In fact, I think the primary goal of rehabilitating the offender is to protect society. We don't rehabilitate offenders for the joy of doing it, we rehabilitate them because we think crime is something we should combat. Crime jeopardizes protection of the public and that is why we work to get these young people back on the right track. We think it makes no sense for the public to feel threatened by young offenders. The public will be better served, in terms of safety, if we are able to get these young people away from crime. As well, we will make them productive and positive members of society.
On May 13th, 2010. See this statement in context.