This special issue on “Innovative Approaches in Community and Institutional Rehabilitation of Offenders” is an offshoot from a conference of the same name held in the National University of Singapore on 27 July 2017. Co-organized by the Social Service Research Centre and the Next Age Institute and in partnership with the Singapore Prison Service, the conference brought together multi-disciplinary presentations from Singapore and overseas. Mr Desmond Lee, Singapore’s Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister of Home Affairs and National Development, was the Guest-of-Honour. In his speech, he emphasized the importance of strengthening family support and addressing issues such as income and stigma in more effective rehabilitation. Professor Paul Cheung of the Social Service Research Centre drew attention to elderly prisoners in his welcome speech. In fast ageing societies, a different approach to rehabilitation of inmates older than 60 years of age is needed. These two opening speeches in the conference show how far offender work has come. From highly punitive systems focused on desistence and prevention (sending a strong signal against crime), the cumulative evidence today is that strong rehabilitative programs have shown greater effectiveness at decreasing crime through reduced recidivism. They also highlight the new challenges as society changes. For example, demographic shifts, labour market insecurities and stressed families are factors central to effective re-integration of ex-offenders. This special issue contains six articles on a variety of innovations. It comprises articles from presentations made at the conference and from an open call for papers. They show how far-reaching true rehabilitation can and should be. From the judicial system to in-prison work to diversionary or aftercare programs, the innovations are increasingly taking into account the circumstances of the exoffender and his/her ecosystem. “Court Processes and Orders for Positive Outcomes” by Judge Lim Keng Yeow analyzes how court processes can be more rehabilitative. It gives as example two initiatives in the Singapore court system, post-sentencing judicial monitoring and a pre-sentencing protocol, aimed at better supporting rehabilitation. “Enhancing corrections, transforming lives: a Singapore Perspective” by Desmond K.T. Chin and Neeti Iyer is excerpted from the keynote speech by Desmond Chin, the Commissioner of Prisons in Singapore. It gives a historical account of how the Singapore Prison System has become more rehabilitative, with positive outcomes: “the period of transformation coincided with a dramatic reduction in the prison population and recidivism rate”. It also looks forward to the future, outlining the ways that the Singapore Prison System will move upstream towards prevention and ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK AND DEVELOPMENT 2018, VOL. 28, NO. 3, 141–142 https://doi.org/10.1080/02185385.2018.1515150

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社论：罪犯社区和机构改造的创新方法

本期特刊“罪犯社区和机构康复的创新方法”是 2017 年 7 月 27 日在新加坡国立大学举行的同名会议的一个分支。由社会服务研究中心和下一个时代联合主办该会议与新加坡监狱管理局合作，汇集了来自新加坡和海外的多学科演讲。新加坡总理公署部长兼内政和国家发展部第二部长 Desmond Lee 先生是主宾。他在演讲中强调了加强家庭支持和解决收入和耻辱等问题以更有效康复的重要性。社会服务研究中心张保禄教授在欢迎辞中提请注意年长囚犯。在快速老龄化的社会中，需要一种不同的方法来使 60 岁以上的囚犯康复。会议中的这两个开场白显示了罪犯工作已经走了多远。从专注于停止和预防（发出强烈的打击犯罪信号）的高度惩罚性系统来看，今天的累积证据表明，强有力的康复计划通过减少累犯在减少犯罪方面显示出更大的效果。他们还强调了随着社会变化而面临的新挑战。例如，人口变化、劳动力市场的不安全感和家庭压力是前罪犯有效重新融入社会的核心因素。本期特刊包含六篇关于各种创新的文章。它包括来自会议上的演讲和公开征集论文的文章。它们显示了真正的康复可以而且应该影响深远。从司法系统到监狱工作，再到分流或善后计划，这些创新越来越多地考虑到罪犯及其生态系统的情况。Lim Keng Yeow 法官的“Court Processes and Orders for Positive Outcomes”分析了法院程序如何能够更有效地康复。它以新加坡法院系统中的两项举措为例，即判后司法监督和判前协议，旨在更好地支持康复。Desmond KT Chin 和 Neeti Iyer 的“加强纠正，改变生活：新加坡视角”摘自 Desmond Chin 的主题演讲，新加坡监狱长。它提供了新加坡监狱系统如何变得更加康复的历史记录，并取得了积极的成果：“转型时期恰逢监狱人口和再犯率的急剧下降”。它还展望未来，概述了新加坡监狱系统将向预防和亚太社会工作与发展杂志 2018 年，VOL. 28，没有。3、141–142 https://doi.org/10.1080/02185385.2018.1515150 概述新加坡监狱系统将向上游推进预防和亚太社会工作与发展杂志 2018 年的方式，第一卷。28，没有。3、141–142 https://doi.org/10.1080/02185385.2018.1515150 概述新加坡监狱系统将向预防和亚太社会工作与发展杂志上游推进的方式，2018 年，第一卷。28，没有。3、141–142 https://doi.org/10.1080/02185385.2018.1515150