United Nations Programme on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

This book documents the evolution of the UN Crime Programme and its changing priorities, from the early focus on juvenile delinquency and correctional treatment, to the present preoccupation with transnational organized crime.

Sommario

1. Introduction to the United Nations Programme on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Part I: The development 2. The creation and first years of the UN Crime Programme 3. Restructuring, the shift to hard law, and the impact of the Social Development Goals Part II: The parts and the players 4. The main structures in the UN Crime Programme 5. Member States, specialized agencies, intergovernmental organizations, and experts 6. Non-governmental organizations 7. The UN Crime Programme Network Institutes Part III: The product 8. The evolution of topics in the UN Crime Programme 9. Soft law: UN standards and norms 10. The UN Crime Congresses 11. The impact of the UN Crime Conventions 12. UN Crime Programme technical assistance, research, and peacebuilding Part IV: Conclusions 13. Concluding comments

Info autore

Matti Joutsen is the former Director of the European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control, affiliated with the United Nations.

Riassunto

This book documents the evolution of the UN Crime Programme and its changing priorities, from the early focus on juvenile delinquency and correctional treatment, to the present preoccupation with transnational organized crime.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Matti Joutsen
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 28.06.2024
• EAN: 9781032770246
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3277024-6
• Pagine: 352
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Analisi delle strutture sociali; United Nations, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, LAW / Criminal Law / General, LAW / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, COMPUTERS / Security / General, LAW / International, LAW / Criminal Law / Juvenile Offenders, LAW / Criminal Law / Sentencing, International Law, Politics & government, Social issues & processes, Organized crime, Politics and government, Legal aspects of criminology, Social Law, Social and ethical issues, Penology and punishment, Penology & punishment, Sentencing & punishment, Sentencing and punishment, Criminal justice law, Political, Socio-Economic & Strategic Groupings, Computer fraud & hacking, Computer fraud and hacking, Criminology: legal aspects, Social law and Medical law, Juvenile Criminal Law