Background
The Society of Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention, Hong Kong was founded in 1957 and registered as a voluntary agency. Because of limited financial resources, most of the staff at that time were voluntary part-time workers. With the dedication and perseverance, the work of the Society gradually came to be recognized and valued by the public. In 1959 the Society received its first Government Subvention and since then yearly subvention has been granted to sustain the rehabilitation service for offenders and discharged prisoners. The Society was incorporated as a limited company under the Companies Ordinance on 23rd September 1966. The Society is a member of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service, the International Prisoners Aid Association and the Community Chest of Hong Kong.

 

Vision

Value
Ex-offenders, with guidance, support and acceptance of the community, are capable of reintegrating into society as law-abiding citizens, striving for betterment, and participating in the fight against crime to help promote social stability and harmony. Crime is an individual's mal-adjustment to the social environment. With acceptance, appropriate guidance, and equal opportunities, ex-offenders are able to enhance their capacity for social adjustment, and to become law-abiding, civic-minded citizens.

Mission
Aims
In the spirit of our client-centred tradition, the Society provides multifarious quality rehabilitation services for ex-offenders to re-establish themselves in society, to lead a fulfilling life and to participate in community-wide crime prevention activities. To undertake the care, supervision and rehabilitation of residents of HKSAR, who have been convicted in courts, or who have been released from prisons; as well as to provide community education and crime prevention programmes for the general public of Hong Kong.

Through service units, to provide community care and rehabilitation services including casework and psychological counselling, hostels, recreation, court social work, vocational training and employment; and to develop community education and crime prevention programmes or projects that may further the objective of the Society.