ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1998

UNAFEI WORK PROGRAMME FOR 1999
I. TRAINING
A. The 111th International Seminar
The 111th International Seminar, “The Role of Police, Prosecution and the Judiciaryin the Changing Society,” will be held from 18 January to 19 February 1999. Suchfactors as industrialization, technological advancements and socio-economic change will
be explored in terms of their effect upon crime, the criminal justice system and society
as a whole. Particular attention will be given to the suitability of present-day criminal
justice measures.
B. The 112th International Training Course
The 112th International Training Course, “Participation of the Public and Victims
for More Fair and Effective Criminal Justice Administration”, is scheduled to be heldfrom 12 April to 4 July 1999. Participants are expected to explore measures to enhance
participation of public and victims in all aspects of criminal justice administration from
crime prevention, to community-based treatment of offenders, to develop a more fairand effective criminal justice administration.
C. The 113th International Training Course
The 113th International Training Course entitled “The Administration of Criminal
Justice for the Prevention of Corrupt Activities by Public Officials,” is scheduled to beheld from 30 August to 19 November 1999. The prevalence of corruption in manycountries and severe difficulties encountered by criminal justice officials in tacklingand effectively deterring such crime prompted the selection of this theme. Thus, the113th Course will examine the current situation regarding corruption in each of theparticipating countries, and analyze the causes and dynamics of corruption in order toseek concrete and practical countermeasures.

II. SPECIAL SEMINAR FOR SENIOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE OFFICIALS OF
THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
The 4th Special Seminar for Senior Officials of Criminal Justice in People’s Republicof China, “Rational Structure of Criminal Justice and Relationship between the Different
Agencies of Criminal Justice,” will be held from 1 to 19 March 1999. Ten senior criminal
justice officials and UNAFEI faculty will comparatively discuss contemporary problems
faced by China and Japan in the realization of criminal justice.

III. TECHNICAL COOPERATION
A. Thailand-UNAFEI Joint Seminar
In December 1999, the Thailand-UNAFEI Joint Seminar is scheduled to be held inBangkok. The Office of the Attorney General of the Kingdom of Thailand and UNAFEI
will organize the Seminar.

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B. Regional Training Programmes
1. Seventh Regional Training Course on Effective Countermeasures against Drug
Offences and the Advancement of Criminal Justice Administration
In January 1999, two UNAFEI Professor will travel to Thailand to assist the Royal
Thai Government and the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) in organizing
the Seventh Regional Training Course on Effective Countermeasures against Drug
Offences and the Advancement of Criminal Justice Administration. Approximately 20
participants from various Asia-Pacific countries will attend the two-week course andwill discuss drug-related issues identifying the actual problems in the participating
countries. Discussion topics in the Course will include the improvement of investigativetechniques, effective measures against money laundering, the implementation of theVienna Convention, international cooperation, and the treatment of drug offenders.
2. Preparatory Survey for Costa Rica Regional Seminar
In February 1999, the Preparatory Survey for the Regional Seminar on “EffectiveMeasures for the Improvement of Prison Conditions and Correctional Programmes”
will be held in San Jose, Costa Rica. The Government of Costa Rica through the United
Nations Latin American Institute for the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders
will organize and host this seminar, should the results of the Preparatory Survey bepositive, with the support of JICA and UNAFEI. This seminar will be held annually forfive years and will target correctional officers in Latin America.
3. Kenya
From August to October 1999, two UNAFEI professors will be dispatched to Kenya toassist the Children’s Department of the Ministry of Home Affairs and National Heritagein a project to develop nationwide standards for the treatment of juvenile offenders.

IV. OTHER ACTIVITIESA.

Preparation for the workshop at the tenth United Nations congress
UNAFEI will continue to prepare for the Workshop on “Crimes Related to theComputer Network” at the Tenth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crimeand the Treatment of Offenders in 2000, in response to a request made during theTwelfth Co-ordination Meeting of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal
Justice Programme Network held in Courmayeur, Italy in 1997.

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