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CRIME AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION LINKS

UN ORGANISATIONS
OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORG
COUNTRY LINKS

UNCIJN
UNODC, Vienna
UNICRI
UNODCCP
WHO, Geneva

INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
NGOs, Research institutions, etc.

Australia
Canada
France
Italy
New Zealand
South Africa
The Netherland
UK
USA

EVENTS - DOCUMENTS
ISSUE SPECIFIC LINKS

Data

Victimization
Crime Prevention
Police and Justice System
Situational Prevention
Youth Crime
Women and Gender Violence

UN ORGANIZATIONS - CRIME RELATED ACTIVITES

UNCJIN, United Nations Crime and Justice Information Network
http://www.uncjin.org/

UNODC, Vienna, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
http://www.unodc.org

UNICRI, United Nations Interregional Crime Research Institute
http://www.unicri.it/

UNODCCP, UN Office for Drug Control & Crime Prevention
http://www.odccp.org/
Includes the final declaration Vienna Conference - April 2000

WHO, Geneva
http://www.who.org
In particular the global symposium on violence & health
http://www.who.or.jp

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OTHER INTERNATIONAl ORGANIZATIONS

OSCE, Organisation for Security in Europe
http://www.osce.org

European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control
http://www.heuni.fi/

ICPC (International Centre for the Prevention of Crime)
http://www.crime-prevention-intl.org

FESU, European Forum for Urban Safety
http://www.urbansecurity.org

Institute for Security Studies, South Africa
http://www.iss.co.za

International Association of Police Chiefs
http://www.theiacp.org/international

URBAL- The European - LAC Network on Safety and Security
http://www.urbalvalparaiso.cl/p4_urbalred14/site/edic/base/port/portada.html

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COUNTRY LINKS

South Africa
Centre for the study of violence & reconciliation.
http://www.csvr.org.co.za

Institute for human rights & criminal justice
http://www.crimeinstitute.ac.za

UK
The Home Office is the Government department responsible for internal affairs in England and Wales
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/

France
Ministere de l'emploi et de la Solidarite'
http://www.ville.gouv.fr

Italy

Progetto speciale periferie
http://www.comune.torino.it/periferie

Progetto citta' piu' sicure, Regione Emilia Romagna
http://www.regione.emilia-romagna.it

New Zealand
Crime Prevention Unit, New Zeland
http://www.justice.govt/nz/cpu/index.html

USA
National Crime Prevention Council - USA
http://www.ncpc.org

U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile and Delinquency Prevention
http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org

Bureau of Justice Assistance http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA

Canada
Toronto Municipal Government
http://www.city.toronto.on.ca

National Crime Precention Centre
http://www.crime-prevention.org/

Australia
Australian Institute of Criminology
http://www.aic.gov.au

The Netherlands
Dutch Justice Department
http://www.minjust.nl

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EVENTS AND DATA

Organised Crime: A Crime Statistics Site
http://www.crime.org

International Forum on Security and Democracy, Naples, December 2000
http://www.urbansecurity.org/viesociale/docsvs/pv/nplspv_va.html

Report: 'Partnership for safer cities and better governance'
Report from Parallel Event during the 18th Session of the Commission on Human Settlements
Nairobi, 16th of February, 2001

For more information on Events please click here

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ISSUE SPECIFIC SITES

Glaeser, E.L. & Sacerdote, B. : Why Is There More Crime in Cities?
http://netec.mcc.ac.uk/WoPEc/data/Papers//nbrnberwo5430.html

Crime Prevention

Criminal Justice Institute - Crime Prevention Resources.
http://www.ncrle.net

Professors James C. Snyder & Mitchell J. Rycus: Urban Planning in Crime Prevention and Control
http://www.state.outreach.umich.edu/cgi-bin/urel/viewitem?88+

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Women and Gender Violence

Youth Crime
Youth Crime Watch of America
http://www.ycwa.org

Guidelines for Cooperation and Technical Assistance in the Field of Urban Crime Prevention (UN)
http://www.restorativejustice.org/

The Gang and Youth Crime Prevention Program
http://www.crime-prevention.org

Model Approaches to School Safety
Blueprints for Violence Prevention. National Crime Prevention Council.
Youth Violence: A Community-Based Response - One City's Success Story....
http://www.keepschoolssafe.org/index.htm

Teen's Crime & the Community
http://www.nationaltcc.org

Women and Community Safety
http://www.saferfutures.org

Community-based approaches to preventing Violence against Women and Children
http://www.raisingvoices.org

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Situational Prevention

Anti-crime police booths in inner cities
Adapted extracts from an article by Michael Janofsky, entitled 'Police are stationed at centre of action in...
http://www.globalideasbank.org/diyfut/diytop.html

Solving Crime Problems in Residential Neighbourhoods: Comprehensive Changes in Design, Management and Use
http://www.ncjrs.org/txtfiles/164488.txt

CPTED Crime Prevention Trough Environmental Design
http://www.cpted.org/

Programma di ecologia urbana
http://www.cittasostenibili.minori.it/corsi/piemonte.html

La "vitalita' e sicurezza" del commercio,Politecnico di Milano
http://impresa-stato.mi.camcom.it

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Victimization

National Centre of Victimology
http://www.ncvc.org

International Victimology Website
http://www.victimology.nl

Bureau Of Justice Statistics - Criminal Victimization 1998 - Changes 1997-98
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/cv98.htm

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Police and Justice System

CESEC
http://www.cesec.ucam.edu.br

SUR
http://www.sitiosur.cl

CAFSUI
http://www.cafsu.qc.ca

PRI - Penal Reform International
http://www.penalreform.org

ITDG
http://www.itdg.org

NCPC
http://www.ncpc.org

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