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NEWSLETTERUNITED NATIONS ASIA AND FAR EASTINSTITUTE FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRIME
AND THE TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS

No. 133
October 2010

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LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR ................................................................................................................................ 1
THE 146TH INTERNATIONAL TRAINING COURSE ............................................................................................... 3
ATTACKING THE PROCEEDS OF CRIME: IDENTIFICATION, CONFISCATION, RECOVERY AND
ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING MEASURES
Course Rationale ............................................................................................................................................. 3
Course Summary ............................................................................................................................................. 6
Lecture Topics ................................................................................................................................................. 7
Individual Presentation Topics ........................................................................................................................ 9Group Workshop Sessions .............................................................................................................................. 11
Observation Visits ........................................................................................................................................... 13Group Study Tour ............................................................................................................................................ 14
Special Events ................................................................................................................................................. 15
Reference Materials ......................................................................................................................................... 17
Experts and Participants List ........................................................................................................................... 20
The Fifth Country Specific Training Course on the Community Based Treatment of Offenders throughthe Holistic Approach to Volunteer Resource Development for the Philippines ............................................................ 23
INFORMATION ABOUT FORTHCOMING PROGRAMMES ................................................................................. 25
The 13th International Training Course on the Criminal Justice Response to Corruption .............................................. 25
The 16th Seminar on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice for the People's Republic of China ................................ 25
The Fourth Regional Seminar on Good Governance for Southeast Asian Countries ..................................................... 25
The 147th International Senior Seminar .......................................................................................................................... 25
ADMINISTRATIVE NEWS ........................................................................................................................................... 28
Overseas Trips by Staff ................................................................................................................................................... 28
FACULTY & STAFF OF UNAFEI ................................................................................................................................ 29

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LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR

It is my privilege to inform readers of the successful completion of the 146th International
Training Course on “Attacking the Proceeds of Crime: Identification, Confiscation, Recovery andAnti-Money Laundering Measures”, which took place from 25 August to 1 October 2010.
In this Course, we welcomed nine Japanese and nine overseas participants: four from Asia,
four from Latin America and the Caribbean and one from Africa. Two course counsellors also
attended, both from Asia. The participants included judges, public prosecutors, police officers andother high-ranking public officials.
As this newsletter demonstrates, the Course was extremely productive. It consisted ofindividual presentations, group workshop and plenary sessions, visits to relevant criminal justiceagencies, and presentations by visiting experts, faculty members and ad hoc lecturers.
Confiscation of the proceeds of crime is one of the most powerful tools to fight organizedand economic crime, including corruption. It realizes justice by depriving criminals of their
ill-gotten gains and deters potential criminals from engaging in criminal activity by showing
clearly that “crime does not pay”. Moreover, stemming the flow of a criminal organization’s
lifeblood - its financial resources - can be a particularly effective way to hinder further activity
and future proliferation of such organizations. Confiscation of criminal proceeds has other desirable
consequences. For example, successfully confiscated assets may be utilized for victim compensation,and in corruption cases, where a huge amount of public assets have been transferred to a corrupt
official’s personal accounts (often overseas), returning the confiscated assets to the Victim
Country’s national treasury can further development of that country.
For these reasons, since the late 1980s, confiscation of criminal proceeds and criminalizationof money laundering have gained international recognition as important criminal justice tools,
and relevant provisions have been incorporated into various United Nations Conventions andinternational standards such as the FATF recommendations.
The existence of Conventions and Recommendations, however, does not guarantee thatthese measures are effectively and successfully implemented or applied. In reality, identifying,tracing, freezing, and confiscating the proceeds of crime is an extremely complex and timeconsuming process, often exacerbated by money laundering. A sufficient understanding of various
legal and non-legal issues that arise throughout the above process is essential to effectively utilize
these important legal tools. Likewise, international sharing of knowledge and experience arenecessary to effectively request/provide assistance and co-operation to other countries.
In view of the ongoing need to attack the proceeds of crime and to implement and apply
anti-money laundering measures, UNAFEI, as a regional institute of the UN Crime Prevention andCriminal Justice Programme Network, decided to hold this Course.
During the Course, the participants diligently and comprehensively examined the current
situation of attacking the proceeds of crime and anti-money laundering measures in their respective
countries, primarily through a comparative analysis. The participants shared their own experiences
and knowledge of the issues, and identified problems and areas in which improvements could be2made. After engaging in in-depth discussions with the UNAFEI faculty and visiting experts, theparticipants were able to put forth effective and practical solutions that could be applied in theirrespective countries.
I would like to offer my sincere congratulations to all the participants upon their successful
completion of the Course, made possible by their strenuous efforts. My heartfelt gratitude goes tothe visiting experts and ad hoc lecturers who contributed a great deal to the Course’s success.
Furthermore, I appreciate the indispensable assistance and co-operation extended to UNAFEI byvarious agencies and institutions, which helped diversify the programme.
I would like to express my great appreciation to the Japan International Cooperation
Agency (JICA) for its immeasurable support throughout the Course. At the same time, a warm
tribute must be paid to the Asia Crime Prevention Foundation (ACPF) and its branch organizations
for their substantial contributions to our activities. Lastly, I owe my gratitude to all the individuals
whose unselfish efforts behind the scenes contributed significantly to the successful realization ofthis Course.
Upon returning to their home countries, I genuinely believe that, like their predecessors, thestrong determination and dedication of the participants will enable them to work towards the
improvement of their respective nations’ criminal justice systems, and to the benefit of theinternational society as a whole.
Finally, I would like to reiterate my best regards to the participants of the 146th
International Training Course. I hope that the experience they gained during the Course proves
valuable in their daily work, and that the bonds fostered among the participants, visiting experts
and UNAFEI staff will continue to grow for many years to come.

October 2010

Masaki Sasaki
Director, UNAFEI

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THE 146TH INTERNATIONAL TRAINING COURSE“ATTACKING THE PROCEEDS OF CRIME: IDENTIFICATION,CONFISCATION, RECOVERY AND ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERINGMEASURES”

Course Rationale

Confiscation of the proceeds of crime is one of the most powerful tools to fight organizedand economic crime, including corruption. Not only does it realize justice by depriving criminalsof their ill-gotten gains, but it deters potential criminals from engaging in criminal activity bysending out a clear message that “crime does not pay”. Moreover, stemming the flow of a criminalorganization’s lifeblood - its financial resources - can be a particularly effective way to hinder
further activity and future proliferation of such organizations.
Confiscation of criminal proceeds has other desirable consequences. Assets successfully
confiscated may be utilized for useful purposes including victim compensation, and in corruption
cases, where a huge amount of public assets have been diverted and transferred to a corrupt off
icial’s personal accounts (often overseas), returning the confiscated assets to the Victim Country’s
national treasury can further development of that country.
For these reasons, since the late 1980s, confiscation of criminal proceeds and criminalizationof money laundering have come to be internationally recognized as important criminal justicetools.1 As a result, relevant provisions have been incorporated into various United Nations
Conventions and international standards such as the FATF recommendations.
The United Nations Convention against Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs andPsychotropic Substances (1988) requires States Parties to criminalize money laundering and takenecessary measures to identify, trace, freeze and confiscate the proceeds of drug related offences.2
The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (2000) requires States
Parties to expand the scope of predicate offences for money laundering purposes. It also requires
States Parties to adopt certain measures to identify, freeze, and confiscate proceeds of crime andto provide international co-operation regarding these matters.3 The United Nations Convention
against Corruption (2003) goes one step further by including innovative provisions regarding “asset
recovery” - the return of assets to victim countries - which is characterized as “a fundamental
principle” of the Convention.4
Outside of the United Nations, the Financial Action Task Force on money laundering(FATF), an inter-governmental body established by the G-7 summit in 1989, developed the “Forty
1

The Final Declaration issued following the 2009 G8 Justice & Home Affairs Ministerial Meeting concisely
explains the concept. “We came to the conclusion that a critical tool in fighting organized crime is to deprive
criminal organizations of the proceeds of crime, pursuing a proceeds-driven approach.”2
Article 3, Paragraph 1 b) and 1 c), and Article 5.
3
Article 6, 7, 12, 13 and 14 of UNTOC.
4
Article 51 of UNCAC.

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Recommendations (1990)” which provide a comprehensive set of countermeasures against money
laundering. The Forty Recommendations were supplemented by the “Eight Special Recommendations(2001)” that address issues terrorist financing. These two sets of recommendations have evolved
into what is now known as the “40+9 Recommendations (2004)” and are recognized as international
standards for combating money laundering and financing of terrorism.
The existence of Conventions and Recommendations, however, does not guarantee thatthese measures are effectively and successfully implemented or applied. In reality, identifying,tracing, freezing, and confiscating the proceeds of crime is an extremely complex and timeconsuming process. It is made more so by the often intervening money laundering schemes bywhich criminals attempt to conceal the origin, destination and/or nature of their money. A
sufficient understanding of various legal and non-legal issues that arise throughout the above
process is essential in order to effectively take advantage of these important legal tools. Likewise,international sharing of knowledge and experience will be necessary in order to effectively request/
provide assistance and co-operation to other countries.
Objectives of the ProgrammeThis programme offered participants an opportunity to deepen their understanding and shareexperiences and expertise on “identification, confiscation and recovery of the proceeds of crimeand anti-money laundering measures”. Emphasis was placed on organized crime and corruption.
Another objective of the programme was to establish a global network of counterparts so thatexchange of updated information on country practices can be facilitated.
In order to achieve these objectives, the programme provided an opportunity to identify
and examine current situations and problems existing in participants’ countries, and to build
participants’ knowledge of possible measures to improve current situations.
These objectives were achieved through lectures and participants’ dialogue and discussions.
Specific topics discussed were the following:
1. Accumulation of ill-gotten proceeds (with particular emphasis on organized crime and corruption):(a) Current situation:
Current situation of accumulation of ill-gotten proceeds by offenders in each country, major
case examples, modus operandi, cases of successful investigation, recent trends and problems
encountered by each country;(b) Countermeasures:
Current measures and legislation for identification, tracing, freezing, confiscation and recoveryof the proceeds of crime, recent problems and challenges;
2. Money laundering:(a) Current situation:
Current situation of money laundering in each country, major case examples, modus operandi,cases of successful investigation, recent trends and problems encountered by each country;(b) Countermeasures:
Current measures and legislation for prevention and punishment of money laundering, recent
problems encountered by each country and challenges;
3. International standards regarding identification, confiscation and recovery of the proceeds ofcrime and anti-money laundering:• Introduction and utilization of appropriate legislation in each country, which is required byrelevant international standards, i.e. the UN Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic

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Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, the UN Convention against Transnational Organized
Crime, the UN Convention against Corruption and the FATF’s “40+9 Recommendations”,
etc.;
4. Effective measures and legislation for identifying and tracing the proceeds of crime andprevention and detection of money laundering:(a) Measures to collect and utilize information conducive to identifying and tracing the proceedsof crime:• Establishment of a suspicious transactions reporting system, and utilization of the reported
information;• Securing co-operation of banks and non-bank financial institutions;(b) Measures to prevent and detect cash smuggling;(c) Other anti-money laundering measures/legislation;
5. Effective legislation for freezing, confiscation and recovery of the proceeds of crime:(a) Legislation for rapid freezing of the proceeds of crime;(b) Legislation for securing confiscation of the proceeds of crime:• Criminal/Civil forfeiture;• Confiscation of the proceeds of crime which have been intermingled with property acquired
from legitimate sources;• Confiscation or collection of the transformed or converted property which is equivalent to
the proceeds of crime;• Shifting the burden of proof to the defendant, and any other methods of alleviating theprosecutors’ burden of proof with respect to the origin of ill-gotten proceeds;• Utilization of the power vested by the taxation law; and(c) Legislation for returning the confiscated ill-gotten proceeds to victims, including bothindividuals and countries.

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Course Summary

Lectures
In total, five lectures were presented by visiting experts, eight by ad hoc lecturers and six
by the professors of UNAFEI. Three distinguished criminal justice practitioners and scholars fromabroad served as UNAFEI visiting experts. They lectured on issues relating to the main theme,
and contributed significantly to the Course by encouraging discussions after their own lectures,
participating in the discussions of other programmes, and conversing with the participants on
informal occasions. Additionally, distinguished senior officials of the Government of Japan, anduniversity professors, delivered ad hoc lectures. The lecturers and lecture topics are listed on pages
7 and 8.
Individual Presentations
During the first two weeks, each Japanese and overseas participant delivered an individual
presentation, which introduced the actual situation, problems and future prospects of his/hercountry. These papers were compiled onto a USB drive and distributed to all the participants. The
titles of these individual presentation papers are listed on pages 9 and 10.
Group Workshop Sessions
Group Workshop sessions further examined the subtopics of the main theme. In order to
conduct each session effectively, the UNAFEI faculty selected individuals to serve as groupmembers for the sub-topics, based on their response to a questionnaire previously distributed.
Selected participants served as chairpersons, co-chairpersons, rapporteurs or co-rapporteurs, andvisiting experts and faculty members served as advisers. Each group’s primary responsibility was
to explore and develop their designated topics in the group workshop sessions. The participants,
experts and UNAFEI faculty studied the topics and exchanged their views based on information
obtained through personal experience, the individual presentations, lectures and so forth. After thegroup workshop sessions, reports were drafted based on the discussions in their groups. These
reports were subsequently presented in the plenary meetings and report-back session, where they
were endorsed as the reports of the Course. Brief summaries of the group workshop reports areprovided on pages 11 and 12.
Visits and Special Events
Visits to various agencies and institutions in Japan helped the participants obtain a morepractical understanding of the Japanese criminal justice system. In addition to the Course’s academic
agenda, many activities were arranged to provide a greater understanding of Japanese society andculture, with the assistance of various organizations and individuals, including the Asia Crime
Prevention Foundation (ACPF). For more detailed descriptions, please refer to pages 14 to 16.

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Lecture Topics

Visiting Experts’ Lectures
1)

Ms. Jean B. Weld
• Forfeiture Laws and Procedures in the United States of America• International Co-operation in Recovery of Criminal Assets• Current International Money Laundering Trends and Anti-Money Laundering Co-operation
Measures2)

Mr. Daniel Thelesklaf• Asset Recovery: The Case of Sani Abacha• Asset Recovery: The Case of Ferdinand Marcos• International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR)

3)

Mr. Wayne Patrick Walsh• International Recovery of Ill-Gotten Assets

UNAFEI Professors’ Lectures
1)

Mr. Haruhiko Higuchi, Professor, UNAFEI• Challenges of the Koban (Police Box) System in the 21st Century

2)

Ms. Kumiko Izumi, Professor, UNAFEI• Investigation and Prosecution in Japan3)

Mr. Yuichi Tada, Professor, UNAFEI• The Criminal Justice System in Japan: The Courts

4)

Mr. Junichi Watanabe, Professor, UNAFEI• Institutional Corrections in Japan: Penal Institutions and Treatment of Inmates5)

Ms. Ayako Sakonji, Professor, UNAFEI• The Community-Based Treatment of Offenders System in Japan8

6)

Mr. Naoyuki Harada, Professor, UNAFEI• Provisions of the UN Conventions regarding Anti-Money Laundering, Confiscation of theProceeds of Crime and Asset Recovery

Ad Hoc Lectures
1)

Mr. Yasunobu Suzuki
Superintendent, Deputy Director, Planning and Analysis Division, Organized Crime Department,
National Police Agency• Countermeasures to Money Laundering - Anti-Arrests and Deprivation of the Criminal Proceeds
in Cases of Violation of the Act for Punishment of Organized Crimes, Control of Crime
Proceeds and Other Matters (Anti Organized Crime Law)

2)

Mr. Yuji Kubo
Superintendent, Deputy Director, Japan Financial Intelligence Center, National Police Agency• Fight against Money Laundering in Japan - The Role of JAFIC

3)

Mr. Kenichi Kiyono
Director, Office for Elimination of Criminal Organizations, National Police Agency• Countermeasures on Organized Crime in the United Kingdom

4)

Mr. Yuichiro Tachi
Chief Public Prosecutor, Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office, Sakai Branch• Investigation of Money Laundering in Japan5)

Mr. Toru Sakai
Director, Special Investigation Department, Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office• Methods of Investigation of Economic Crime by the Special Investigation Department ofTokyo District Public Prosecutors Office

6)

Mr. Shyuichiro Hoshi
Professor, School of Law and Politics, Urban Liberal Arts, Tokyo Metropolitan University• Legal System on Confiscation and Forfeiture of Illicit Proceeds

7)

Ms. Kayo Ishihara
Public Prosecutor, Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office• Compensation After Confiscation - Japanese Experience8)

Mr. Keisuke Senta
Professor, University of Tokyo Graduate Schools of Law and Politics• International Action for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism

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Individual Presentation Topics

Overseas Participants
1)

Mr. Ubiratan Cazetta (Brazil)• Attacking The Proceeds of Crime Identification, Confiscation, Recovery and Anti-Money
Laundering Measures: Country Report

2)

Mr. Fazil Abdool Karimbaksh (Guyana)• Attacking the Proceeds of Crime: Identification, Tracing, Freezing, Confiscation and AntiNarcotic Measures: The Guyana Context

3)

Mr. Anthony Adverse Vanderhyden (Guyana)• Attacking the Proceeds of Crime Identification, Confiscation, Recovery and Anti-Money
Laundering Measures: The Guyana Context

4)

Mr. Yehu Wangsajaya (Indonesia)• Handling of Crime Money Laundering in Indonesia

5)

Mr. Rene Daniel Aldana Ramírez (Mexico)• Illicit Enrichment in Mexico

6)

Mr. Chethiya Goonesekera (Sri Lanka)• Challenges in the Legal Regime to Deal with Money Laundering

7)

Mr. Gampaha Mudiyanselage Hirantha Buddhika Siriwardhana (Sri Lanka)• Accumulation of Ill-gotten Proceeds and Money Laundering

8)

Mr. Ramadhan Ali Nassib (Tanzania)• Attacking the Proceeds of Crime: Identification, Confiscation, Recovery and Anti-Money
Laundering Measures: Country Report

9)

Ms. Tuyet Mien Duong (Vietnam)• Corruption and Money Laundering in Vietnam

Course Counsellors10) Ms. Julia C. Bacay-Abad (Philippines)• Measures to Identify, Trace, Freeze and Confiscate the Proceeds of Crime - The Philippine
Setting11) Mr. Jumpon Phansumrit (Thailand)• Attacking the Proceeds of Crime in Thailand
Japanese Participants12) Mr. Naoki Fukuda• Investigation of Tax Evasion in Japan1013) Mr. Takashi Hashimoto• Current Drug Situation in Japan: With Particular Reference to Activities of Foreign DrugTrafficking Organizations14) Mr. Toshiyuki Igusa• Successful Cases of Freezing the Proceeds of Crime
15) Mr. Tetsuya Konno• Current Situation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures in Japan16) Mr. Katsuhiko Manabe• Confiscation and Collection of Equivalent Value of Criminal Proceeds under the Anti-DrugSpecial Provisions Law by the Japan Coast Guard
17) Mr. Koji Morishita• Example of a Criminal Investigation Utilizing FIU Information18) Mr. Akihiro Motomura• The Current Situation of Investigative Techniques for Organized Crime in Japan19) Ms. Shinobu Okada• Legislation for the Confiscation and Preservation of Crime Proceeds, and Money
Laundering in Japan
20) Mr. Kazuyoshi Tsuji• Measures to Freeze the Proceeds of Crime in Japan

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Group Workshop Sessions
Group 1
EFFECTIVE MEASURES TO DEPRIVE CRIMINALS AND CRIMINALORGANIZATIONS OF CRIME PROCEEDS
Chairperson
Co-Chairpersons
Rapporteur
Co-Rapporteurs
Members

Visiting Experts
Advisers

Mr. Jumpon Phansumrit
Mr. Chetiya Goonesekera
Mr. Koji Morishita
Mr. Ramadhan Ali Nassib
Mr. Anthony Adverse Vanderhyden
Mr. Kazuyoshi Tsuji
Ms. Tuyet Mien Duong
Mr. Naoki Fukuda
Mr. Toshiyuki Igusa
Mr. Katsuhiko Manabe
Ms. Jean B. Weld
Mr. Wayne Walsh
Prof. Naoyuki HaradaProf. Kumiko Izumi
Prof. Haruhiko Higuchi
Prof. Yuichiro Wakimoto(Thailand)(Sri Lanka)(Japan)(Tanzania)(Guyana)(Japan)(Vietnam)(Japan)(Japan)(Japan)(USA)(Hong Kong)(UNAFEI)(UNAFEI)(UNAFEI)(UNAFEI)

Report Summary
The group agreed recommendations under five subtopics, summarized below.
I. Measures to identify and trace proceeds of crime: 1. FIUs should be free of politicalinterference. 2. FIUs should focus on analysis and dissemination of information, rather thaninvestigation. 3. Threshold reporting requirements for financial institutions should be relative to theeconomy of each respective country. 4. Suspicious transaction reports should be clearly defined,
either in law, or by guidelines. 5. Where appropriate, public officials should be required todisclose assets; the information should be at least accessible to the competent authorities.
II. Measures to freeze/seize proceeds of crime: 1. Competent authorities should be
empowered to quickly but temporarily freeze property as an administrative measure; the owner ofthe property should have the right of appeal. 2. All countries should adopt a system ofconfidentiality regarding freezing and seizure. Court procedures to register requests should be
simple, and orders of competent authorities ought to be executable in requested countries.
III. Confiscation/deprivation of the proceeds of crime: 1. Countries should consider allowing
the collection of sums of equivalent value where crime proceeds have been transformed, converted,or intermingled with legitimately acquired property. 2. All countries should consider adopting asystem of non-conviction based confiscation. 3. If countries adopt administrative forfeiture,
limitations similar to the US model should be considered, and if challenged, the government mustbear the costs of the case. 4. If the burden of proof is reversed, the government should set certain
requirements to be met by the prosecutor before the burden of proof can be shifted to the accused.
5. Countries are urged to consider either adopting or adapting a system of taxing the proceeds ofcrime. 6. Countries should lower their requirements to provide international co-operation.
IV. Recovery of confiscated proceeds of crime: 1. Where necessary, countries should
broaden the scope for returning recovered assets to victims and should consider a compensatory
fund for victims similar to the USA model. 2. All countries should consider legislating to comply
with Art. 57 of the UNCAC. 3. Countries should consider legislating for, or otherwise regulating,asset sharing. 4. If facing obstacles in international co-operation, countries should seek technicalassistance from organizations such as the Basel Institute on Governance.
V. Capacity building: Training is imperative, and turnover of personnel should be
infrequent. The experience and expertise of organizations such as UNAFEI should be utilized.

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EFFECTIVE MEASURES TO PREVENT, DETECT AND PUNISH MONEY
LAUNDERING
Chairperson
Co-Chairperson
Rapporteur
Co-Rapporteur
Members

Visiting Experts
Advisers

Mr. Tetsuya Konno
Mr. Rene Daniel Aldana Ramírez
Mr. Ubiratan Cazetta
Mr. Akihiro Motomura
Mr. Fazil Abdool Karimbaksh
Mr. Yehu Wangsajaya
Mr. Hirantha Buddhika Siriwardhana
Ms. Julia C. Bacay-Abad
Mr. Takashi Hashimoto
Ms. Shinobu Okada
Ms. Jean B. Weld
Mr. Wayne Walsh
Prof. Yuichi Tada
Prof. Fumihiko Yanaka
Prof. Toru KawaharadaProf. Junichi Watanabe(Japan)(Mexico)(Brazil)(Japan)(Guyana)(Indonesia)(Sri Lanka)(Philippines)(Japan)(Japan)(USA)(Hong Kong)(UNAFEI)(UNAFEI)(UNAFEI)(UNAFEI)

Report Summary
I. Regarding the basic legal framework: 1. FATF Rec. 1 should be used as a minimum
standard to criminalize money laundering. 2. Bank records and other reports should be retained forat least 5 years. 3. To enhance their analysis, FIUs should have access to a wide variety of
information; FIUs and law enforcement authorities (LEAs) should establish a good working
relationship; FIUs must be spared political interference and must have adequate human resourcesand efficient organizational structure. 4. Reporting entities must be aware of STR requirements;
legislation may be required to ensure compliance. 5. To ensure that information is fully utilized,
FIUs should: (i) be staffed by personnel with varied specialist backgrounds; (ii) have their own
permanent staff; (iii) provide their staff with adequate training; (iv) provide reporting entities withnecessary information; (v) develop their IT systems; (vi) improve the quality of STRs disseminatedto LEAs.
II. Regarding advanced legal frameworks: 1. The STR system should be extended to
Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions. 2. FIUs and financial and non-financial
institutions must be in open and continuous communication. 3. With regard to PEPs, every country
should implement FATF Recs. 6 and 12, which should be extended to PEPs discharging prominent
domestic public functions. It is important to have a more specific international definition of PEPs.
4. Investigative authorities should have access to asset disclosures by public officials. 5. To
observe FATF Rec. 31, comprehensive co-operation and information-sharing mechanisms should be
implemented between relevant authorities. 6. To detect cash smuggling, countries should implement
information-sharing mechanisms between their respective border control agencies.
III. Investigation and punishment of money laundering: 1. Countries should effectively andproactively enforce anti-money laundering legislation. 2. Investigators need constant training on
complex special investigative techniques; it is also critical that investigators utilize IT. 3. FIUs and
LEAs should provide constant training to develop their human resources.
IV. Promotion of international co-operation: The group affirmed the importance of: 1.
International exchange of information among relevant agencies, including FIUs, as urged under the
UN Conventions and FATF Recs. 35-40. 2. Informal channels of communication; they should be
utilized to make more effective use of the formal MLA channels. 3. The need for and usefulnessof joint investigations such as Operation Mantis. 4. Receiving technical assistance from internationalorganizations such as the International Centre on Asset Recovery.

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Observation Visits

Date

Agency/Institution

Main Persons Concerned

2 Sept.

Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau• Mr. Setsuo Sato
(Deputy Chief of Inspection
Division)

Tokyo District Court

The Supreme Court• Mr. Yuuki Furuta(Justice)

Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office• Mr. Kazuhiro Suzuki(Chief Public Prosecutor)

Ministry of Justice• Mr. Kotaro Ono(Vice-Minister of Justice)

13 Sept.

Fuchu Prison• Mr. Hideo Fujimoto(Special Assistant to the Warden)

28 Sept.

Fuchu Police Station• Mr. Tadatoshi Honda(Director)

8 Sept.

14Group Study Tour

Date

Location

Agency/Institution

Main Persons Concerned

15 Sept.

Hiroshima• Criminal Investigation
Laboratory, Hiroshima
Prefectural Police• Mr. Yuji Matsui(Assistant Inspector)

16 Sept.

Osaka• Osaka Customs
Kansai Airport Branch• Mr. Katsunori Yamazaki(Director, Kansai Airport
Branch)17 Sept.

Kyoto• Kyoto District Public
Prosecutors Office• Mr. Shigeru Ota(Chief Public Prosecutor)

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Special Events

25 Aug.
27, 31 Aug., 1 Sept.

Welcome Party
Japanese Conversation Classes

The overseas participants attended three Japanese conversation classes and learned
practical Japanese expressions. The sensei (teacher) was Ms. Toshiko Honda of JICE.
3 Sept.

Table Tennis Tournament

The Table Tennis Tournament was held in the UNAFEI auditorium. The overseas
participants competed against the Japanese participants and the UNAFEI faculty in aninternational test of ping-pong skills, in which the overseas participants were victorious.
Afterwards, the participants enjoyed a social with UNAFEI staff and faculty.
8 Sept.

Courtesy Visit to the Ministry of Justice
andReception by the Vice-Minister of Justice

After visiting the Ministry of Justice, a reception was held by the Vice-Minister ofJustice, Mr. Kotaro Ono, at the Ministry of Justice, Tokyo.
10 Sept.

ACPF Fuchu Branch Party

The participants enjoyed a tour of Okunitamajinja (Okunitama Shrine) and a party
hosted by the ACPF Fuchu Branch. The party was attended by ACPF Fuchu Branchmembers and UNAFEI faculty and staff.
21 Sept.

TICP Friendship Party

The participants were guests of honour at a friendship party hosted by the Training
Institute for Correctional Personnel, in Fuchu. The participants participated in Japanese sado(tea ceremony), and enjoyed demonstrations of sports such as karate, kendo and judo.

24, 25 Sept.

ACPF Branches Study TourThe participants were invited to visit branches of the ACPF in five locations around
Japan. The participants split into groups and visited Aomori, Iwate, Nagano, Nagoya andOsaka. They visited local criminal justice facilities and had an opportunity to do somesightseeing. In addition, each branch held a reception in honour of the participants visiting
their region.
27 Sept.

Social with Law School Students

The participants were joined at a party by students from Tokyo University Graduate
Schools of Law and Politics following a lecture by Professor Keisuke Senta of Tokyo
University Graduate Schools of Law and Politics.

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30 Sept.

Farewell Party
A party was held to bid farewell to all the participants.

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Reference Materials

A. International Standards and Related Materials
1. United Nation Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances(1988).
<http://www.unodc.org/pdf/convention_1988_en.pdf>
2. United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto(2003).
(i) Convention<http://www.unodc.org/documents/treaties/UNTOC/Publications/TOC%20Convention/TOCebooke.pdf>(ii) Legislative Guides for the Implementation of the UNTOC Convention (excerpts: cover 1, p12p14, p36-p78, p137-p162, p182-p191, p210-p232)<http://www.unodc.org/pdf/crime/legislative_guides/Legislative%20guides_Full%20version.pdf>
3. United Nations Convention Against Corruption (2005).
(i) Convention<http://www.unodc.org/documents/treaties/UNCAC/Publications/Convention/08-50026_E.pdf>(ii) Legislative Guide for the Implementation of the UNCAC (excerpts: cover 1, p43-p107, p115p127, p133-p141, p175-p177, p190-p207, p229-p276)<http://www.unodc.org/pdf/corruption/CoC_LegislativeGuide.pdf>
4. United Nations International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism(1999).
<http://treaties.un.org/doc/db/Terrorism/english-18-11.pdf>
5. Financial Action Task Force 40 Recommendations (2003, incorporating the amendments of2004).
<http://www.fatf-gafi.org/dataoecd/7/40/34849567.PDF>
6. Financial Action Task Force 9 Special Recommendations on Terrorist Financing (2001, with
amendments of 2004).
<http://www.fatf-gafi.org/dataoecd/8/17/34849466.pdf>
7. Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of Proceedsfrom Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism (2005).
<http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/EN/Treaties/Html/198.htm>
B. Other Related Materials
1. Twelfth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice:“International Cooperation to Address Money-Laundering Based on Relevant United Nations
and Other Instruments” (Working paper prepared by the Secretariat, A/CONF. 213/8, 2010).
<http://www.unodc.org/documents/crime-congress/12th-Crime-Congress/Documents/A_CONF.213_8/V0989288e.pdf>
2. Twelfth UN Congress: Report of Committee I (A/CONF. 213/L.3/Add. 3, 2010).
<http://www.unodc.org/documents/crime-congress/12th-Crime-Congress/Documents/In-session/
ACONF.213L.3_Add.3/V1052847e.pdf>
3. Stolen Asset Recovery (StAR) Initiative: “Challenges, Opportunities, and Action Plan” (2007).
<http://siteresources.worldbank.org/NEWS/Resources/Star-rep-full.pdf>
4. StAR Initiative: “A Good Practices Guide for Non-Conviction Based Asset Forfeiture” (2009,
data only).
<http://siteresources.worldbank.org/FINANCIALSECTOR/Resources/Stolen_Assest_Recovery.pdf>
5. FATF: Best Practices “Confiscation” (2010).
<http://www.coe.int/t/dghl/monitoring/moneyval/Web_ressources/FATF_BPR3&38.pdf>

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6.

7.

8.

9.
10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

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17.

18.

19.

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FATF: International Best Practices “Detecting and Preventing the Illicit Cross-border Transportationof Cash and Bearer Negotiable Instruments” (2010).
<http://www.fatf-gafi.org/dataoecd/50/63/34424128.pdf>
Council of Europe: “Financial Investigations and Confiscation of Proceeds from Crime”(Training Manual for Law Enforcement and Judiciary, 2006).
<http://www.coe.int/t/dghl/cooperation/economiccrime/SpecialFiles/CARPO-ManualFinInv_eng.pdf>
U4: “The Recovery of Stolen Assets: A Fundamental Principle of the UN Convention against
Corruption” (2007).
<http://www.u4.no/pdf/?file=/themes/uncac/documents/U4Brief2_2007_asset-recovery.pdf>
U4: “Corruption and the International Financial System” (2009).
<http://www.u4.no/helpdesk/helpdesk/query.cfm?id=217>
U4: “Income and Assets Declarations, Issues to Consider in Developing a Disclosure Regime”(2009).
<http://www.cmi.no/publications/file/3396-income-and-assets-declarations.pdf>
Meeting of G8 Justice and Home Affairs Ministers 2003: “G8 Best Practice Principles on
Tracing, Freezing and Confiscation on Assets”.
<http://www.justice.gov/criminal/cybercrime/g82004/G8_Best_Practices_on_Tracing.pdf>
U.S. Immigration and Customs: “Global G-8 operation targeting cash couriers nets more than
$7 million” (2009).
<http://www.ice.gov/pi/nr/0907/090709naples.htm>
ADB/OECD: “Mutual Legal Assistance, Extradition and Recovery of Proceeds of Corruptionin Asia and the Pacific” (2007, data only)<http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/28/47/37900503.pdf>
ADB/OECD: “Asset Recovery and Mutual Legal Assistance in Asia and the Pacific” (2008,
data only)<http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/Asset-Recovery/Asset-Recovery.pdf>
Basel Institute on Governance: “Tracing Stolen Assets: A Practitioner’s Handbook” (2009,
data only)<http://www.baselgovernance.org/fileadmin/docs/publications/books/asset-tracing_web-version.pdf>
Basel Institute on Governance: “Managing Proceeds of Asset Recovery: The Case of Nigeria,
Peru, the Philippines and Kazakhstan” (2009, data only)<http://www.baselgovernance.org/fileadmin/docs/publications/working_papers/Managing_Prodceeds_
of_AR_Final.pdf>
UNODC: UNODC Model Money-laundering, Proceeds of Crime and Terrorist Financing Bill
2003 (data only)<http://www.unodc.org/pdf/report_money_laundering_2003-09.pdf>
UNODC/IMF: Model Legislation on Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (2005,
data only)<http://www.unodc.org/documents/money-laundering/2005%20UNODC%20and%20IMF%20Model%20Legislation.pdf>
UNODC/Commonwealth Secretariat/IMF: Model Provisions for Common Law Legal Systems
on Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, Preventive Measures and Proceeds of Crime(2009, data only)<http://www.unodc.org/documents/money-laundering/Model_Provisions_2009_Final.pdf>
Japan Financial Intelligence Center (JAFIC): Annual Report 2009 (data only)<http://www.npa.go.jp/sosikihanzai/jafic/jaficenglishpage/jafic_2009e.pdf>

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C. UNAFEI Resource Materials
1. Resource Material Series No. 65 (2005, excerpt)<http://www.unafei.or.jp/english/pdf/PDF_rms_all/no65.pdf>(i) Mr. Tony Kwok Man-wai (Hong Kong): “Investigation of Money Laundering and Corruption”(data only).
(ii) Mr. Hans G. Nilsson (European Union): “Developments in Mutual Legal Assistance andExtradition at the International Level”; and “Special Investigation Techniques and Developments
in Mutual Legal Assistance - The Crossroads between Police Cooperation and Judicial
Cooperation” (data only).
(iii) Ms. Linda Samuel (United States): “Challenges Facing U.S. Anti-Money Laundering”, “Efforts
in Transnational Crime”; and “Repatriation Obligations Under the United Nations Convention
against Corruption” (data only)(iv) Pol. Maj. Gen. Peeraphan Prempooti (Thailand): “Situation on Money Laundering in Thailand”(data only)(v) Report of the 125th International Training Course by Group 3: “Effectively Tracing theProceeds of Crime, Focusing on Countermeasures against Money Laundering”.
2. Resource Material Series No. 67 (2005, excerpt)<http://www.unafei.or.jp/english/pdf/PDF_rms_all/no67.pdf>(i) Mr. Hans G. Nilsson (European Union): “International Cooperation in Criminal Matters with
Emphasis on Economic Crime and Money Laundering” (data only)(ii) Pol. Maj. Gen. Peeraphan Prempooti (Thailand): “Effective Countermeasures against Money
Laundering in Thailand” (data only)(iii) Sir David Calvert Smith QC (United Kingdom): “The Proceeds of Crime: Past, Present andFuture in England and Wales” (data only)(iv) Mr. Henry N. Pontell (United States): “White-Collar Crime and Major Financial Debacles in
the United States” (data only)(v) Report of the 128th International Training Course by Group1, 2 and 3: “Measures to Combat
Economic Crime, including Money Laundering”
3. Resource Material Series No. 73 (2007, excerpt)<http://www.unafei.or.jp/english/pdf/PDF_rms_all/no73.pdf>
Report of the 134th International Training Course by Group 3: “Measures to Deprive
Ringleaders and Criminal Organizations of Crime Proceeds and Punish Them Effectively”
4. Report of the Workshop in the Eleventh United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention andCriminal Justice: Measures to Combat Economic Crime, including Money-Laundering (2006,
data only)<http://www.unafei.or.jp/english/pdf/Money_Laundering_pdf/MeasuresToCombatCrime.pdf>

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Experts and Participants List

Visiting Experts
Ms. Jean B. Weld

Senior Trial Attorney
International Unit
Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering
SectionUS Department of Justice

Mr. Daniel Thelesklaf

Executive Director
Basel Institute on Governance
Switzerland

Mr. Wayne Patrick WalshHead of the Mutual Legal Assistance Unit
International Law Division
Department of JusticeHong Kong SAR

Overseas Participants
Mr. Ubiratan Cazetta

Federal Prosecutor
Federal Public Prosecution Service
State of Pará OfficeBrazilMr. Fazil Abdool Karimbaksh

Assistant Superintendent of Police
Police Court Prosecutor
Guyana Police Force
GuyanaMr. Anthony Adverse Vanderhyden

Assistant Superintendent of Police
Police Court Prosecutor
Guyana Police Force
GuyanaMr. Yehu Wangsajaya

Chief
Sub-Division of the Administration
Operation,
Operational Division
Metropolitan Jakarta Police
Indonesian National Police
Indonesia

Mr. Rene Daniel Aldana Ramírez

Sub-Director of Area
Unit of Criminal Analysis
State of Mexico Security Agency
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Mr. Chethiya Goonesekera

Senior State Counsel
Criminal Prosecution Division
Attorney General’s Department
Presidential Secretariat
Sri Lanka

Mr. Gampaha Mudiyanselage Hirantha
Buddhika SiriwardhanaSuperintendent of Police
Criminal Prosecution Division
Attorney General’s Department
Presidential Secretariat
Sri Lanka

Mr. Ramadhan Ali Nassib

State Attorney/Public Prosecutor
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Ministry of Good Governance
Tanzania

Ms. Tuyet Mien Duong

Senior Lecturer/Researcher
Department of Criminal Law
Hanoi University of Law
VietnamCourse Counsellors
Ms. Julia C. Bacay-Abad

Deputy Director
Head, Legal Services Group
Anti-Money Laundering Council Secretariat
Philippines

Mr. Jumpon Phansumrit

Expert Public Prosecutor
Office of Policy and Strategy
Office of the Attorney General
ThailandJapanese Participants
Mr. Naoki Fukuda

Criminal Investigator
Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau

Mr. Takashi Hashimoto

Narcotics Control Officer
Narcotics Control Department
Ministry of Health, Welfare and Labour

Mr. Toshiyuki Igusa

Public Prosecutor
Sendai District Public Prosecutors Office

Mr. Tetsuya Konno

Superintendent of Police
Japan Financial Intelligence Center
Organized Crime Department
Criminal Investigation Bureau
National Police Agency

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Mr. Katsuhiko Manabe

Deputy Chief of Security Division
Security and Rescue Department
Seventh Regional Coastguard Headquarters
Japan Coast Guard

Mr. Koji Morishita

Chief Public Prosecutor
Okayama District Public Prosecutors Office
Kurashiki Branch

Mr. Akihiro Motomura

Assistant Judge
Osaka District Court

Ms. Shinobu Okada

Public Prosecutor
Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office

Mr. Kazuyoshi Tsuji

Assistant Judge
Tokyo District Court

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THE FIFTH COUNTRY SPECIFIC TRAINING COURSE ON THE
COMMUNITY BASED TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS THROUGH THE
HOLISTIC APPROACH TO VOLUNTEER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
FOR THE PHILIPPINESThis Course was held from 22 June to 2 July 2010. Six Probation and Parole Officers andfour Volunteer Probation Aides from the Parole and Probation Administration of the Philippines(PPA) attended.
Mr. Allan Jose Bibal Alcala

Regional Director
Parole and Probation Administration
Department of Justice

Ms. Amites Bragat Butiong

Chief Probation and Parole Officer
Davao City Parole & Probation Office No.3
Parole and Probation Administration
Department of JusticeMs. Janette Santos Padua

Chief Probation and Parole Officer
Mandaluyong/San Juan
Parole & Probation Office,
Parole and Probation Administration
Department of Justice

Mr. Jener Cariodo Supnet

Senior Probation and Parole Officer
Parole and Probation Administration
Department of Justice

Mr. Clark Niño Nacario Cagigas

Probation and Parole Officer II
Cebu City Parole & Probation Office
Parole and Probation Administration
Department of JusticeMs. Genovava Ricardo Relado

Probation and Parole Officer II
Cavite City Parole & Probation Office
Parole and Probation Administration
Department of Justice

Ms. Maria Borillo Añonuevo

Press Relations Officer
Volunteer Probation Aide
Parole and Probation Volunteers
Association Inc.,
San Pedro, Laguna Chapter

Mr. Allan Tenefrancia Supnet

Vice President External
Volunteer Probation Aide
Parole and Probation Volunteers
Association Inc.,
San Pedro, Laguna Chapter

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Ms. Teresa Banayanal Fernandez

Volunteer Probation Aide
Cavite City Volunteer Probation Aide
Association

Mr. Rey Constancio Jr. Giducos
Cataluña

Volunteer Probation Aide
Mandaue City Volunteer Probation Aide
Association

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INFORMATION ABOUT FORTHCOMING PROGRAMMES1.

The 13th International Training Course on the Criminal Justice Response to Corruption
The 13th International Training Course on the Criminal Justice Response to Corruption will
be held from 18 October to 12 November 2010. Twenty three participants will attend: 17 overseas
participants and six Japanese participants, including two observers.
2. The 16th Seminar on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice for the People’s Republicof China
The 16th Seminar on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice for the People’s Republic ofChina will be held from 16 November to 3 December 2010. Approximately fifteen criminal justiceofficials from the People’s Republic of China will attend. The theme of the seminar will be“Expert Analysis of Forensic Evidence”.
3.

The Fourth Regional Seminar on Good Governance for Southeast Asian Countries
The Fourth Regional Seminar on Good Governance for Southeast Asian Countries will beheld in Manila, the Philippines, from 7 to 9 December 2010 and will focus on “Securing
Protection and Co-operation of Witnesses and Whistleblowers”. Senior criminal justice officials
from eight Southeast Asian countries and a visiting expert will attend.
4.

The 147th International Senior Seminar
The 147th International Senior Seminar will be held from 13 January to 10 February 2011.
The theme of the Seminar will be “Community Involvement in Offender Treatment”. Approximately
19 government officials from Japan and overseas will attend, as well as visiting experts from
Asian and Western countries.
Rationale
Community involvement is an important element of both institutional and community-based
treatment of offenders.
(1) Detained offenders will sooner or later return to society. In order to smoothen the reintegration
process and to make it sustainable, it is essential that offenders are provided with an opportunity
to achieve economic independence and with a motivation to reintegrate.
(a) The core elements of economic independence are a secure job and accommodation. As
government or correctional authorities cannot directly provide these elements, this responsibility
has to be shared with the community.
The authorities and the community need to work together to ensure that sufficient
employment opportunities and accommodation are afforded to those offenders who are willingto make genuine efforts to rehabilitate.
(b) Measures to encourage offenders and keep them motivated throughout the process of
reintegration are also essential. Rehabilitation and social reintegration can take a substantial
period of time, and hardships are to be expected. As families, friends, and colleagues canprovide help and prevent offenders from becoming mentally isolated, restoring such relationships,
or building new ones, will be a very effective crime prevention measure. Support from selfhelp groups and volunteers can serve similar functions, and measures to enhance theirinvolvement are also worthy of consideration.
(2) The advantages of community involvement are not limited to facilitating the reintegration
process. Many of the correctional programmes and interventions, in both institutional and26community-based settings, can be administered more effectively and efficiently with help from thecommunity.
(a) In many countries, vocational training is provided in the prisons. Involvement of business
entities can increase the relevance of these programmes, updating their content andresponsiveness to market needs. This in turn will enhance the employability of offenders.
(b) NGOs, individual experts and volunteers may have more experience and expertise indealing with particular types of offenders or offender needs, and therefore may be able to
make a substantial contribution to their rehabilitation.
For example, programmes and consultations provided by self-help groups may be more
effective in breaking drug and alcohol addictions, and lectures by crime victim groups may
have a stronger impact on offenders as they will be speaking from their own experiences. Ina different vein, volunteer probation officers, on the basis of their personal experience andsocial connections, can provide useful services governmental authorities cannot.
(c) Participation of private enterprises in the administration of correctional institutions may
have other advantages. They may have creative ideas and business know-how, otherwise
unavailable to prison authorities, that can result in substantial cost-savings.
(3) The importance of community involvement in offender treatment has long been recognized
and repeatedly mentioned in various standards and norms of the United Nations.
“With the participation and help of the community and social institutions, and with due
regard to the interests of victims, favourable conditions shall be created for the reintegration of theex-prisoner into society under the best possible conditions.”
Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners“The Rules are intended to promote greater community involvement in the management ofcriminal justice, specifically in the treatment of offenders, as well as to promote among offenders
a sense of responsibility towards society.”
United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for Non-Custodial Measures (The Tokyo Rules)
More recently, the Workshop on “Strategies and Best Practices against Overcrowding in
Correctional Facilities”, organized by UNAFEI in the framework of the Twelfth United Nations
Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (Salvador, Brazil, April 2010), discussed andexamined various measures against prison overcrowding such as diversion, sentencing alternatives
to imprisonment, and early release programmes.
The Workshop agreed that the co-operation and understanding of the community were
essential in implementing these measures, and included the following in its final recommendations:“Member States should promote the participation of civil society organizations and local
communities in implementing alternatives to prison” ; “Member States should raise awarenessand encourage comprehensive consultative processes, involving the participation of all relevant
sectors of government, civil society, in particular victims’ associations, and other stakeholders in
the development and implementation of national strategies, including action plans, to address
overcrowding”.
(4) However, engaging the attention of the community and enhancing their involvement in thetreatment of offenders is not an easy task.
General fear of crime, aversion to offenders, and indifference are some of the major obstacles
to be first addressed. Creating incentives for businesses to employ offenders, and providing themwith coverage for potential financial loss caused by their reoffending, may have to be considered
as well. Moreover, a framework within which the government and the community can create apartnership and co-operate with each other has to be established.

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In order to achieve these goals, the government needs to develop strategies to promote thecommunity’s understanding that: 1) many offenders are willing to make good-faith efforts tore-enter society; and that 2) the ultimate beneficiary of successful offender rehabilitation is thecommunity itself because it will achieve the important criminal justice goal of reducing crime.
(5) UNAFEI, as a regional institute of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
Programme Network, will explore in this Seminar various issues that relate to community involvementin the treatment of offenders. They include possible fields of services in which the community canbe effectively involved and measures to enhance such involvement.
Objectives of the Programme
The purpose of this Seminar is to offer participants an opportunity to share experiences andknowledge regarding community involvement in offender treatment. In order to achieve thispurpose, the Seminar programme will provide an opportunity to clarify the current situations andproblems existing in the respective countries in the field of community involvement in offender
treatment. There will also be opportunity to build participants’ knowledge of possible ways toenhance community involvement in offender treatment. Among the major topics to be studied are
the following:(1) Current situation of community involvement in offender treatment(a) Organizations and individuals currently involved in offender treatment (e.g. privatecompanies, NGOs, volunteers, chaplains);(b) Fields or services in which the community is currently involved (e.g. provision ofrehabilitation programmes or vocational training, support with job allocation, provision of
welfare and medical care);(2) Possible fields or services in which the community can be involved(a) Potential organizations and individuals who may participate in the treatment of offenders(e.g. social welfare organizations, religious organizations, volunteers);(b) Potential fields or services in which the community can be involved (e.g. provision ofrehabilitation programmes or vocational training, support with job allocation, provision of
welfare and medical care);(c) Obstacles to promoting community involvement (e.g. public fear of offenders, lack of alegal framework, opposition from government officials);(3) Measures to enhance community involvement in the treatment of offenders(a) Public relations campaigns towards awareness of the importance of offenders’ reintegration
and acceptance of offenders into the community;(b) Incentives to participate in the treatment of offenders (e.g. preferential taxation, subsidy,
social appraisal);(c) Co-ordination between the government and the community, especially when prisoners are
released;(d) The organizing and training of volunteers;(e) Other measures to enhance community involvement; and(f) Legal frameworks to enhance community involvement.

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ADMINISTRATIVE NEWS

Overseas Trips by Staff
Deputy Director Haruhiko Ukawa and Professor Yuichi Tada visited China from 29 June
to 8 July 2010 to meet Chinese criminal justice officials in preparation for the 16th Seminar on
Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice for the People’s Republic of China, to be held at UNAFEI
in November 2010.
Professor Ayako Sakonji was dispatched to the Philippines from 4 to 10 July 2010 as a
Short-Term JICA Expert for the Training Course for Volunteer Probation Aides.
Professor Toru Kawaharada and Professor Yuichiro Wakimoto were dispatched to Nairobi,
Kenya, from 31 July to 12 September 2010, and from 31 July to 7 September 2010, respectively,
to provide technical assistance to the Project for Capacity Building of Child Care and Protection
Officers in the Juvenile Justice System of Kenya.
Deputy Director Haruhiko Ukawa and Professor Fumihiko Yanaka visited Costa Rica from
2 to 7 August 2010, and 2 to 12 August 2010, respectively. In Costa Rica, they jointly hosted,with ILANUD, a course on Criminal Justice Reform in Latin America in which seven countries
were represented. Professor Yanaka then visited Honduras from 12 to 14 August to attend afollow-up seminar on the specific situation in that country.
Professor Ayako Sakonji visited Beijing, China from 3 to 6 August 2010 to attend theInternational Forum on Halfway Houses.

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FACULTY AND STAFF OF UNAFEI

Faculty:
Mr. Masaki Sasaki
Mr. Haruhiko Ukawa
Mr. Motoo Noguchi
Mr. Naoyuki Harada
Ms. Kumiko Izumi
Mr. Fumihiko Yanaka
Mr. Yuichi Tada
Mr. Haruhiko Higuchi
Mr. Toru Kawaharada
Mr. Yuichiro Wakimoto
Ms. Ayako Sakonji
Mr. Junichi Watanabe
Ms. Grace Lord
Secretariat:
Mr. Masahiro Iida
Mr. Koji Kobayashi
Mr. Katsuhiko Jinbo

Director
Deputy Director
Professor
Professor
146th Course Programming Officer
Professor
Professor
Professor, Chief of Training Division
146th Course Deputy Programming Officer
Professor
Professor, Chief of Information and LibraryService Division
Professor, Chief of Research Division
Professor
Professor
Linguistic Adviser

Chief of Secretariat
Co-Deputy Chief of Secretariat
Co-Deputy Chief of Secretariat

General and Financial Affairs Section:
Ms. Yoshiko Tani
Chief
Mr. Kei Saito
Mr. Hideo Takahashi
Training and Hostel Management Affairs Section:
Ms. Yoshiko Chihara
Chief
Ms. Makiko Sasabe
146th Assistant Programming Officer
Mr. Takayuki Suzuki
Mr. Shinichi Inoue
Mr. Ryuichi NishitaniInternational Research Affairs Section:
Mr. Kazuyuki Nagata
Ms. Naoko Iwakata
Librarian
Secretarial Staff:
Ms. Hisayo Yamada
Kitchen:Ms. Sae Sakai

Chef

JICA Co-ordinator for the 146th Course:
Ms. Kazue Obayashi

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