and costs. However, it has become a process to be administered by outside agencies who claim to be able to "measure" the results and be paid accordingly.

, strip searches and a worrying level of moderation is the norm in some places and when children are released back to their families with little or no chaotic. Even when people try to give full attention, they encounter systemic problems. Why? Because the main reason for locking up children is to protect others. The report said: "Children were defined by their crime rather than their needs or vulnerability."

also says: "It would be reasonable to expect that, in order to protect the public and help children change their lives and opportunities, services and care provided by them would be for promote the emotional, the treatment of disorders and rehabilitation, as well as against their criminal behavior. "

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