NCJ Number
145563
Date Published
1993
Length
31 pages
Annotation
This report informs the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice about crime prevention and criminal justice activities carried out both within the United Nations system and by other intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations.
Abstract
It summarizes the results of a survey of 200 organizations and reports on activities according to the priority themes established by the United Nations Economic and Social Council on the recommendation of the Commission at its first session, and according to the crime prevention and criminal justice component addressed by each activity. The priority themes are organized crime; urban, juvenile, and violent criminality; and the administration of justice. It also reviews current and planned coordination activities in the United Nations system and recommends activities for consideration by the Commission. Survey instrument, list of organizations surveyed, chart, and related information