NCJ Number
36867
Date Published
1975
Length
22 pages
Annotation
THIS MONOGRAPH CONSISTS OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE MEETING OF A WORKING GROUP IN PREPARATION OF THE FIFTH UNITED NATIONS CONGRESS ON THE PREVENTION OF CRIME AND TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS, APRIL 10-13, 1975.
Abstract
THIS DOCUMENT SUMMARIZES GROUP DISCUSSION ON A NUMBER OF TOPICS SUCH AS CRIME AS BUSINESS ON NATIONAL AND TRANSNATIONAL LEVELS, OFFENSES INVOLVING WORKS OF ART AND OTHER CULTURAL PROPERTY, ALCOHOL AND DRUG RELATED CRIMINALITY, AND INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE. OTHER TOPICS INCLUDED VIOLENCE OF TRANSNATIONAL AND INTERNATIONALLY COMPARATIVE SIGNIFICANCE, FEMALE CRIMINALITY, TRAFFIC RELATED CRIMINALITY, CRIME ASSOCIATED WITH MIGRATION AND FLIGHT FROM HOSTILITIES OR NATURAL DISASTERS, AND FORECASTS OF CRIME AND CRIME CONTROL PROBLEMS. APPENDIXES CONTAIN CONCLUSIONS OF THE ELEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF PENAL LAW ON DRUG ABUSE AND ITS PREVENTION; AN EXCERPT FROM THE ARTICLE 'THE PHENOMENOLOGICAL AND CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF VIOLENCE'; AND A LIST OF PARTICIPANTS.