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UNICRI is a United Nations entity mandated to assist intergovernmental, governmental and non-governmental organizations in formulating and implementing improved policies in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice.

United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute
United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute
MANY HANDS ON AN ELEPHANT (F)

De nombreuses mains sur un éléphant

Comment améliorer la résilience des communautés face à la radicalisation vers l’extrémisme violent?

31 Jan 2021
L’extrémisme violent continue de faire peser une menace persistante sur la paix et la stabilité dans les régions du Sahel et du Maghreb. Il continue de faire des morts et des blessés ainsi que d’occasionner des destructions de biens, en bouleversant au passage la vie des citoyens ordinaires. Près...
STOP THE VIRUS OF DISINFORMATION

Stop the Virus of Disinformation

The Malicious use of Social Media by Terrorist, Violent Extremist and Criminal Groups During the COVID-19 Pandemic

30 Jan 2021
The Report describes how terrorist, violent extremist and organized criminal groups are trying to take advantage of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic to expand their activities and jeopardize the efficacy and credibility of response measures by governments. The COVID-19 crisis has amplified mis...
MANY HANDS ON AN ELEPHANT

Many Hands on an Elephant

What Enhances Community Resilience to Radicalisation into Violent Extremism?

27 Jan 2021
Violent extremism is a persistent threat to peace and stability in the Sahel and Maghreb regions. Nearly 6,000 people died in ongoing conflicts between 2015 and April 2020 in Algeria, Burkina Faso, Chad, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger and Tunisia. The Sahel region was particularly badly ...
WHEN THE MUSIC STOPS

When the Music Stops

The Impact of Terrorism on Malian Youth

27 Jan 2021
This report is part of a project jointly carried out by the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) and the International Centre for Counter–Terrorism – The Hague (ICCT). Through field research and primary data analysis it aims to advance knowledge and awareness...
FREEDOM FROM FEAR NO.16

Freedom from Fear, Issue No.16

The Day we Discovered our Fragility and our Strength

Series:
Freedom from Fear
14 Oct 2020
This issue of UNICRI’s Freedom From Fear (F3) magazine addresses the collateral effects of COVID-19 (coronavirus) impacting criminal justice, namely, the growing influence of organized crime and terrorism and the rise of violence against and exploitation of women and children. It is significant t...
FREEDOM FROM FEAR NO.15

Freedom from Fear, Issue No.15

Planning Resiliency: Shaping the Future

Series:
Freedom from Fear
8 Jan 2020
This issue of F3 includes articles describing different areas where resilience should be built to address individual and collective challenges. They offer a variety of perspectives, illustrating the necessity of enhancing resilience in institutions, sectors and societies to achieve human rights f...
DRIVERS OF ILLICIT FINANCIAL FLOWS

Drivers of Illicit Financial Flows

6 Aug 2019
This study offers a comparative analysis of 42 countries, examining common trends among causes leading to illicit cross-border money transfers. Its findings support existing theoretical frameworks on the key drivers of illicit financial flows. Our analysis has identified that most countries that...
STRENGTH EFFORT PREVENT EXTREMISM

Strengthening Efforts to Prevent and Counter Violent Extremism

Good Practices and Lessons Learned for a Comprehensive Approach to Rehabilitation and Reintegration of VEOs

6 Aug 2019
This publication is based on the work conducted and the knowledge collected by UNICRI in the past 15 years by implementing counter-terrorism projects. The book will contribute to the PVE/CVE international debate, especially concerning lessons learned and challenges in the rehabilitation and reint...
FREEDOM FROM FEAR NO.14

Freedom from Fear, Issue No.14

Justice is not a Construct

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Freedom from Fear
15 Jun 2018
This journal aims to contribute to the advancement of knowledge and awareness of the international community's priority issues in the field of justice, crime prevention and human rights. The Magazine pursues the promotion of innovative dialogue by spreading awareness, creating consensus and a sen...
FREEDOM FROM FEAR NO.9

Freedom from Fear, Issue No.9

Destabilization

Series:
Freedom from Fear
11 Mar 2011
This journal aims to contribute to the advancement of knowledge and awareness of the international community's priority issues in the field of justice, crime prevention and human rights. The Magazine pursues the promotion of innovative dialogue by spreading awareness, creating consensus and a sen...
FREEDOM FROM FEAR NO.8

Freedom from Fear, Issue No.8

Youths without Youth

Series:
Freedom from Fear
3 Dec 2010
This journal aims to contribute to the advancement of knowledge and awareness of the international community's priority issues in the field of justice, crime prevention and human rights. The Magazine pursues the promotion of innovative dialogue by spreading awareness, creating consensus and a sen...
FREEDOM FROM FEAR NO.7

Freedom from Fear, Issue No.7

Cybercrimes - Looking for Safer Spaces?

Series:
Freedom from Fear
18 Jul 2010
This journal aims to contribute to the advancement of knowledge and awareness of the international community's priority issues in the field of justice, crime prevention and human rights. The Magazine pursues the promotion of innovative dialogue by spreading awareness, creating consensus and a sen...
FREEDOM FROM FEAR NO.6

Freedom from Fear, Issue No.6

Planning the Environment?

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Freedom from Fear
23 Mar 2010
This journal aims to contribute to the advancement of knowledge and awareness of the international community's priority issues in the field of justice, crime prevention and human rights. The Magazine pursues the promotion of innovative dialogue by spreading awareness, creating consensus and a sen...
FREEDOM FROM FEAR NO.5

Freedom from Fear, Issue No.4

20 Years without the Berlin Wall

Series:
Freedom from Fear
17 Oct 2009
This journal aims to contribute to the advancement of knowledge and awareness of the international community's priority issues in the field of justice, crime prevention and human rights. The Magazine pursues the promotion of innovative dialogue by spreading awareness, creating consensus and a sen...
FREEDOM FROM FEAR NO.4

Freedom from Fear, Issue No.4

How Many Can Fit Here?

Series:
Freedom from Fear
11 Jul 2009
This journal aims to contribute to the advancement of knowledge and awareness of the international community's priority issues in the field of justice, crime prevention and human rights. The Magazine pursues the promotion of innovative dialogue by spreading awareness, creating consensus and a sen...
FREEDOM FROM FEAR NO.3

Freedom from Fear, Issue No.3

Pirates of the XXI Century - On the Treasure Hunt

Series:
Freedom from Fear
27 Apr 2009
This journal aims to contribute to the advancement of knowledge and awareness of the international community's priority issues in the field of justice, crime prevention and human rights. The Magazine pursues the promotion of innovative dialogue by spreading awareness, creating consensus and a sen...
FREEDOM FROM FEAR NO.2

Freedom from Fear, Issue No.2

Security - Innovative Thinking

Series:
Freedom from Fear
7 Jan 2009
This journal aims to contribute to the advancement of knowledge and awareness of the international community's priority issues in the field of justice, crime prevention and human rights. The Magazine pursues the promotion of innovative dialogue by spreading awareness, creating consensus and a sen...
FREEDOM FROM FEAR NO.1

Freedom from Fear, Issue No.1

Illicit Traffic - The Invisible Hand

Series:
Freedom from Fear
30 Oct 2008
This journal aims to contribute to the advancement of knowledge and awareness of the international community's priority issues in the field of justice, crime prevention and human rights. The Magazine pursues the promotion of innovative dialogue by spreading awareness, creating consensus and a sen...
FREEDOM FROM FEAR NO.13

Freedom from Fear, Issue No.13

No Place for Young People

Series:
Freedom from Fear
19 Jul 2017
This journal aims to contribute to the advancement of knowledge and awareness of the international community's priority issues in the field of justice, crime prevention and human rights. The Magazine pursues the promotion of innovative dialogue by spreading awareness, creating consensus and a sen...
FREEDOM FROM FEAR NO.10

Freedom from Fear, Issue No.10

Walking in No Man's Land

Series:
Freedom from Fear
29 Apr 2016
This journal aims to contribute to the advancement of knowledge and awareness of the international community's priority issues in the field of justice, crime prevention and human rights. The Magazine pursues the promotion of innovative dialogue by spreading awareness, creating consensus and a sen...
FREEDOM FROM FEAR NO.11

Freedom from Fear, Issue No.11

Not in our Name - The Lost Generation of Violent Extremists

Series:
Freedom from Fear
1 Aug 2016
This journal aims to contribute to the advancement of knowledge and awareness of the international community's priority issues in the field of justice, crime prevention and human rights. The Magazine pursues the promotion of innovative dialogue by spreading awareness, creating consensus and a sen...
FREEDOM FROM FEAR NO.12

Freedom from Fear, Issue No.12

Migrant Deadlock - The Abyss of Civilization

Series:
Freedom from Fear
16 Nov 2016
This journal aims to contribute to the advancement of knowledge and awareness of the international community's priority issues in the field of justice, crime prevention and human rights. The Magazine pursues the promotion of innovative dialogue by spreading awareness, creating consensus and a sen...
PUNISHMENT & RECIDIVISM ITALIAN

Punishment and Recidivism

The Italian Case

13 Jul 2009
The publication presents the results of an empirical research focused on analysis of the recidivist behaviour of pardon beneficiaries. It gives scientific and conscious view of different aspects recidivist behaviour of people who are subjected to penal execution, and it also gives some review of ...
RESPONDING CHALLENGES CORRUPTION

Responding to the Challenges of Corruption

9 Jun 2000
This publication attempts to identify the problem related to corruption and their effects on good governance, with particular attention given to the risk presented by corruption to economic and industrial stability in developing countries and countries in transition. It reviews the achievements a...
INTL CRIME VICTIM SURVEY

International Crime Victim Survey in Countries in Transition, The

National Reports

Series:
UNICRI Monograph
14 May 1999
This volume presents the complete national reports of 20 countries in transition that took part in the 1996-97 International Crime Victim Survey (ICVS), and accompanies Criminal Victimisation in Countries in Transition. A sourcebook of information, each report contains background information on t...
CRIMINAL VICTIMISATION COUNTRIES

Criminal Victimization in Countries in Transition

Series:
UNICRI Monograph
14 May 1999
This publication presents a synthesis of the results of the 1996-97 International Crime Victim Survey (ICVS) carried out in 20 countries in transition. A companion to the International Crime Victim Survey in Countries in Transition: National Reports, it seeks to put in context criminal victimizat...
HNDBK PROBATION SERVICES

Handbook on Probation Services

Guidelines for Probation Practitioners and Managers

5 Feb 1999
Will probation survive into the next century given the problems and adaptive challenges. The international community recognized, in 1988, the importance of probation as a non-custodial measure, when the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for Non-Custodial Measures (The Tokyo Rules) were formul...
RROMANI YOUTHS THE PATHWAYS JUVEN

Rromani Youths

The Pathways of Juvenile Justice

11 Sep 1998
Although Rromani communities (nomadic, semi-sedentary and sedentary population groups) have been studied from different perspectives there has been less research on the interaction between the justice system and minors belonging to Rromani communities. This publication brings the experiences and ...
VICTIMS OF CRIME IN THE DEV

Victims of Crime in the Developing World

Series:
UNICRI Monograph
14 May 1999
With surveys of fourteen countries, this publication presents a comparative criminological and developmental perspective. Its discussion of victimization rates by type of crime, policing in the developing world, punishment, women victims and crime prevention, also affords a comparison with indust...