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ANCILLARY MEETINGSOutline IndexUnited Nations congresses on the prevention of crime and the treatment of offenders Ancillary meetings represent an important part of the United Nations
congresses on the prevention of crime and the treatment of offenders.
Operative paragraph 30 of General Assembly resolution 46/152 on
the creation of an effective United Nations crime prevention and
criminal justice programme states, inter alia, that in order to
enhance the effectiveness of the programme and to achieve optimal
results "ancillary meetings associated with the congresses should
be encouraged". Tenth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders In its resolution 52/91 of 12 December 1997, operative paragraph 12, the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to facilitate the organization of ancillary meetings of non-governmental and professional organizations participating in the Tenth Congress, in accordance with past practice, as well as meetings of professional and geographical interest groups. The attached programme for the ancillary meetings has been compiled as submitted by the organizers and sponsors in cooperation with the International Scientific and Professional Advisory Council of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme. Opening The official opening of the ancillary meetings will take place at the Austria Center, Vienna on Tuesday, 11 April 2000, at 9 am. Orientation meetings "Orientation meetings" providing participants with information on the ancillary meetings will be held daily from Tuesday, 11 April 2000, to Sunday, 16 April 2000, at 6 pm. Business Meeting of International Prisoners
Aid Association Sponsors: Organizer: The Criminalization of Mental Illness Psychiatry has experienced a revolution since the 1950's. The discovery of Clorpromazine and subsequent major tranquilizers brought hope to hundreds of thousands of patients warehoused in mental hospitals throughout the world. The international trend towards de-institutionalization of the mentally ill has returned a large number of consumers of mental health services to less restrictive environments, increasing their possibilities for self-realization and life fulfillment. These positive outcomes have been offset in many cases by poor planning of follow-up community services, leaving de-institutionalized persons without a support network of community mental health resources. The availability of street psychoactive substances in urban neighborhoods compounds the problem by providing immediate gratification and relief from the pain and suffering of mental/emotional distress. This has given rise to a dramatic increase in the incidence of dual diagnosis, i.e. Mentally Ill Chemical Abusers (MICA). Concomitant with this phenomenon, we see a significant increase of mentally ill persons experiencing troubles with the Criminal Justice System. The international trend toward criminalization of the drug addicted mentally ill person has led to an alarming escalation in the number of incarcerated drug addicts without access to effective rehabilitation programs. This presentation will outline adaptations of therapeutic community and medical models as they relate to rehabilitation in a MICA population. The interface with the Criminal Justice System will be discussed from the vantaged point of the presenters' experience with ATI (Alternatives to Incarceration), PBR (Prison-Based Rehabilitation Programs), Probation/Parole and TASC (Treatment Associated with Street Crime). Sponsors: Organizer:
Seminars of Antigua on Extradition and on
International Cooperation in Criminal Law The meeting will also inform about the First Training Seminar on International Cooperation in Criminal Law, to be organized by Spain and the Centre for International Crime Prevention in Antigua, Guatemala, from 19 to 22 June 2000 and provide interested participants with the relevant information about the programme, as well as about substantive and organizational matters of the Seminar. Sponsor and Organizer Contact person:
Tackling Prison Overcrowding: Solutions That Work This session will discuss factors of overcrowding based on regional case studies, as well as problems created by congestion and will suggest solutions for addressing overcrowding (alternatives to imprisonment, such as: community service and pretrial diversion, Conditional release, etc.) Information will be drawn from a few speakers, after which there will be an interactive workshop where participants can learn from one another's experience and contribute to the outcome of the workshop. Sponsors: Organizer:
Overview of Restorative Justice "Restorative Justice" is a term used increasingly in
current discussions of criminal justice. What does the term
mean? This session will offer an introduction to this worldwide
movement. Panelists will present an overview of its history,
and how restorative programs are being used around the world. They
will briefly introduce the hallmark programs of restorative justice:
mediation, conferencing, circles, restitution and community service.
There will be opportunities for audience discussion. Organizer: The Impact of the Victims' Declaration on National and International Law and Standard Setting Since its formulation during the Seventh UN Congress on Crime Prevention and the Treatment of Offenders (Milan 1985), and its subsequent adoption on 29 November 1985 by the General Assembly in its resolution 40/34, the United Nations Declaration on Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power (GA/Res/40/34), hailed as the ?magna carta' for victims, has inspired and helped shape much of the national legislation in this field. More recently it has been applied to instruments of international law, raising the standard of protection for victims of crime and abuse of power, especially crimes under international law (war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide) and gross human rights abuses. The session will cover the victims' declaration in the context
of the UN criminal justice standards and norms, the handbook and
guide, national development and victimization survey. Also
covered will be basic principles and guidelines on the right to
a remedy and reparation for victims of violations of international
human rights and humanitarian law. Victim protection, victim
participation and reparation to victims in the context of the International
Criminal Court will round out the session. Sponsors: Organizer:
Medical/Mental Health Treatment of Offenders This session will explore the vast arena of health care and mental health care for offenders in the criminal justice system. Concentration on health care and health services provided to offenders incarcerated and post-release will be explored, as well as mental health treatment and services for pre and post releases. Speakers will present relevant, current and future issues of basic health care provision. They will discuss successful health care models in existence in several nations. Infectious disease treatment, prevention and control will also be covered. Post release health care and maintenance issues, successful models of follow-up care for offenders and basic needs for re-integration of this population will be presented. Specific issues within the United States and working models of mental health treatment in several nations will round out the session. Sponsors: Oganizer: The debate about Restorative Justice commenced a long time ago from that medley of instances and proposals which characterizes the crises of the "traditional" model of justice. The main goals of Restorative Justice are: (a) the real protection of victims; (b) the involvement of the community in the process of reparation; (c) improving the individual/collective sense of society. In the broad concept of Restorative Justice there is a confluence of a series of institutions and heterogeneous models for managing conflict. Some of these are already employed by the Criminal Justice System as techniques of diversion, others represent a specificity of the restorative paradigm. Given this background, "victim-offender mediation" represents the corner stone instrument of Restorative Justice. In general, "mediation" is a "process", formal in nature, in which a neutral third party endeavors, by means of dialogue between the parties, to permit them to confront their respective points of view. It also seeks a solution to the conflict which places the parties in opposition. In particular, the main objectives of victim/offender mediation
are: In this Ancillary Meeting, the speakers of the four associations will propose a "reasoned" review of some experiences which they consider, from their Association point of view, paradigmatic and indicative of the state of evolution of mediatory and restorative policies. Sponsor: International
Association of Penal Law (IAPL) International
Penal and Penitentiary Foundation (IPPF) Organizer: Restorative Principles in Response to State-Sanctioned Crime: Truth and Reconciliation Commissions The problem of how to respond to state-sanctioned abuses of human rights is being confronted in many parts of the world. Amnesties do not address the expectations of victims of abuse for justice and reparation. Truth commissions have been convened as an attempted alternative to prosecution and blanket impunity. This session will describe the use of some truth and reconciliation commissions and evaluate the impact. Sponsors: Organizer:
Transnational Organized Crime Against Women: Trafficking in Women Soroptimist International condemns the use and/or threat of all violence against women. Of particular concern is trafficking of women and girls for exploitation of many kinds. Soroptimist continues to assist women and girls to avoid recruitment into the sex industry through intervention programmes which provide education and alternative forms of employment. Sponsors:
Organizer: Website: http://www.sorop.org/ Enforcement of Law and Criminal Justice in Arab Countries Though much of the world's criminal justice philosophy and programs appear similar, specific cultures and religions often present unique approaches. This session will summarize criminal justice systems in Arab countries, using empirical research and data. Some of the special problems encountered in the administration of criminal justice in Arab countries will be covered along with an overview of the criminal justice system presented in Islamic Doctrine. The future of police activities and the enforcement of law in Arab countries will receive special attention during the session. Finally, alternatives to trial in Arab criminal justice systems, specifically the Madina Experiment, will be covered. Sponsors: Organizer: Terrorist Victimization: Prevention, Control and Recovery Terrorist violence is aimed at a wider target audience than the victims themselves. In the confrontation between the terrorist and his opponent, the direct victims therefore often receive less attention than they deserve. Due to the indiscriminate character of terrorism, victimization often appears to come "out of the blue", which is one reason why prevention in this field is underdeveloped. During the victimization phase - as in hostage-, hijacking- and kidnapping situations - the victims themselves can generally do very little to control their own situation. However, families and friends of victims often become involved and try to affect their loved ones' fate with well-intended, but sometimes ill-conceived, initiatives. Governments are torn between saving the victims lives and not giving in to terrorists - two courses of action that are often seen as mutually exclusive. When the immediate crisis is over, the survivors face a new challenge. They require protection (e.g. from the media) and after-care by trained counselors so as to minimize post traumatic stress disorders. In this Ancillary Meeting, some aspects of terrorist victimization are discussed, based on experiences gained from scores of terrorist incidents. The discussion should bring us closer to an identification of "Best Practices" so that terror fighters, hostage negotiators and care-givers can base their actions on new insights. This Ancillary Meeting is meant to bring together all those who either have experiences, or an active interest, in supporting victims of terrorism. Sponsors: Organizer and Discussant:
Restorative Justice ? Measuring Success ? Research and Examples
Do restorative justice programs work? This session provides an introduction
to research on the effectiveness of restorative justice programs.
The session will review international research available on restorative
justice processes and outcomes. Throughout the session panel members
will present case studies illustrating the impact of restorative
approaches on victims, communities and offenders. Organizer:
Juvenile Offenders as Citizens Sponsors: Organizer:
International Coordination Among Corrections Professionals This session will utilize professionals from a number of nations and international organizations to discuss current activities to provide formal coordination among correctional professionals and those working with them. The session will also cover the role of NGOs and individual experts in being an integral part of that effort. Summaries of coordination meetings held in Canada, Israel and Hungary will be provided along with information on how others can become involved in future, related activities. Sponsors: Organizer: Preventing Human Rights Violations: Training and Accountability Presentations and discussion on accountability and the promotion of human rights within the police. There will be discussion groups on the subject and presentations in the plenary of the group conclusions. Sponsors: Organizer: The United Nations Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment
of an International Criminal Court took place from June 15 to July
17, 1998 in Rome, Italy. One hundred-sixty governments participated
in the conference. The International Criminal Court (ICC) will be
a permanent court for trying individuals accused of committing genocide,
war crimes and crimes against humanity. The ICC will be formally
established after 60 countries have ratified the Rome Statute of
the International Criminal Court. What role can law enforcement
play in an international campaign to ratify the Rome Statute?
How can national institutions such as the police, the judiciary
and immigration officials best cooperate with the ICC? Sponsors: Organizer: Restorative Justice - The Need for
Standards Sponsors: Organizer:
Cultural/Educational Crime Prevention Initiative: Review of Draft Global Plan of Action This working meeting will review a draft global plan of action for societal, cultural, and educational initiatives to prevent organized crime and corruption. Based on successful societal initiatives in Western Sicily, Hong Kong, and elsewhere, the draft plan of action will seek to delineate ways in which effective societal/cultural practices can be mobilized and adapted to complement regulatory and law enforcement programs and techniques. Sponsors: Organizer:
Restorative Processes: Mediation, Conferencing and Circles This session will describe how restorative processes make it possible
for victims, offenders and community members to meet with one another
to resolve the issues raised by crime. It will explore the
history and key elements of several hallmark restorative processes:
victim-offender mediation, community conferencing, and sentencing
circles. Case examples of each of these approaches will be
presented. Organizer:
Promoting the Role of the Prosecutor in the Fight Against Transnational Organized Crime The fight against transnational crime presents a fundamental challenge for the 2st century. Criminal organizations are developing their abilities in relation to various types of trafficking and at the same time States must strengthen their ability to fight such crime and enforce the law. The United Nations has settled important conventions, such as the 1988 Convention against drug trafficking and a very important step will be made with the adoption of the Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. How may international cooperation be strengthened in this field? In most countries the prosecutors' offices play an important role in mutual assistance matters. They are in the front line in gathering evidence and promoting judicial co-operation on the same level as police cooperation. How can their work be promoted by legal instruments and practical or technological means? What should the role of the International Association of Prosecutors be in this field?
Sponsors: - International Association of Prosecutors Organizer:
Prison Conditions: Getting Them Right This session will discuss practical ways of improving prisons conditions which are within the grasp of the prison administration and the civil society, as well as the role of policy makers in ensuring good prison conditions. Information will be drawn from a few speakers, after which there will be an interactive workshop where participants can learn from one another's experience and contribute to the outcome of the workshop. Sponsors: Organizer: Restorative Justice for Police Sgt. Terry O'Connell originated the Wagga Wagga model of police-facilitated community conferencing and he has been called the "father of restorative policing". O'Connell's model has evolved into ne of the three holistic models of restorative justice practice with more than 4,000 trained facilitators. Police-facilitated conferencing has been subject to more extensive research evaluation than any other restorative justice program with major initiatives currently underway in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. This workshop will explain how the principles of restorative justice provide a foundation to reconsider the nature and role of policing within communities. O'Connell will describe the current international efforts and discuss the role of the police in supporting the larger restorative justice movement. Sponsors: Organizer: Promoting a Dialogue: The Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina This panel will report on ongoing, multidimensional projects to
promote a dialogue within and among the various groups living in,
outside, and returning to, Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) after
the war. Accordingly, participants will be individuals belonging
to the various groups, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR),
persons responsible for them in countries of asylum, through the
process of return, the UN Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH),
and the Office of the High Representative (OHR). Organizer: The convergence of drugs, arms, and human trafficking issues; with matters of financial (e-crime), government integrity, corruption and terrorism, calls for stronger and more effective partnerships across disciplinary and sectoral lines. This open and participatory panel will provide a forum to explore emerging trends, and develop a cross-sectoral action-plan for crime prevention partnerships. The presenters and participants will provide concrete points for inclusion in the report to the Millennium Forum and subsequent Assembly and Summit Sessions. Sponsors: Organizer:
The panel will deal with the applicability of existing international criminal and international humanitarian law to domestic conflicts. The post-Cold War era has witnessed an escalation in the number of intra-national or domestic conflicts (exemplified by events in Cambodia, the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda). Domestic warfare (ethnic, religious, ideological or economic) has become a greater threat to world peace than international wars. These domestic conflicts have produced new holocausts and large masses of civilian victims and displaced persons. Humanitarian law (previously known as the Law of War) has been created, in the main, to regulate international and not domestic warfare. The purpose of this panel is to discuss the current inability of existing humanitarian law to protect the victims of domestic conflicts and to hold accountable violators for crimes of war and terrorism. Sponsors: Making Standards Work: Monitoring and Action This session will discuss supervisory mechanisms and regular inspection,
at the national, regional, and international level. During
this session, special reference will be made to long-term prisoners
and those on death row. Information will be drawn from a few speakers,
after which there will be an interactive workshop where participants
can learn from one another's experience and contribute to the outcome
of the workshop. Sponsors: Organizer: The Criminalization of Women and Girls Sponsors: Organizer: This panel will address contemporary issues in international organized
crime concentrating on Sponsors: - International Centre of Sociological, Penal
and Penitentiary Research and Studies
This session will describe programs that make it possible for offenders to repair harm caused by their criminal activities. It will explore the history and potential of community service and restitution, highlighting ways in which these programs have been given uniquely restorative features. Case studies of each of these approaches will be presented. Sponsors: Organizer: International Criminal Court: Hopes and Realities In the aftermath of the creation of the ad hoc Tribunals for Yugoslavia and Rwanda, on July 17, 1998, 120 States voted to approve the text of a treaty creating a permanent International Criminal Court (ICC) designed to prosecute those accused of genocide, crimes against humanity, and the most serious war crimes across the globe. However, two of the most powerful Permanent Members of the Security Council ? the United States and China ? voted against the ICC Treaty. This panel will examine the prospects for the ICC's success in light of continuing U.S. opposition, and the likely difficulties that the ICC will face based on the experience of the Yugoslavia and Rwanda Tribunals. Sponsors: Current Australian Research in Crime Prevention Crime Prevention research in Australia ranges from the ?micro', including focuses in the schools and local authorities, to the ?macro', which looks at the global picture including money laundering. This session introduces some of the original approaches adopted by Australian criminologists. Papers include: "The Difficulties of Facilitating Crime Prevention within Local Government Contexts", "Police Education and Crime Prevention in Northeast China", "Crime Prevention Partnerships between Queensland Police in Australia and the Community ? A Case Study", "Peace-Builders ? a Successful Crime Prevention/Anti-Violence Program within the Australian School System", "Measuring the Extent of Transnational Crime and Money Laundering". Sponsors: Organizer:
Genocide: The Lessons of the 20th Century ? A Failed Convention? This panel will review recent developments and identify remaining
obstacles in the fight against the crime of genocide. Sponsors:
This session will develop an agenda for Penal Reform. The Egham Declaration adopted in 1999 and the results of the meetings held during this Congress will feed the debate. Information will be drawn from a few speakers, after which there will be an interactive workshop where participants can learn from one another's experience and contribute to the outcome of the workshop. Sponsors: Organizer: Capital Punishment: New Frontiers in Abolition The expanding use of the death penalty within the United States contrasts sharply with the trend to universal abolition within an international context. In fora such as the General Assembly and the Diplomatic Conference on the International Criminal Court, the debates confront Islamic states and those from the Caribbean region, who are favourable to capital punishment, with those of the European Union and the Council of Europe, who are opposed. The issue continues to preoccupy international human rights bodies, although among specialists in the field of criminal law and criminology there is little enthusiasm for the supreme penalty. Sponsors: Citizen and Governmental Participation in Developing Alternatives to Retributive Justice
Sponsors: Legislative and Policy Reform Initiatives Pertaining to Women in Prison in Canada
Sponsors: Organizer:
For further information on ancillary meetings and for follow up interested participants are invited to contact: Centre for International Crime Prevention or Mr. Gary Hill
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