CCPCJ

Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

President: María Fernanda Dominguez Heredia

Chair:

Topic A) Actions to prevent the recruitment of young people in the Central African Sahel region, into organized crime, addressing the social roots of recruitment into gangs, cartels and extremist networks

Topic B) Strategies to limit radicalization within prison systems in the Southern Philippines and the lack of effective programs to prevent criminal recidivism

Background and Faculties

Established by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in 1992 at the request of the General Assembly, the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) serves as the policymaking body of the United Nations (UN). It prioritizes the development of resolutions, decisions, and norms in the areas of crime prevention and criminal justice. This commission mandates and promotes international action to combat national and transnational crime, supports environmental protection through the application of criminal law, encourages crime prevention within urban areas, and promotes improvements in the efficiency and integrity of criminal justice systems. The CCPCJ is constituted by 40 member states that meet annually in regular sessions to take part and develop policies to promote cooperation.

Highlighting the responsibility of this main regulatory body of the United Nations in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice, the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice is enable to:

Provide forums for all Member States to allow the exchange of information, best practices, experience, information and agreements in order to develop national and international strategies to counter crime;
Function as a governing body of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and to approve the budget of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Fund;
Set up committees or working groups composed of members of the Commission as needed, and assign them relevant agenda items for review and reporting;
Conserve close links with the research institutes belonging to the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme Network (PNI).
Contribute to other United Nations agencies with specific mandates and partners in the areas of crime prevention and criminal justice;
Gather policymakers and practitioners, as well as parliamentarians, academic experts, and civil society representatives.