My 16th piece Published as the second letter in this #SCMP Letters thread, it examines Hong Kong’s existing legal framework for drug-dependent offenders and the place of rehabilitation in sentencing.
Hong Kong already has statutory mechanisms that allow Courts to consider treatment, rehabilitation and an offender’s individual circumstances.
The key policy issue is therefore not whether a rehabilitative response exists, but whether the existing framework should be strengthened or expanded.
#HongKong #CriminalJustice #Rehabilitation #DrugPolicy #Sentencing #scmp
If you are interested in reading my other 15 pieces published in the South China Morning Post, they are grouped by topic in the comments below.
1. Social Inclusion & Community Resilience
1.1 Vulnerable Families in Hong Kong Simply Must Master Cantonese
1.2 Create a Hong Kong Where Everyone Feels Valued
1.3 More Work Is Needed to Ensure an Inclusive Hong Kong
1.4 Hong Kong’s Religious Harmony Is Best Maintained Through Trust
1.5 Deadly Blaze Has United a Community in Grief and Action
2 — Law, Business and Technology
2.1 Don’t Be Complacent About Contracts in Times of Shipping Disruptions
2.2 How Dispute Resolution Rules Can Evolve to Meet Business Needs
2.3 AI or Not, Credibility Depends on Human Responsibility — second article in the thread
2.4 Young Lawyers Benefit From Regional Exchange Event
3 — Islamic Finance and Cultural Integration
3.1 Hong Kong Has What It Takes to Be an Islamic Finance Hub
3.2 A Muslim-Friendly Hong Kong Should Subsidise Halal Certification
3.3 Halal-Friendly and Pet-Friendly Goals Can Coexist — second article in the thread
4 — Public Safety, Medical Education and Healthcare
4.1 Families Need Not Feel Targeted by the Child Safeguarding Process
4.2 Keeta’s Dangerous Order-Grabbing Mechanism Should Be Scrapped
4.3 Why Hong Kong’s Medical Schools Should Phase In Their Cantonese Requirement