Comprehensive Measures for the Prevention of Re-offending

 At the Ministerial Meeting Concerning Measures Against Crime in July 2012, the “Comprehensive Measures for the Prevention of Re-Offending” that stipulated the mid- to long-term efforts of the government against re-offending prevention was established.
 In the strategy, a numerical target to “decrease the rate of inmates who become reimprisoned within two years of release from prison by more than 20 percent in ten years” was set for the first time as the Government’s efforts for re-offending prevention. Please read the following page for details.