Those estimates were based on interviews with suspects and offenders.

Staff also work with offenders to make sure they understand the impact of their crime on victims.

Certain guiding principles would help police and courts deal with offenders.

Action to deal with offenders was to be taken on a voluntary rather than a court basis where possible.

Moreover, he said, no form of treatment has been shown to be effective with offenders who are not willing patients.

It is all too easy to give up on children in trouble or to believe that nothing works with young offenders.

It would be difficult to underestimate the difficulty of working with sexual offenders.

It was said that the cartel had two ways of settling with offenders.

"For the past six months he hasn't even been allowed to mix with other offenders."

The rising crime rate illustrates this country's need for a better way of dealing with young offenders.