第十一条国は、犯罪をした者等に対する指導及び支援については、矯正施設内及び社会内を通じ、指導及び支援の内容に応じ、犯罪をした者等の犯罪又は非行の内容、犯罪及び非行の経歴その他の経歴、性格、年齢、心身の状況、家庭環境、交友関係、経済的な状況その他の特性を踏まえて行うものとする。

Article 11(1)The State is to provide guidance and support for persons who have committed offenses within correctional institutions and within society, while taking into consideration the details of the person's offense or delinquent act; their criminal or delinquent history and other background; character; age; mental and physical condition; family environment; associates; financial circumstances; and other individual attributes, in keeping with the content of that guidance and support.

２国は、犯罪をした者等に対する指導については、犯罪の責任等の自覚及び被害者等の心情の理解を促すとともに、円滑な社会復帰に資するものとなるように留意しなければならない。

(2)The State must take care to ensure that the guidance given to persons who have committed offenses will encourage them to become conscious of things such as their responsibility for their offenses and to understand the feelings of their victims and others, and that the guidance will contribute to their smooth reintegration into society.

第十二条国は、犯罪をした者等が自立した生活を営むことができるよう、その就労を支援するため、犯罪をした者等に対し、その勤労意欲を高め、これに職業上有用な知識及び技能を習得させる作業の矯正施設における実施、矯正施設内及び社会内を通じた職業に関する免許又は資格の取得を目的とする訓練その他の効果的な職業訓練等の実施、就職のあっせん並びに就労及びその継続に関する相談及び助言等必要な施策を講ずるものとする。

Article 12In order to provide employment support for persons who have committed offenses so that they can live self-reliant lives, the State is to implement the necessary initiatives, such as providing persons who have committed offenses with work at correctional institutions to increase their motivation to work and enable them to acquire useful knowledge and skills for an occupation; providing them with effective vocational training within correctional institutions and within society, including training for acquiring occupational licenses or qualifications; and providing them with job placement services as well as counseling and advice on finding, engaging in, and maintaining employment.

第十三条国は、少年が可塑性に富む等の特性を有することに鑑み、非行少年及び非行少年であった者が、早期に立ち直り、善良な社会の一員として自立し、改善更生することを助けるため、少年院、少年鑑別所、保護観察所等の関係機関と学校、家庭、地域社会及び民間の団体等が連携した指導及び支援、それらの者の能力に応じた教育を受けられるようにするための教育上必要な支援等必要な施策を講ずるものとする。

Article 13In view of attributes particular to juveniles such as how greatly malleable they are, the State is to implement the necessary initiatives to assist juvenile delinquents and persons who used to be juvenile delinquents in reforming as soon as possible, becoming self-reliant as good members of society, and improving and rehabilitating themselves, such as providing guidance and support through juvenile training schools, juvenile classification homes, probation offices, and other relevant organizations in coordination with schools, families, local communities, private-sector organizations, and other parties, and providing the educational support necessary to enable them to receive an education commensurate with their individual abilities.

第十四条国は、国を当事者の一方とする契約で国以外の者のする工事の完成若しくは作業その他の役務の給付又は物品の納入に対し国が対価の支払をすべきものを締結するに当たって予算の適正な使用に留意しつつ協力雇用主（犯罪をした者等の自立及び社会復帰に協力することを目的として、犯罪をした者等を雇用し、又は雇用しようとする事業主をいう。第二十三条において同じ。）の受注の機会の増大を図るよう配慮すること、犯罪をした者等の国による雇用の推進その他犯罪をした者等の就業の機会の確保及び就業の継続を図るために必要な施策を講ずるものとする。

Article 14In entering into a contract to which the State is a party that will require the State to pay consideration for the completion of a construction project, work on a construction project, or other provision of services by a person other than the State, or for the delivery of goods by a person other than the State, the State is to give consideration to increasing the opportunity for cooperating employers (meaning employers that employ or seek to employ persons who have committed offenses for the purpose of cooperating in their self-reliance and reintegration into society; the same applies in Article 23) to receive orders while keeping in mind the proper use of the budget; and is to implement the necessary initiatives to advance the employment of persons who have committed offenses by the State and otherwise ensure employment opportunities for persons who have committed offenses and continue their work.

第十五条国は、犯罪をした者等のうち適切な住居、食事その他の健全な社会生活を営むために必要な手段を確保することができないことによりその改善更生が妨げられるおそれのある者の自立を支援するため、その自助の責任を踏まえつつ、宿泊場所の供与、食事の提供等必要な施策を講ずるとともに、犯罪をした者等が地域において生活を営むための住居を確保することを支援するため、公営住宅（公営住宅法（昭和二十六年法律第百九十三号）第二条第二号に規定する公営住宅をいう。）への入居における犯罪をした者等への特別の配慮等必要な施策を講ずるものとする。

Article 15In order to support the self-reliance of persons who have committed offenses whose improvement and rehabilitation are likely to be hindered by their inability to secure proper housing, meals, and other necessities of a sound life in society, the State is to implement the necessary initiatives such as providing them with accommodations and meals, while taking into account that it is their responsibility to help themselves; and in order to support persons who have committed offenses in securing housing so that they can live in the local community, the State is to implement the necessary initiatives such as giving special consideration to persons who have committed offenses in becoming tenants of public housing (meaning public housing as prescribed in Article 2, item (ii) of the Act on Public Housing (Act No. 193 of 1951)).

第十六条国は、犯罪をした者等の宿泊場所の確保及びその改善更生に資するよう、更生保護施設の整備及び運営に関し、財政上の措置、情報の提供等必要な施策を講ずるものとする。

Article 16With a view to helping persons who have committed offenses secure accommodations and improve and rehabilitate themselves, the State is to implement the necessary initiatives such as taking financial measures and providing information with regard to the establishment and administration of offenders rehabilitation facilities.

第十七条国は、犯罪をした者等のうち高齢者、障害者等であって自立した生活を営む上での困難を有するもの及び薬物等に対する依存がある者等について、その心身の状況に応じた適切な保健医療サービス及び福祉サービスが提供されるよう、医療、保健、福祉等に関する業務を行う関係機関における体制の整備及び充実を図るために必要な施策を講ずるとともに、当該関係機関と矯正施設、保護観察所及び民間の団体との連携の強化に必要な施策を講ずるものとする。

Article 17With a view to ensuring that, among persons who have committed offenses, persons such as the elderly and persons with disabilities for whom it is difficult to live self-reliant lives, and persons such as those with drug and substance addictions, will be provided with appropriate health, medical, and welfare services commensurate with their mental and physical conditions, the State is to implement the necessary initiatives to establish and enhance systems at relevant organizations providing medical care, healthcare, welfare, and other services, and is to also implement the necessary initiatives to strengthen coordination among the relevant organizations, correctional institutions, probation offices, and private-sector organizations.

第十八条国は、犯罪をした者等に対し充実した指導及び支援を行うため、関係機関における体制を整備するとともに、再犯の防止等に係る人材の確保、養成及び資質の向上のために必要な施策を講ずるものとする。

Article 18In order to provide substantial guidance and support for persons who have committed offenses, the State is to develop systems at the relevant organizations and implement the necessary initiatives to secure, train, and improve the quality of personnel involved in preventing recidivism.

第十九条国は、再犯防止関係施設（矯正施設その他再犯の防止等に関する施策を実施する施設をいう。以下この条において同じ。）が再犯の防止等に関する施策の推進のための重要な基盤であることに鑑み、再犯防止関係施設の整備を推進するために必要な施策を講ずるものとする。

Article 19In light of the fact that facilities involved in preventing recidivism (meaning correctional institutions and other facilities that implement initiatives to prevent recidivism; hereinafter the same applies in this Article) constitute important pieces of infrastructure for advancing initiatives to prevent recidivism, the State is to implement the necessary initiatives to advance the development of facilities involved in preventing recidivism.

第二十条国は、再犯の防止等に関する施策の効果的な実施に資するよう、関係機関が保有する再犯の防止等に資する情報を共有し、再犯の防止等に関する施策の実施状況及びその効果を検証し、並びに犯罪をした者等の再犯の防止等を図る上で効果的な処遇の在り方等に関する調査及び研究を推進するとともに、それらの結果等を踏まえて再犯の防止等に関する施策の在り方について検討する等必要な施策を講ずるものとする。

Article 20With a view to contributing to the effective implementation of initiatives to prevent recidivism, the State is to share information conducive to preventing recidivism that is held by the relevant organizations, verify the implementation status and effects of initiatives to prevent recidivism, and advance research and study into the effective treatment of persons who have committed offenses in the course of working to prevent their recidivism; and is to implement the necessary initiatives, such as considering the right modalities for initiatives to prevent recidivism, based on things such as the results of these activities.

第二十一条国は、犯罪をした者等のうち社会内において適切な指導及び支援を受けることが再犯の防止等に有効であると認められる者について、矯正施設における処遇を経ないで、又は一定期間の矯正施設における処遇に引き続き、社会内において指導及び支援を早期かつ効果的に受けることができるよう、必要な施策を講ずるものとする。

Article 21The State is to implement the necessary initiatives for persons who have committed offenses whose receipt of the appropriate guidance and support within society it is found will be effective in preventing their recidivism, to enable them to receive guidance and support within society quickly and effectively, either without being treated at correctional institutions or in a continued fashion after being treated at correctional institutions for a fixed period.

第二十二条国は、再犯の防止等に関する施策の重要性について、国民の理解を深め、その協力を得られるよう必要な施策を講ずるものとする。

Article 22(1)The State is to implement the necessary initiatives to deepen the people's understanding of the importance of initiatives to prevent recidivism and to gain their cooperation.

２国は、再犯の防止等の推進に寄与した民間の団体及び個人の表彰に努めるものとする。

(2)The State is to endeavor to commend private-sector organizations and individuals that have contributed to advancing the prevention of recidivism.

第二十三条国は、保護司会及び協力雇用主その他民間の団体又は個人の再犯の防止等に関する活動の促進を図るため、財政上又は税制上の措置等必要な施策を講ずるものとする。

Article 23In order to facilitate activities to prevent recidivism carried out by volunteer probation officers' associations, cooperating employers, and other private –sector organizations and individuals, the State is to implement the necessary initiatives, such as financial, fiscal, and other measures.

第二十四条地方公共団体は、国との適切な役割分担を踏まえて、その地方公共団体の地域の状況に応じ、前節に規定する施策を講ずるように努めなければならない。

Article 24Local governments must endeavor to implement the initiatives prescribed in the preceding Section in keeping with an appropriate sharing of roles with the State and based on the circumstances in the areas under their jurisdictions.