ANCILLARY MEETINGS
Ancillary meetings
United 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 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.
Business Meeting of International Prisoners Aid
Association
Business Meeting, open to IPAA members and those interested in their work
Sponsors:
-International Prisoners Aid Association
Organizer:
Elizabeth Gondles
P.O. Box 7333
Arlington, VA 22207
USA
Telephone: 001 703 516-9718
Facsimile: 001 703 516-9735
Email: desifl@aol.com
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:
-World Federation for Mental Health
Organizer:
Haydee Montenegro
World Federation for Mental Health85 Columbia Terrace
Weehawken, NJ 07087
Telephone: 001 914 699-6070
Facsimile: 001 914 699-8295
Email: hmonten543@aol.com
Seminars
of Antigua on Extradition and on International Cooperation in Criminal Law
The purpose of the meeting is to provide information about the results and
conclusions of the Extradition Seminar organized by Spain and the Centre for
International Crime Prevention in Antigua, Guatemala, from 17 to 21 May 1999.
The aim of that Seminar was to bring Spanish and Portuguese speaking extradition
experts together to discuss the growing area in the field of international
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
-Spain
Contact person:
Alvaro Trejo Gabriel y Galan
Counsellor
Permanent Mission of Spain
to the International Organizations
Gonzagagasse 15
A- 1010 Vienna
Telephone: 0043-1-535 98 86
Facsimile: 0043-1-535 98 87
Email: spain-unov@chello.at
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:
-Penal Reform International
Organizer:
Ahmed Othmani, Chairperson
Penal Reform International
84 Rue de Wattignies
75012 Paris, France
Telephone: 0033-1-55 78 21 21
Facsimile: 0033-1-55 78 21 29
Email: priparis@aol.com
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.
Sponsors:
-Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
- Prison Fellowship International
- International Prisoners Aid Association
-American Correctional Association
-International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
-Friends World Committee for Consultation (Quakers)
-International Institute for Restorative Practices
-Penal Reform International
Organizer:
New York Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
Daniel W. Van Ness
Prison Fellowship International
P.O. Box 17434
Washington, DC 17434
USA
Telephone: 001-703 481-0000
Facsimile: 001-703 481-0003
Email: dvanness@pfi.org
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:
-International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
Organizer:
Yael Danieli, Director
Group Project for Holocaust Survivors and Their Children
345 East 80th, 31 J
New York, New York 10021
USA
Telephone: 001-212 737-8524
Facsimile: 001-212 628-2086
Email: yaeld@aol.com
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:
American Correctional Association
International Community Corrections Association
International Prisoners Aid Association
Oganizer:
James Gondles
American Correctional Association
4380 Forbes Boulevard
Lanham, Maryland 20706-4322
USA
Telephone: 001-301 918-1800
Facsimile: 001-301 918-1900
Website: http://www.corrections.com/aca
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:
Encouraging the voluntary acceptance of responsibility by the
offender.
Re-establishing the social link between offender, victim and community.
Defining and globalizing the indemnity/compensatory claim.
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 Society for Criminology (SIC)
International
Penal and Penitentiary Foundation (IPPF)
À2À International Society of Social Defense and Humane Criminal Policy (ISSD)
Organizer:
Giovanni Pasqua
3, Piazza Castello
20121 Milan
Italy
Telephone: 0039-02-86 46 07 14
Facsimile: 0039-02 26 86 44 27
Email: Cnpds.ispac@iol.it
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:
New York Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
Prison Fellowship International
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
International Prisoners Aid Association
American Correctional Association
Friends World Committee for Consultation (Quakers)
International Institute for Restorative Practices
Penal Reform International
Organizer:
New York Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
Daniel W. Van Ness
Prison Fellowship International
P.O. Box 17434
Washington, DC 17434
USA
Telephone: 001-703 481-0000
Facsimile: 001-703 481-0003
Email: dvanness@pfi.org
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:
Soroptimist International
Organizer:
Soroptimist International
Headquarters Office
87 Glisson Road
Cambridge CB 2HG
United Kingdom
Telephone: 0044-1223-311833
Facsimile: 0044-1223-467951
Email: sorophq@dial.pipex.com
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:
- Global Security Foundation, Rome
Organizer:
Mohamed Zeid
Secretary General, Global Security Foundation
Via Tor Sapienza 48
Rome, Italy
Telephone/Facsimile: 0039-06-2280308 and 0039-0774 366135
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:
-SUNY - State University of New York, Plattsburgh
Organizer and Discussant:
Dilip K. Das
Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
Plattsburgh - State University of New York
President, International Police Executive Symposium Editor-in-Chief 'Police
Practice and Research: An International Journal'
USA
Telephone: 001-518-564-3045
Facsimile: 001-518-564-3333
E-Mail: Dilipkd@aol.com
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.
Sponsors:
- New York Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
- Prison Fellowship International
- International Prisoners Aid Association
- American Correctional Association
- International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
- Friends World Committee for Consultation (Quakers)
- International Institute for Restorative Practices
- Penal Reform International
Organizer:
New York Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
Daniel W. Van Ness
Prison Fellowship International
P.O. Box 17434
Washington, DC 17434
USA
Telephone: 001-703 481-0000
Facsimile: 001-703 481-0003
Email: dvanness@pfi.org
Juvenile Offenders as Citizens
Using speakers from Europe, South America and the United States, this session on
juvenile offenders is expected to generate lively debate.
Sponsors:
- The Howard League for Penal Reform
Organizer:
Richard G. Whitfield
The Howard League for Penal Reform
708 Holloway Road
London N19 3NL
United Kingdom
Telephone: 0044-171-281 7722
Facsimile: 0044-171-281 5506
Email: howard.league@ukonline.co.uk
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:
- International Corrections and Prisons Association
- International Community Corrections Association
- American Correctional Association
Organizer:
Jennifer Oades, Executive Director
International Corrections and Prisons Association
340 Laurier Avenue West, 10th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K1A OP9
Canada
Telephone: 001-613 943-3058
Facsimile: 001- 613 943-7844
Email: trottij@istar.ca
Website: www.icpa.ca
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:
- Amnesty International
Organizer:
Amnesty International
Ms. Cristina Sganga
Keizersgracht 620
1000-BZ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Telephone: 0031-20-626 4436
Facsimile: 0031-20-624 0889
Email: c.sganga@amnesty.nl
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:
- Coalition for an International Criminal Court
Organizer:
Jennifer Schense
Legal Advisor
NGO Coalition for an International Criminal Court
C/o WPM, 777 UN Plaza
New York, NY 10017
USA
Telephone: 001-212-687-2176
Facsimile: 001-212-599-1332
Email: cicc@iccnow.org
Restorative Justice - The Need for Standards
Restorative justice programs that are operated in a fair and ethical manner can
provide victims, offenders and community members with the opportunity to repair
harm done by crime. However, badly run programs will be ineffective and
can cause further harm. This meeting will consider human rights implications and
ethical issues raised by restorative practices. It will also review recent
developments in standards and guidelines concerning use of restorative measures,
including the recently adopted Council of Europe recommendation on the use of
mediation, and South Africa's proposal for United Nations adoption of Basic
Principles on the Use of Restorative Justice in Criminal Matters.
Sponsors:
- New York Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
- Prison Fellowship International
- International Prisoners Aid Association
- American Correctional Association- International Society for Traumatic Stress
Studies
- Friends World Committee for Consultation (Quakers)
- International Institute for Restorative Practices
- Penal Reform International
Organizer:
New York Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
Daniel W. Van Ness
Prison Fellowship International
P.O. Box 17434
Washington, DC 17434
USA
Telephone: 001-703 481-0000
Facsimile: 001-703 481-0003
Email: dvanness@pfi.org
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:
- Center for International Crime Prevention (CICP)
Organizer:
Roy Godson
Georgetown University
Washington, DC 20057
Telephone: 001-202-833-8072
Facsimile: 001-202-659-5429
Email: godsonr@gunet.georgetown.edu
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.
Sponsors:
- New York Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
- Prison Fellowship International
- International Prisoners Aid Association
- American Correctional Association
- International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
- Friends World Committee for Consultation (Quakers)
- International Institute for Restorative Practices
- Penal Reform International
Organizer:
New York Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
Daniel W. Van Ness
Prison Fellowship International
P.O. Box 17434
Washington, DC 17434
USA
Telephone: 001-703 481-0000
Facsimile: 001-703 481-0003
Email: dvanness@pfi.org
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:
François Falletti
Procureur Général près la
Cour d'Appel de Lyon
2, Rue de la Bombarde
69321 Lyon
Telephone: 0033-4-72-773052
Facsimile: 0033-4-72-776127
Email: francois.falletti@justice.fr
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:
- Penal Reform International
Organizer:
Ahmed Othmani, Chairperson
Penal Reform International
84 Rue de Wattignies
75012 Paris
France
Telephone: 0033-1-55 78 21 21
Facsimile: 0033-1-55 78 21 29
Email: priparis@aol.com
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:
- Friends World Committee on Consultation
- International Institute for Restorative Practices
Organizer:
Paul McCold, Research Director
International Institute for Restorative Practices
P.O. Box 1408
Bethlehem, PA 18016-1408
USA
Telephone: 001-610-807-9791
Facsimile: 001-610-807-9745
Email: pmccold@aol.com
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).
Sponsors:
- International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies
Organizer:
Yael Danieli, Director
Group Project for Holocaust Survivors & Their Children
345 East 80th, 31 J
New York, New York 10021
USA
Telephone: 001-212-737-8524
Facsimile: 001-212-628-2086
Email: yaeld@aol.com
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:
- International Association Against Drug Abuse and Drug Trafficking
Organizer:
Ronald B. Brinn
International Association Against Drug Abuse and Drug Trafficking/Millennium
Forum
Drugs and Crime Thematic Group
Kensington Place Rt. 75
Great Neck, NY 11020
USA
Telephone: 001-516 466-4063
Facsimile: 001-718 481-8693
Email: Global325@aol.com
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:
- Women's Federation for World Peace, International
- International Association of Penal Law
Organizer:
Nicholas Kittrie
Chair
Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
2023 Que Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20009-1009
USA
Telephone: 001-202-387-3624
Facsimile: 001- 202-387-3629
Email: genih@aol.com
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:
- Penal Reform International
Organizer:
Ahmed Othmani, Chairperson
Penal Reform International
84 Rue de Wattignies
75012 Paris
France
Telephone: 0033-1-55 78 21 21
Facsimile: 0033-1-55 78 21 29
Email: priparis@aol.com
Juvenile Justice in Canada: Issues Specific to Young
Women in the Juvenile Justice System
The workshop will discuss systemic issues which lead to young women's
involvement with the criminal justice system in Canada, the current legislative
and correctional responses to their criminalized behavior, and an agenda for
policy reform and grass-roots action.
Sponsors:
- National Associations Active in Criminal Justice
Organizer:
Kim Pate, Executive Director of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry
Societies
151 Slater Street, Suite 701
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5H3
Canada
Telephone: 001-613-238-2422
Facsimile: 001-613-232-7130
Email: kpate@web.net
This panel will address contemporary issues in international organized crime
concentrating on
(1) Organized crime's involvement in illicit narco-trafficking; (2) Kidnapping
and protection of high-profile private individuals; and (3) Organized crime's
involvement in the international slave trade. Each of these sub-topics
will consist of a presentation by one of the panel's specialists, followed by
questions and discussion amongst all of the participants.
Sponsors:
- Women's Federation for World Peace, International
- International Centre of Sociological, Penal and
Penitentiary Research and Studies
Organizer:
Nicholas Kittrie
Chair
Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
2023 Que Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20009-1009
USA
Telephone: 001-202-387-3624
Facsimile: 001-202-387-3629
Email: genih@aol.com
Restorative Outcomes: Community Service and Restitution
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:
- New York Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
- Prison Fellowship International
- International Prisoners Aid Association American Correctional Association
- International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
- Friends World Committee for Consultation (Quakers)
- International Institute for Restorative Practices Penal Reform International
Organizer:
New York Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
Daniel W. Van Ness
Prison Fellowship International
P.O. Box 17434
Washington, DC 17434
USA
Phone: 001-703 481-0000
Fax: 001-703 481-0003
Email: dvanness@pfi.org
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:
- Women's Federation for World Peace, International
- International Centre of Sociological, Penal and Penitentiary Research and
Studies
Organizer:
Nicholas Kittrie
Chair
Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
2023 Que Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20009-1009
USA
Telephone: 001-202-387-3624
Facsimile: 001-202-387-3629
Email: genih@aol.com
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:
- Australian Centre for Security Research, University of Western Sydney
- Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre
Organizer:
Don Robertson, Director
University of Western Sydney
Australian Centre for Security Research
PO Box 555, Campbelltown, NSW2560, Australia
Telephone: 0061-2-9772 6670
Facsimile: 0061-2-9772 6684
Email: don.robertson@uws.edu.au
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:
- Women's Federation for World Peace, International
- International Centre of Sociological, Penal and Penitentiary Research and
Studies
Organizer:
Nicholas Kittrie
Chair
Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
2023 Que Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20009-1009
USA
Telephone: 001-202-387-3624
Facsimile: 001-202-387-3629
Email: genih@aol.com
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:
- Penal Reform International
Organizer:
Ahmed Othmani, Chairperson
Penal Reform International
84 Rue de Wattignies
75012 Paris
France
Telephone: 0033-1-55 78 21 21
Facsimile: 0033-1-55 78 21 29
Email: priparis@aol.com
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:
- Women's Federation for World Peace, International
- International Centre of Sociological, Penal and Penitentiary Research and
Studies
Organizer:
Nicholas Kittrie
Chair
Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
2023 Que Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20009-1009
USA
Telephone: 001-202-387-3624
Facsimile: 001-202-387-3629
Email: genih@aol.com
Citizen and Governmental Participation in Developing Alternatives to Retributive Justice
Focus will be on programs which help the offenders to not re-offend an
correcting harm done the community. A variety of modalities are being developed
(or being rediscovered) that seek to accomplish the above objectives.
These modalities are being utilized both in the community setting and in the
prisons with evidence that the sought after objectives can be achieved.
Sponsors:
- New York Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
- Prison Fellowship International
- International Prisoners Aid Association
- American Correctional Association
- International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
- World Friends Committee for Consultation
- International Institute for Restorative Practices
Organizer:
Stephen L. Angell
Friends World Committee for Consultation
56 Kendel Drive
Kennett Square, PA 19348
USA
Telephone: 001-610-388-3140
Legislative and Policy Reform Initiatives
Pertaining to Women in Prison in Canada
This workshop will review the treatment of federally sentenced women pursuant to
the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and will include highlights of
Canadian Associations of Elizabeth Fry Society's recommendations for changes to
this legislation. Speakers will also discuss the recommendations from the
Arbour Commission report and provide an update on government's response to those
recommendations.
Sponsors:
- National Associations Active in Criminal Justice
Organizer:
Kim Pate, Executive Director of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry
Societies
151 Slater Street, Suite 701
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5H3
Canada
Telephone: 001-613-238-2422
Facsimile: 001-613-232-7130
Email: kpate@web.net
For further information on ancillary meetings and for follow up interested participants are invited to contact:
Centre for International Crime Prevention
Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention
P.O. Box 500
1400 Vienna
Austria
Telephone: 0043-1-26060-5278
Facsimile: 0043-1-26060-5898 or 5841
or
Mr. Gary Hill
Chair, Functional Committee
International Scientific and Professional Advisory Council of the United Nations
Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme
PO Box 81826
Lincoln, NE 68501-1826
USA
Telephone: 001-402-464-0602
Facsimile: 001-402-464-5931
Email: garyhill@mail.cega.com