抄録
This paper seeks to consider the measures for the re-construction of communities in Japan at a time of an aging society with fewer children, through crime-prevention by the rehabilitation of offenders. For this purpose, Job Assistance for offenders is raised in this paper. This is derived from the view that working has an important meaning, enabling people to participate positively in the community.
In this paper, it is pointed out that the prevention of re-offending has become an important task in criminal policy, in the light of recent crime trends, and that Job Assistance has an important meaning as a measure for relapse-prevention and the offenders' re-socialization. The paper continues, on the assumption that Job Assistance is important for the rehabilitation of offenders, by pointing out that working has a social meaning for positive participation in the community by people with criminal convictions. Furthermore, the recent trend of the practice of Job Assistance is reviewed, its benefits for society are illustrated, and the future of Job Assistance as a tool for the re-construction of communities is examined through a consideration of its significance to social enterprises.
