Column 6 Prevention of Re-offending

The White Paper on Crime 2007 pointed out the importance of preventing re-offending. Since then, the Ministerial Meeting Concerning Measures Against Crime has established the following action plans that focus on this issue:

The Act for the Prevention of Recidivism (Act No. 104 of 2016) enacted in 2016 sets the basic philosophy on preventing re-offending, clarifies the responsibility of the national and local governments, and sets basic measures for preventing re-offending. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, the Recidivism Prevention Plan with 5 basic principles and 7 priorities was drawn up in 2017.