Eleventh United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
The Eleventh United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, hosted by the Government of Thailand, took place in Bangkok, from 18 to 25 April 2005. The main theme of the Eleventh Congress was "Synergies and responses: strategic alliances in crime prevention and criminal justice", as decided by the United Nations General Assembly in resolution 57/170 of 18 December 2002.
A High-level Segment was held during the last three days of the Congress, from 23 to 25 April 2005, where Heads of State or Government, Ministers and other high-level government representatives addressed the main agenda items of the Congress.
There were also numerous ancillary meetings organised by NGOs, covering a broad range of issues pertaining to crime prevention, criminal justice and the rule of law.
There were six official workshops held in the context of the Congress.
Workshop 3: Strategies and Best Practices for Crime Prevention, in particular in relation to Urban Crime and Youth at Risk
The International Centre for Crime Prevention (ICPC) worked with the UN Office of Drugs and Crime and UN Habitat to convene Workshop 3: Strategies and Best Practices for Crime Prevention, in particular in relation to Urban Crime and Youth at Risk.
The workshop took place on Saturday 23rd April 2005 and brought together expertise in the field of crime prevention and provided a showcase for initiatives and good practices relating to urban crime and at-risk youth. It provided an excellent opportunity for Australia to exchange information in this area.
As part of this event, the ICPC compiled a document titled Urban Crime Prevention and Youth at Risk: Compendium of Promising Strategies and Programmes from around the World good practice initiatives including four Australian projects:
- State Burglary Strategy (WA)
- Deadly Treadlies (NT)
- Pathways to Prevention Project (QLD)
- U-Turn - Diverting Young People from Vehicle Theft in Tasmania (TAS)