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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
PROMOT PROBATION INTERNATIONALLY

Promoting Probation Internationally

11 Sep 1998
Despite the fact that imprisonment is still considered the most appropriate sentence for a number of crimes and offenders, experiences in countries in which probation is an option have demonstrated that it is far less costly and far more humane than imprisonment. This publication is the result of...
ENVIRO PROTECTION POTENT & LIMIT

Environmental Protection

Potentials and Limits of Criminal Justice - Evaluation of Legal Structures

9 Jan 1998
With the presentation of an analytical study of 11 countries, namely Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Italy, Japan, Nigeria, Poland, Sweden and Tunisia, on the issue of polluting behaviour, this publication provides a wealth of information for all those interested in this field. Also di...
CRIMINAL VICTIMISAT THE DEV WORLD

Criminal Victimisation in the Developing World

27 Oct 1995
This publication presents results of the developing countries' component of the 1992-94 International Crime (Victim) Survey. In all, 13 developing countries were involved. The information is presented in two parts. Part 1 contains a comparative overview of the survey results with particular atten...
DEV & POLICY USE OF CRIMINAL

Development and Policy Use of Criminal Justice Information

10 Nov 1995
The United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice identified three areas of primary concern: criminal enterprise and environmental protection at national and international levels; crime, social integration and prevention; and control policy, administration of justice and crim...
CRIME & CRIME PREVENTION IN MOSCOW

Crime and Crime Prevention in Moscow

27 Jan 1995
This study assesses the extent, morphology and typology of the crime situation in the city, the extent of public concern as well as the attitudes of citizens towards law enforcement officers and vice versa. It also provides guidelines for the formulation of local urban crime prevention activities...
ENVIRO CRIME SANCTIONING STRATEG

Environmental Crime, Sanctioning Strategies and Sustainable Development

28 Jan 1994
This publications presents a comparative overview of environmental protection through administrative/civil and penal law. It is complemented by a collection of national reports from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, former Czechoslovakia, India, Nigeria and Tunisia. In addition to legal matter...
CRIMINOLOGY IN AFRICA

Criminology in Africa

2 Apr 1993
This publication is a collection of papers by leading African experts. It focuses on the various problems facing Africa today regarding crime and criminal justice. It discusses among other areas the traditional, colonial and present day administration of criminal justice, victims of crime and the...
DEV & CRIME AN EXPLORATION

Development and Crime - An Exploratory Study in Yugoslavia

5 Feb 1993
This study analyzed the patterns of relationship between development and crime on Yugoslav territory over a twenty-year period before the recent political developments took place. This exploratory analysis is pertinent for the methodology of evaluation of crime prevention and control strategies e...
COCAINE TODAY ITS EFFECTS ON THE

Cocaine Today

Its Effects on the Individual and Society

20 Mar 1992
'We need no longer feel that the cocaine explosion is something which we are powerless to prevent...' This publication is an extended collection of multidisciplinary papers by experts endeavouring to give insight into the global problem of cocaine abuse and its effects. Some areas discussed are: ...
SOVIET CRIMINOLOGY UPDATE

Soviet Criminology Update

16 Oct 1990
This volume contains a collection of essays by several Soviet criminologists and criminal lawyers, dealing with the analysis of the present state of crime in the USSR and theoretical explanations of its causes. It provides the reader with an insight into criminological work in the Soviet Union, p...
ESSAYS ON CRIME & DEV

Essays on Crime and Development

16 Oct 1990
The essays in this volume address the topic of crime and development from various perspectives, at different levels and with different foci. It raises several important issues which must be considered when examining the relationship between crime and development.
INFORMAL MECHANISMS OF CRIME CONTR

Informal Mechanisms of Crime Control

A Cross-cultural Perspective

This work presents culturally specific information on the nature and operation of informal mechanisms of crime control. The overriding concern, however, is to create an analytical framework for the furtherance of future research covering both theory and method and for the improvement of crime con...