NCJ Number
236773
Date Published
February 2011
Length
18 pages
Annotation
This report from the United Nations Economic and Social Council presents an update on follow-up to the 12th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and preparations for the 13th Congress.
Abstract
At the 12th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, the United Nations General Assembly endorsed the Salvador Declaration on Comprehensive Strategies for Global Challenges: Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Systems and Their Development in a Changing World. This report presents information on those Member States that have worked towards operationalizing the recommendations put forth in the Salvador Declaration that require immediate action. Actions taken by Member States includes those in Canada aimed at improving employment strategies for women offenders, increasing funding for initiative from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and increasing its efforts to fight cybercrime; efforts by the Czech Republic to establish legislation to protect child victims and witnesses; efforts by Ecuador to provide human rights training to elected officials and correctional facility officers; and efforts by Japan to revise its immigration laws regarding the prevention of trafficking in persons and the protection of victims of such trafficking. Additional information in this report pertains to proposals on potential areas of activity of the UNODC, proposals by Member States to ensure appropriate follow-up to the Salvador Declaration, and ways to improve the efficiency of the process involved in the United Nations congresses on crime prevention and criminal justice.