| We also give people new prospects: for example, we help prisoners return to society and provide support for victims of crime | These are all measures that only the Ministry of Justice and Security is entitled to take |
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| We sometimes have to take radical measures: divesting parents of parental responsibility, for example, or putting convicted criminals in prison | The Ministry is working towards a safer, more just society by giving people legal protection and, where necessary, intervening in their lives |
The Ministry of Justice and Security is responsible for maintaining the rule of law in the Netherlands, so that people can live together in freedom, regardless of their life-style or views.
| The law is about people | We also give people new prospects: for example, we help prisoners return to society and provide support for victims of crime |
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| We sometimes have to take radical measures: divesting parents of parental responsibility, for example, or putting convicted criminals in prison | The Ministry of Justice and Security is responsible for maintaining the rule of law in the Netherlands, so that people can live together in freedom, regardless of their life-style or views |
The law is about people.