Thursday 3 July 2014

Achievable Ways To Rehabilitate Criminals

By Elsa English


The consistent higher levels of re-offending have led to a radical renovation as almost half the total number of ex-convicts re offends in less than a year on their release. The figure is higher at about fifty eight percent in those that serve for terms of less than one year. The drafted new proposal is established to rehabilitate criminals so as to see a drop in re-offenses rates. The following is what is entailed in it.

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 sets for major use of mentors who are to meet the lawbreakers at prisons gates. They are to be given support in their day to day aspects of their life. Restoring them by giving help in seeking jobs and accommodation, tackling drugs, alcohol and other addictions and checking on their literacy and educational problems is also overseen.

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.

Awareness on wealth and availability of expertise throughout the public, voluntary and private sectors is well known publicly. This raises the need to unlock these resources as a step to finally begin to tackle the threatening high degrees of recurring offenses. The private and voluntary divisions are set to obtain invitations to bid with respective contracts getting the award which will be based on ideal mode of tackling re-offenses 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.

The new approach is set to ensure that private providers get full payments on conditions that they get able to cut down the rates of re-offenses in their areas. The contract is to be based on payments as per the results. The proposals are directed toward driving progressive innovation and efficiency via criminal justice systems. Some amount of cash is set to be given to both voluntary and communal groups as a way of boosting them to begin 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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