TY - CHAP
T1 - Offender rehabilitation in Hong Kong
T2 - Current practice and service development
AU - Wong, Aaron H. L.
AU - Wong, Frank
AU - Chui, Wing Hong
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - As one of the safest cities in the world, Hong Kong has very low crime and recidivism rates. These successes are partly attributable to the authorities’ efforts in promoting offender rehabilitation. This chapter explores Hong Kong's rehabilitation services in prisons, youth correctional institutions, drug addiction treatment centres, a psychiatric centre, and in the community. The correctional services in Hong Kong provide education, work and vocational training, and psychological services to spark offenders’ inner motivation to change and live a law-abiding life. The chapter also discusses how Hong Kong's offender assessment and treatment programmes incorporate elements of the Risk-Need-Responsivity and Good Lives Models. Finally, the chapter suggests future research directions to better evaluate the effectiveness of Hong Kong's rehabilitation approach. © 2024 selection and editorial matter, Chi Meng Chu and Michael Daffern; individual chapters, the contributors
AB - As one of the safest cities in the world, Hong Kong has very low crime and recidivism rates. These successes are partly attributable to the authorities’ efforts in promoting offender rehabilitation. This chapter explores Hong Kong's rehabilitation services in prisons, youth correctional institutions, drug addiction treatment centres, a psychiatric centre, and in the community. The correctional services in Hong Kong provide education, work and vocational training, and psychological services to spark offenders’ inner motivation to change and live a law-abiding life. The chapter also discusses how Hong Kong's offender assessment and treatment programmes incorporate elements of the Risk-Need-Responsivity and Good Lives Models. Finally, the chapter suggests future research directions to better evaluate the effectiveness of Hong Kong's rehabilitation approach. © 2024 selection and editorial matter, Chi Meng Chu and Michael Daffern; individual chapters, the contributors
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U2 - 10.4324/9781003360919-6
DO - 10.4324/9781003360919-6
M3 - RGC 12 - Chapter in an edited book (Author)
SN - 9781032418674
SN - 9781032420356
T3 - International Perspectives on Forensic Mental Health
SP - 51
EP - 69
BT - Approaches to Offender Rehabilitation in Asian Jurisdictions
A2 - Chu, Chi Meng
A2 - Daffern, Michael
PB - Taylor & Francis
CY - New York
ER -