10-year crime plan: At a glance

Better rehabilitation plans promised for offenders

The government has unveiled its 10-year plan to reform the criminal justice system. Its main proposals, some of which have been announced before, include:

Police

Allowing crimes to be reported at mobile police stations and over the Internet

Increased training for officers to boost detective work

Expansion of the DNA database to cover the whole active criminal population by 2004

Pilot scheme to give security or patrol staff from private firms similar powers to police constables and a role in protecting the community

A "superbobby" bonus for police officers who stay on the beat rather than move to desk jobs

Consider plans to set up a national register of drug dealers

Pledge to boost police numbers to record levels

Courts

Allowing jurors to see information about a defendant's criminal record before delivering their verdict

Allowing judges to take greater account of offenders' records when passing sentence

New laws to tackle reoffending while on bail

Prison

Additional 2,660 prison places and 400 places in secure training centres for young offenders

Extra funding to increase by 50% the number of prisoners completing accredited offending behaviour programmes

A new Custody to Work programme to double the number of prisoners going into jobs when they leave prison by 2004

Every young offender to get minimum of 30 hours a week education or training

Earlier diagnosis and treatment of drug problems among prisoners

Anyone released on licence will automatically be back behind bars if they breach their conditions of release

Guaranteed training and education for prisoners

More help for prisoners to find a home and a job when they are released

Victims

Victims to be kept properly informed throughout duration of a court case and by 2005 they will be able to track the progress of the trial via the Internet

All victims of violent or sex crimes to be consulted and notified of the release of their attackers from April

Increased funding for the National Probation Service and a target to cut reconvictions by 5% by 2004

Proposals to make the victims charter legally binding to be considered.