Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preliminary Material / Editor: M. Cherif Bassiouni -- Preface / M. Cherif Bassiouni -- Introduction / Giuliano Vassalli -- Biography of Adolfo Beria di Argentine / Editor: M. Cherif Bassiouni -- List of Contributors / Editor: M. Cherif Bassiouni -- A Very Personal and Family History of The United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Branch / Freda Adler and G.O.W. Mueller -- The Work of The United Nations in Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice / Eduardo Vetere -- The Evolution of United Nations Policy Approaches to Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice: From The Committee on Crime Prevention and Control to The Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice / Herman Woltring -- The Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice: Stocktaking after Two Sessions / Roger S. Clark -- United Nations Criminal Justice Norms and Standards and Customary Law / Slawomir Redo -- Crossover Linkages and Overlaps Between Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and Human Rights / Fausto Pocar -- Introduction / M. Cherif Bassiouni -- UNICRI: United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute / Herman Woltring -- UNAFEI: United Nations Asia and Far East Institute for The Prevention of Crime and The Treatment of Offenders / Kunhiro Horiuchi -- ILANUD: United Nations Latin American Institute for Crime Prevention and The Treatment of Offenders / Rodrigo Paris-Steffens -- UNAFRI: United Nations African Institute for The Prevention of Crime and The Treatment of Offenders / Eric Paul Kibuka -- HEUNI: The European Link in The United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme / Matti Joutsen -- ASSTC: The Arab Securities Studies and Training Centre / Abullah Abd Al-Rahman Al-Brahim -- ISISC: International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences / M. Cherif Bassiouni -- AIC: The International Role of The Australian Institute of Criminology / David Biles and Duncan Chappell -- ICCLR & CJ: The International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy / Daniel Préfontaine -- ISPAC: International Scientific and Advisory Professional Council / Ernesto Ugo Savona -- ICPC: International Centre for The Prevention of Crime / Irvin Waller -- AIDP: International Association of Penal Law: Over A Century of Dedication to Criminal Justice and Human Rights / M. Cherif Bassiouni -- IPPF: Activities of The International Penal and Penitentiary Foundation / Pierre-Henri Bolle -- ISC: Crime and International Criminology / Georges Picca and Denis Szabo -- ISSD: International Society of Social Defence / Simone Rozès -- ICC: International Coordinating Committee / Reynald Ottenhof -- CNPDS: The Contribution of Centro Nazionale Di Prevenzione E Difesa Sociale to International Criminal Law Policy / Livia Pomodoro -- The Impact of The Judiciary on The Renewal of The Italian Society / Giuseppe di Gennaro -- The International Engagement for Enhancing Non-Custodial Measures and for Reducing Recourse to Incarceration: An Overview on The Researches Concerning Non-Custodial Sanctions / Luigi Daga.

The increase of crime at the national, transnational, and international levels has heightened concern in the international community and generated greater interest in international criminal justice policy. Since the 1950s, the United Nations has been developing the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme, which was designed to respond to these concerns. But United Nations resources and support for the programme have been limited, notwithstanding the services and contributions of the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Branch. As the United Nations celebrates its Fiftieth Anniversary, it is fitting to have a book that describes the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme. The information it contains highlights the significant contributions of a number of organizations, whose work may not be sufficiently known outside the circles of scholars, experts, and professionals in the field of international criminal justice. The book is thus also a deserving tribute to these organizations, giving greater publicity to what they have contributed over the years with scant United Nations recognition. Without these organizations and the active NGOs, the United Nations would hardly have leave to claim part of what is now an important, though still insufficient, contribution to international criminal justice.

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