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UNAFEI contributes to the enhancement of justicein the international communityUNAFEI provides various types of technical assistanceThe United Nations Asia and Far East Institute for thePrevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders (UNAFEI)is a United Nations regional institute, established in 1962 byagreement between the United Nations and the Government ofJapan. UNAFEI’s main activities are to hold international trainingcourses and seminars for criminal justice personnel from aroundthe world and to conduct studies and research in the field ofcrime prevention and offender treatment. Following the UnitedNations policies and efforts concerning criminal justice, UNAFEIcontributes to promoting the sound development of criminal justicesystems and mutual co-operation among UN member states,especially developing countries in the Asia and Pacific Region.UNAFEI’s activities, fully funded by the Government of Japan, arehighly valued as part of Japan’s contributions to the internationalcommunity.UNAFEI is operated under the joint auspices of the Governmentof Japan and the United Nations, based on the exchange of officialdocuments between these two governing bodies. The United NationsTraining Cooperation Department in the Research and TrainingInstitute of the Ministry of Justice, assuming full responsibility forfinancing and personnel, conducts training courses, surveys, andresearch in co-operation with the United Nations. The Director ofthe department serves as the Director of UNAFEI, in consultationwith the United Nations. Professors, who are selected from amongjudges, public prosecutors, and correctional and probation officers,and the secretariat undertake the programming and implementationof UNAFEI’s activities in co-operation with related organizations,such as the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and theAsia Crime Prevention Foundation(ACPF).UNAFEI is the oldest of the regional United Nations instituteslocated around the world (Africa, Latin America, Northern Europe,etc.). UNAFEI contributes to the planning and implementation ofUnited Nations policies concerning worldwide crime prevention andoffender treatment, keeping close contact with the United NationsOffice on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Vienna and other UnitedNations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme NetworkInstitutes (PNI).UNICRI (Italy)UNAFEI (Japan)Programme Network Institutes (PNI)ILANUD (Costa Rica)HEUNI (Finland)UNAFRI (Uganda.)NAUSS (Saudi Arabia)AIC (Australia)ICCLR & CJP (Canada)ISISC (Italy)NIJ (USA)RWI (Sweden)ISPAC (Italy)ICPC (Canada)ISS (South Africa)KIC (Korea)The Basel Institute on Governance(Switzerland)http://www.unicri.ithttp://www.unafei.or.jphttp://www.ilanud.or.crhttp://www.heuni.fi/http://www.unafri.or.ug/http://www.nauss.edu.sahttp://www.aic.gov.auhttp://www.icclr.law.ubc.cahttp://www.isisc.orghttp://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/http://www.rwi.lu.se/http://www.ispac-italy.orghttp://www.crime-prevention-intl.orghttp://www.issafrica.orghttp://www.KIC.re.krhttp://www.baselgovernance.org/<strong>Participants</strong> of an international training course arrive at UNAFEIFireworks Display at Tokyo Horse Race CourseHer Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha of Thailandvisits UNAFEIHistoryMar. 1954 The 1st United Asia and Far East Convention For the Prevention of Crimeand the Treatment of Offenders is held in Rangoon, Burma (now Yangon,Myanmar). A resolution is adopted calling for the establishment of aU.N.regional training institute on Asia.Mar. 1961 The U.N. and the Government of Japan sign an agreement establishinga United Nations regional training institute in Japan (March 15).Administrative and financial responsibilities are borne equally by the two.Mar. 1962 UNAFEI is inaugurated (March 15).Sep. 1962 The 1st International Training Course is conducted.Apr. 1970 The Government of Japan assumes all administrative and financialresponsibilities following an amendment of the March 1961 agreement.Jan. 1982 The present UNAFEI building is completed.Mar. 1993 His Imperial Highness, The Crown Prince Naruhito visits UNAFEI.Nov. 2001 UNAFEI Osaka office opens.Oct. 2002 UNAFEI celebrates its 40th anniversary.Dec. 2003 UNAFEI receives an award from the President of the National PersonnelAuthority.Aug. 2009 Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha of Thailand visits UNAFEIInternational training courses andsenior seminarsSince the first international training course, in 1962,UNAFEI has held two international training courses and oneinternational senior seminar annually. In every course andseminar, a different theme focusing on important issues in ourglobalizing society is selected and discussed. As of 31 March,2010, UNAFEI has conducted a total of 144 internationaltraining courses and senior seminars.The international training course held in spring mainly dealswith the treatment of offenders, while the one held in autumnconcentrates on crime prevention and countermeasures againstvarious crimes. In recent years, the duration of the internationaltraining courses has varied from five to six weeks. <strong>Participants</strong>should be criminal justice officials holding relatively senior orhigh-ranking positions in their respective countries. Usually,about fifteen overseas and five to ten Japanese participants takepart in each course or seminar. The main components of theprogrammes are: presentations by participants on the currentcriminal situation and criminal justice issues in their countries;lectures by UNAFEI professors and experts from Japan andabroad; observation visits to criminal justice agencies; groupworkshops; and plenary discussionsThemes of international training courses/seminars since 20052005 129th Crime Prevention in the 21st Century-Effective Prevention of Crimeassociated with Urbanization based upon Community Involvementand Prevention of youth Crime and Juvenile Delinquency130th Integrated Strategies to Confront Domestic Violence and ChildAbuse131st The Use and Application of the United Nations Declaration of BasicPrinciples of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power-Twenty Years after Its Adoption2006 132nd Strengthening the Legal Regime for Combating Terrorism133th Effective Prevention and Enhancement of Treatment for SexualOffenders 134th Challenges in the Investigation, Prosecution and Trial ofTransnational Organized Crime2007 135th Promoting Public Safety and Controlling Recidivism Using EffectiveInterventions with Offenders: An Examination of Best Practices136th Effective Measures for the Treatment of Juvenile Offenders and theirReintegration into Society137th Corporate Crime and the Criminal Liability of Corporate Entities2008 138th Effective Legal and Practical Measures for Combating Corruption: ACriminal Justice Response139th Profiles and Effective Treatments of Serious and Violent JuvenileOffenders140th The Criminal Justice Response to Cybercrime2009 141st The Improvement of the Treatment of Offenders through theEnhancement of Community-Based Alternatives to Incarceration142nd Effective Countermeasures against Overcrowding of CorrectionalFacilities143rd Ethics and Codes of Conduct for Judges, Prosecutors and LawEnforcement Officials2010 144th The Enhancement of Appropriate Measures for Victims of crime atEach Stage of the Criminal Justice ProcessIndividual presentation by a participantLecture by a UNAFEI professorGroup workshopPresentation by participants at a Plenary MeetingVisit to a court6 7
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