NCJ Number
147416
Date Published
1993
Length
39 pages
Annotation
This United Nations publication provides guidance in the implementation of the Standard Minimum Rules for Non- Custodial Measures ("The Tokyo Rules"), the main theme of which is alternatives to imprisonment.
Abstract
The Tokyo Rules were initiated by the Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Tokyo, 1986. They were adopted by the Economic and Social Council in 1992. Prison overcrowding is a concern in many countries. It is acknowledged that the prison experience may turn offenders into worse criminals. Therefore, imprisonment should be reserved for the more serious and dangerous offenders. The Tokyo Rules, based on an international consensus, represent minimum standards that should prevail in the use of noncustodial measures. Sections of this publication have to do with the application of the rules at all stages of the criminal justice process; also, staffing considerations, supervision, treatment, breaches of conditions, the involvement of volunteers and the general public, research, policymaking, and evaluation. 5 endnotes