UNAFEI WORK PROGRAMME FOR 2008
I. TRAINING
A. The 138th International Senior Seminar
The 138th International Senior Seminar was held from 17 January to 15 February 2007. The main themeof the Seminar was “Effective Legal and Practical Measures for Combating Corruption: A Criminal Justice
Response”. Fifteen overseas participants and six Japanese participants attended.
B. 139th International Training Course
The 139th International Training Course was held from 19 May to 29 June 2008. The main theme of theCourse was “Profiles and Effective Treatments of Serious and Violent Juvenile Offenders”. Seventeen
overseas participants and five Japanese participants attended.
C. 140th International Training Course
The 140th International Training Course is scheduled for 1 September to 9 October 2008. The main
theme of the Course is “The Criminal Justice Response to Cybercrime”. Twelve overseas participants andfive Japanese participants will attend.
D. The Fourth Seminar on Criminal Justice for Central Asia
The Fourth Seminar on Criminal Justice for Central Asia was held from 25 February to 14 March 2008.
The main theme of the Seminar was “Countermeasures for Drug Offences and Related Crimes and Treatmentfor Drug Abusers in the Criminal Justice Process”. Fifteen participants from five Central Asian countries,Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, attended.
E. The 13th Special Seminar for Senior Criminal Justice Officials of the People’s Republic of China
The 13th Special Seminar for Senior Criminal Justice Officials of the People’s Republic of China was heldfrom 3 to 21 March 2008. The main theme of the Seminar was “Reform of the Criminal Justice System:
Introducing the Views of Crime Victims and Improving Offender Treatment, Taking into Account the Risksand Needs of Offenders”. Ten participants and two Course Counsellors attended.
F. The Third Country Specific Training Course on the Revitalization of the Volunteer Probation Aide
System for the Philippines
The Third Country Specific Training Course on the Revitalization of the Volunteer Probation Aide
System for the Philippines was held from 15 to 26 April 2008. The number of participants, who were Paroleand Probation Officers and Volunteer Probation Aides, was twelve. They discussed measures to improve theprobation system and the promotion of Volunteer Probation Aides.
G. The Eleventh International Training Course on the Criminal Justice Response to CorruptionThe Eleventh International Training Course on Corruption Control in Criminal Justice is tentatively
scheduled for 16 October to 14 November 2008. In this Course, Japanese and overseas officials engaged incorruption control will comparatively analyse the current situation of corruption, methods of combating
corruption and measures to enhance international co-operation.
H. The Ninth Training Course on the Juvenile Delinquent Treatment System for Kenya
The Ninth Training Course on the Juvenile Delinquent Treatment System for Kenya is tentatively
scheduled for 4 to 28 November 2008. Participants from Kenya will review their progress in regard toimproving the treatment of juveniles in correctional institutions and in the community and the progress they
have made in establishing a Volunteer Children’s Officers programme.
II. TECHNICAL CO-OPERATION
A. Regional Training Programmes
1. Short-Term Experts in Latin America
Two faculty members visited Costa Rica and Argentina in August 2008. In Costa Rica they jointly hosted,with ILANUD, a course on Criminal Justice Reform in Latin America in which several countries wererepresented. In Argentina, they held a follow-up seminar on the specific situation in that country.

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2. Short-Term Experts in Kenya
Two UNAFEI professors were dispatched to Kenya in July and August 2008. The professors assisted theDepartment of Children’s Services of the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Development in a project todevelop nationwide standards for the treatment of juvenile offenders and vulnerable children.
3. Short-Term Experts in the Philippines
A UNAFEI professor will be dispatched to Baguio, the Philippines in September 2008, to attend the InCountry Training Programme of the Philippines PPA.

B. Second Regional Seminar on Good Governance for Southeast Asian Countries
The Second Regional Seminar on Good Governance was held from 23 to 25 July 2008, in Bangkok. The
main theme of the Seminar was “Corruption Control in Public Procurement”. Approximately 25 participantsfrom Southeast Asian countries attended.

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