NCJ Number
174757
Editor(s)
A Nagashima
Date Published
1994
Length
99 pages
Annotation
This is a collection of papers presented at the Third World Conference of the Asia Crime Prevention Foundation held in Manila, Philippines, March 8-12, 1994.
Abstract
Approximately 450 participants attended the Conference, including public officials, scholars, specialists, volunteers working for crime prevention and criminal justice, and ordinary citizens from countries in Asia, the Pacific, and elsewhere. Seminar papers included: (1) Urban Crimes in the Philippines; (2) Crimes in Urban Settings: A Case in Thailand; (3) Strengthening of Family Role in Prevention of Urban Crime and Delinquency; (4) Urban Crimes in India: Prevention and Control Strategies; (5) A Short Report on Urban Criminality in Jakarta and Bogor; (6) Urban Criminality, Fear of Crime and "Reporting to Police Behavior" in Pakistan; (7) Urban Crime in Sri Lanka; (8) Urban Criminality in Nepal; (9) Crime Situation and Characteristics of Criminal Justice System in Japan; (10) Criminality and Illegal Drugs; (11) Social Deviance Among Street Children in Metropolitan Cities of India; (12) Social Exclusion and Public Policy in Thailand; (13) Urban Criminality and Its Countermeasures in Asian Countries; and (14) Prosecution Systems in Seven Countries: A Comparative Study. Tables, bibliography, references