Minister wants to create registry of sex offenders

My friends, this was taken from Jornal de Notícias newspaper:

http://www.jn.pt/PaginaInicial/Seguranca/Interior.aspx?content_id=3658060&page=-1

Minister wants to create registry of sex offenders

Justice Minister defended , on Wednesday at the opening of the judicial year , the introduction of " deadlines decision " in the criminal process and the substitution of judges in case of illness or death without loss of evidence .

Saying there 's to bring criminal proceedings solutions already worked in civil procedure , Paula Teixeira da Cruz said it is still necessary to apply rules limiting the number of witnesses and scheduling of court hearings .

The minister pointed out as a major priority for 2014 "change that will register in the Portuguese administrative justice " and how to protect children recalled that his ministry is preparing a law that includes " not only the creation of a register of offenders sex , but also provides the forms and conditions of access to the record . "

Paula Teixeira da Cruz enumerated legislative reforms already undertaken , noting that the reform of the judicial system " is on the march " and that soon will be completed " legal and regulatory framework of the judicial system , including the Statute of Magistrates , Officers justice and the revision of the Organic Law of the Judicial Police . "

The minister highlighted the alternative means of dispute resolution " pioneers " and the rate of resolution in the executive civil actions ( debt collection ) who, he said , has become more than 190 percent.

As for referencing pedophiles and creating a referral system of " sexual predators " , the minister promised to be followed " best practices , revisiting the preventive and corrective measures in place ."

" The best interests of the child not just the adoption of a substantive criminal law criminalizing sexual abuse , child exploitation , child pornography , or with severe , dissuasive and effective penalties . Repression of these crimes and the prosecution of perpetrators need to be accompanied by measures to protect their victims and measures to prevent the commission of such crimes , "he said .

As for administrative reform , affecting the functioning of the public administration , recalled that introduces the " duty of good management " and that " another example of more transparent and participative management that want to implement is the revision of the Code of expropriation ."

Paula Teixeira da Cruz explained in detail on the scope of the measures contained in this reform and said that these "proposed revision will very soon be put for discussion of the legal community ," as happened with the new Code of Administrative Procedure .

The Minister of Justice also acknowledged being " imperative to enhance the number of bailiffs who today do the impossible " in the courts , and strengthen the human resources affects the PJ and the prison guard.

That's a step in the right direction, pedro.

About time, too.

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