NCJ Number
184870
Date Published
2000
Length
131 pages
Annotation
The 1999 annual review of the Hong Kong Correctional Services Department (CSD) looks at the mission and activities of the CSD and ways in which the CSD plans to meet new challenges of the coming century.
Abstract
The mission of the CSD encompasses serving the community by providing high quality and cost-effective custodial and rehabilitation services, detaining persons in a secure manner that protects public safety and that is compatible with human dignity, and providing the best possible opportunity for all inmates to make a new start in life by offering timely and comprehensive rehabilitation programs. The annual review contains chapters on CSD operations and institutional management, rehabilitation, personnel and training, inspectorate and management services, administration, and correctional service industries. Appendixes contain additional information on the CSD and corrections statistics. Tables, figures, and photographs