Why Crime Prevention is an Essential Component of International Training and Technical Assistance: The Experience of the International Centre for the Prevention of Crime (From For the Rule of Law: Criminal Justice Teaching and Training @cross the World, No. 53, P 269-282, 2008, Kauko Aromaa, Salwomir Redo, eds. -- See NCJ-223219)

• NCJ Number: 223225
• Author(s): Margaret Shaw
• Date Published: 2008
• Length: 14 pages
• Corporate Author: United Nations European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control (HEUNI); Korean Institute of Criminal Justice Policy, (KICJP)
• Sale Source: Criminal Justice Press/Willow Tree Press
• Publication Format: Book Chapter
• Publication Type: Issue Overview
• Language: English
• Country: Finland

Annotation

This chapter deals with the impact of recent global changes on training and technical assistance in the field of criminal justice, and emphasizes the emerging trend toward a more coordinated and comprehensive technical assistance which is dynamited by crime prevention explosion.

Abstract

For the future, it is clear that training and technical assistance in crime prevention must become a priority for governments, as part of a more balanced approach to safety and security. Training in the criminal justice sector must also recognize the importance of developing good prevention strategies, which are likely not only to be cost-effective, but cost-beneficial. It is important for the future for such training and technical assistance to include the following characteristics: (1) strong focus on processes and implementation, not just good practice and knowledge; (2) strong awareness of context--historical, cultural, political, economic, and social realities and recognition of complexity of all social institutions; (3) be participatory--with the involvement of country or city or particular target groups; and (4) focus on human rights and inclusiveness. Training and technical assistance in crime prevention should also capitalize on the new communication technologies, as well as benefit from a more coordinated regional approach. The need to train personnel working in the criminal justice field is probably universally acknowledged around the world. This chapter is concerned with the impact of recent global changes on training and technical assistance in the field of criminal justice, but more specifically on the area of crime prevention, based on the experience of the International Center for the Prevention of Crime (ICPC). References