NCJ Number
70605
Date Published
1974
Length
249 pages
Annotation
These addresses from a 1974 West African Conference on crime and crime prevention cover sentencing, corrections, police strength and efforts, social causes of delinquency, juvenile delinquency, and other subjects.
Abstract
An address on crime prevention and sentencing in the Ivory Coast discusses social and economic development as crime prevention, the effects of policing and punishment on crime, the failure of efforts to improve crime detection, the Ivory Coast Court system, offender statistics, and types of sentences and other punishments. An address on general crime prevention agencies in the Ivory Coast contains demographic information and discusses the rural exodus, the importance of the family and the effect of its decline on crime, and developments in social services for offenders and youths. Next, an article on Ivory Coast prisons provides inmate statistics and discusses prison law, the deplorable condition of prisons, prison personnel and funds, and recommendations for prison improvements. A survey of tasks and resources of the police in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, reveals shortages in both manpower and equipment, while an outline of the 1973-1977 Ivory Coast economic and social development plan reveals resources targeted for juvenile corrections, new prisons, and various programs for nondelinquent youths. In addition, a paper on economic and social development in the Federal Republic of Cameroon discusses the problems and advantages of great increases in population, future plans for education and public health, crime prevention policy and criminal law, and a national civil service to promote employment and national development. Other articles discuss characteristics of juvenile delinquents and the connection between urbanization and crime. Tabular information, footnotes, appendixes, a list of conference participants, and 20 references are provided. For separate papers, see NCJ 70606-70612.