Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

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Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 94Crime prevention and criminal justice, published in 1988.

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6 versions · 1987–1994

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/48/103

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16 topics

Africa Budget Contributions Conferences Cost Effectiveness Crime Prevention Criminal Justice Financial Assistance Focal Points Latin America Programmes of Action Resources Mobilization Staff Rotation Staffing Technical Cooperation Training and Research Institutions Work Programme

What does this mandate say?

11 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the note by the Secretary-General on crime prevention and criminal justice;37 2.

Urges Member States and the Secretary-General to make every effort to translate into action, as appropriate, the respective recommendations, policies and conclusions stemming from the Milan Plan of Action and other relevant resolutions and recommendations adopted unanimously by the Seventh United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders38 and to accord priority attention to the forms of crime identified in the Milan Plan of Action through strengthening international co-operation;

Welcomes the results of the comprehensive review of the functioning and programme of work of the United Nations in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice conducted by the Secretary-GeneraJ39 and considered by the Economic and Social Council and the Committee on Crime Prevention and Control;

Approves the recommendations contained in Economic and Social Council resolutions 1986/11 of21 May 1986 and 1987 /53 of28 May 1987, and requests the Secretary-General and the relevant bodies to take appropriate measures for their full and prompt implementation, pay-

37 A/42/453.

prepared by the Secretariat (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.86.IV. I).

39 E/1987/43.

ing particular attention to the elements identified in paragraph 3 of Council resolution 1987/53;

Requests the Secretary-General to take appropriate measures to ensure that the United Nations programme of work in crime prevention and criminal justice is supported by adequate resources through, inter alia, appropriate redeployment of staff and funds, including from relevant departments at Headquarters, and to ensure that the specialized and technical nature of the programme and the high priority attached by Member States to crime prevention and criminal justice are fully reflected in the future management and staffing of the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Branch;

Endorses the recommendations related to the preparation of the Eighth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, to be held in 1990, contained in Economic and Social Council resolution 1987 / 49 of 28 May 1987, and requests the Secretary-General to take immediate steps to ensure the successful and cost-effective preparation of the Eighth Congress, including the early appointment of its Secretary- General, the organization and appropriate scheduling of the interregional and regional preparatory meetings and the timely finalization and circulation of the required documentation through the provision of the necessary resources, including temporary assistance;

Calls upon Member States to participate actively in preparations for the Eighth Congress, particularly through involvement of the United Nations national correspondents in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice, the submission of relevant position papers on the different agenda items, the establishment, whenever appropriate, of national focal points and the encouragement of contributions from non-governmental organizations, academics and other experts;

Invites the Committee on Crime Prevention and Control at its tenth session to accord priority to preparations for the Eighth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders and to ensure adequate follow-up to the review of the functioning and programme of work of the United Nations in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice undertaken by the Economic and Social Council;

Encourages Member States and relevant organizations, in particular the regional commissions, the United Nations Development Programme and the Department of Technical Co-operation for Development of the Secretariat, to support and complement the activities of the United Nations regional and interregional institutes for crime prevention and control, particularly the newly established African Regional Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, as well as the United Nations Latin American Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, by providing technical and financial assistance;

Requests the Secretary-General to develop appropriate strategies to revitalize the United Nations Trust Fund for Social Defence and appeals for increased contributions from Member States, private foundations and others able to assist;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly, at its forty-third session, on the implementation of the present resolution, taking also into account the relevant recommendations of the Committee on Crime Prevention and Control at its tenth session, providing updated information on preparations for the Eighth Congress;

Decides to consider this subject again, under the item entitled "Crime prevention and criminal justice", at its forty-third session.

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