Welcome to the WebPortal of the Rehabilitation Bureau, Ministry of Justice, Japan
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We introduce what works of Hogoshi (volunteer probation officer) and other community volunteers relate to the offender rehabilitation and how they contribute to offender rehabilitation and reintegration in Japan as an esssential part.
[VIDEO] My “HOGOSHI”, the person who accepted me
[VIDEO] When People Change – Offender Rehabilitation of Japan
[VIDEO] Encounters with People Who Supported Me: Thoughts of a Person Released from Juvenile Training School
[VIDEO] Flip-book for Yellow Feather Campaign
Hogoshi: One type of the community volunteers supporting offender reintegration in Japan, implementing community supervision for offender reintegration.
Video 1 with English subtitles: Click here
Video 2 introducing Hogoshi and other community volunteers supporting offender reintegration in Japan (in Japanese) : Click here
Video 1 with English subtitles: Click here
Video 2 introducing Hogoshi and other community volunteers supporting offender reintegration in Japan (in Japanese) : Click here
Many volunteers support offender rehabilitation in Japan: Hogoshi, Big Brothers and Sisters, Japan Women’s Association for Rehabilitation Aid, Cooperating Employers and so on.
Among those volunteers, Hogoshi are particularly important for offender rehabilitation in Japan.
Video with English subtitles: Click Here
Among those volunteers, Hogoshi are particularly important for offender rehabilitation in Japan.
Video with English subtitles: Click Here
Rehabilitation Aquarium Japan is a page introducing the mascots that represent community volunteers suppoting offender rehabilitation: Click here
The Rehabilitation Bureau is in charge of community supervision in Japan, one of the most important parts of offender rehabilitation and reintegration.
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The First World Congress for Community Volunteers Supporting Offender Reintegration was held as an ancillary meeting of the Kyoto Congress; there, the Kyoto Declaration on Community Volunteers Supporting Offender Reintegration was adopted.
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