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Assist the court to implement non-custodial sentences and sentence suspension orders;
According to “Education and Supervision Regime for Youth Offenders”(Law 2/2007), we implement supervision orders applied to youth offenders;
Prepare pre-trial reports for the court;
Provide supports for offenders to reintegrate into society and restore a law-abiding life;
Enhance the prevention of re-offending.

Special Correction Service for Offenders

Highlights of Special Correction Service for Offenders in 2023

Correctional Courses for Special Offenders
For cases involving serious or special crimes, according to the psychological and social needs of the clients, we provide a systematic and tailored correctional courses and psychological counselling. Courses include: recognition of criminal behavior, personal emotional adjustment, self-esteem reconstruction and interpersonal skills, in order to improve offenders’ social adaptability, to avoid reoffending and to establish a healthy and law-abiding life.

(Correctional Courses)

Heart guidance workshop
The workshop is designed for cases involving in sexual crimes. Sections include introducing the laws of sexual crimes, cultivating healthy sexual attitudes, learning appropriate relief methods, etc. It aims to teach clients to stay away from deviant sexual preferences and behaviors. In 2023, a “sex crime case follow-up scheme” will be established to provide different correctional counseling programs for different types of sexual crime cases.

(“Heart Guidance” Workshop)

Studies in the Scope of Social Reintegration

《Report on the Survey of Rehabilitative Cases》：To examine the specifics of rehabilitated offenders in Macao and provide appropriate support, the research team of the Department of Social Reintegration collects information on rehabilitative cases in the scope of social reintegration, conducts continuous survey, analyses the characteristics of the cases, and produces a report every 3 years.
《Report on the Survey of the Characteristics of Youth Offenders》：To provide adequate services to juvenile offenders, the research team of the Department of Social Reintegration collects information on youth offenders referred by the court, investigates the characteristics of the cases and the circumstances of the offense, and produces a report every 3 years.
《Statistics on the Re-offending of Convicted Macao Residents》：The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) and the Correctional Services Bureau (DSC) jointly collect information on Macao residents who receive custodial or non-custodial sentences and whether they are convicted of re-offence within two years after completing custodial or non-custodial sentences.