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LAW AND JUSTICE > PUNISHMENT OBJECTIVES > REHABILITATION (OFFENDERS)

Preferred term

REHABILITATION (OFFENDERS)  

Definition

  • ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO HELP OFFENDERS CHANGE BEHAVIOUR AND ACQUIRE SKILLS TO AID THEIR REINTEGRATION INTO SOCIETY AND REDUCE THEIR LIKELIHOOD OF REOFFENDING.

Broader concept

History note

  • TERM RELABELLED MAY 2018. PREVIOUSLY THE TERM 'REHABILITATION (SOCIAL OFFENDERS)' WOULD HAVE BEEN USED.

Definition source

  • ELSST

URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/a4dd7423-3ce3-43e7-989c-df2badf34c35

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