HCCPCJ

Historical Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

President: Sofía López Rodríguez

Chair:

Topic A) Mechanisms to counter the transnational growth of the Primer Comando da Capital while addressing the systemic prison crisis in Fédérative Republic of Brazil (1993-2016).

Topic B) Mechanisms to combat the transnational trafficking of women and sexual exploitation networks operated by the Russian Mafia (Bratva) in Post-Soviet states (1991-2005).

Background and faculties

The Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) was established in 1992 by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at the request of the General Assembly. It is the principal policymaking body in the United Nations for crime prevention and criminal justice. The Committee prioritizes international cooperation to fight national and transnational delinquency, including organized crime, economical illicit activities, and money laundering, while strengthening the role of criminal law in environmental protection, enhancing urban and juvenile crime prevention, and improving the efficiency, accountability and fairness of criminal justice administration systems worldwide. The CCPCJ holds annual sessions in which all of its 40 Member States participate in discussions and policy development.

In order to guide the United Nations activities regarding crime and prevention and criminal justice; The Historical Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice is enabled to:

Develop international normative frameworks and provide guidance to Member States to improve their justice systems and prevent crime;
Encourage Member States to review, modernize and strengthen national laws and penalties, while respecting each country’s legal system;
Facilitate communication channels and forums to all members in order to share, negotiate and discuss policy development to fight crime;
Act as a governing body of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) by reviewing its budget and recommending how to allocate funds to promote technical assistance;
Establish specialized working groups and request expert missions, training, or data analysis from the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme Network (PNI);
Operate with other United Nations agencies to create joint strategies to counter international crime.