<P> France in particular takes into account the need for rehabilitation as well as the need for public safety . Justice Minister Dominique Perben stated "On the one hand, we must improve medical - psychiatric follow - up for these individuals and on the other hand, we must put in place a system that allows us to know where they are so we can help investigators do their jobs" in response to the soaring number of convictions for sexual offences in 2002 . </P> <P> In Greece, criminal records are written certificates where entries are created according to the legal provisions provided for in Articles 573 - 580 of the Greek Code of Criminal Procedure (CCrP). An Independent Department of Criminal Records exists within the Ministry of Justice and operates as the central authority, able to supervise the criminal record system in Greece . According to provisions contained within Article 573.2 of the CCrP, records will be kept for all nationals, regardless of country of birth and even including foreigners . </P> <P> Each criminal record certificate has two components: the first regarding the individuation of the person and the second consisting of the content of the person's prior criminal acts . Every certificate must contain: information concerning the person's identity including the paternal surname and if they are married, and the final judgement / s passed down by a court . Specifically, Article 574.2 CCrP states that certificates must record: </P> <Ul> <Li> the complete listing of any irrevocable convictions issued by a court where a custodial penalty or a pecuniary sanction has been imposed; </Li> <Li> the complete list of any decisions sentencing a minor to confinement in an institution or educational measures; </Li> <Li> the complete list of convictions handed down by foreign courts, if the act committed constitutes a felony or misdemeanour according to Greek criminal law; </Li> <Li> the complete list of any decisions acquitting the accused due to the incapacity of the individual to stand trial because of lack of culpability or for reasons of practical repentance, given that the offence was punishable by a minimum penalty of three months imprisonment; </Li> </Ul>

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