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FIFTH, If you have issues viewing or accessing this file contact us at NCJRS.gov. \) H A/CONF.56/10 1.1' I o "0,, II Ii I It \ (/ r;:1 {\ r ; !j FIFTH, I) ~ ~ "UNITED ~ATIONS CQNGUSS ~ ON THE . c . PREVENrrIONOF CRIME G' AND THE" TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS <::1 I ~ : o " UNITED NATIONS o AlCONF.56lI0 FIFTH UNITED NATIONS CONGRESS ON THE PREVENTION OF CRIME AND THE TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS f~ ~ <S~ ~ rl) UNITED NATIONS ·~'··'!a ..- . -------- .'? }l)ep~rtJlllent of Economic and Sodal Affairs o C.;.' ," FJIFTH UNITED NATIONS CONGRESS .. ON THE ,,' . '~ PREVENTION OF CRIME AND THE (I. TREATMENT OF OFIFJENDEIRS o Geneva, 1-12 September 1975 Report prepared by the Secretariat r, UNITED NATIONS New York, 1976 ,/I, II; LiiIlIII!Iu?W'"' -, ~,-.=;:=================""""""''''''''''''''''''''_..... " -.... _---""",,,,,""'"-- --,-,-.......... _--- I~ CONTENTS ',I Chapter Paragraphs Page ,I I. MATTERS CALLING FOR ACTION BY OR BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF LEGISLATIVE BODIES OF THE UNITED NATIONS ................. , ..••.. 1-40 NOTE Matters calling for action by the General Assembly ................. 2-5 Matters calling for action by or brought to the attention of the Committee Symbols of United Nations documents are composed of capital letters com­ on Crime Prevention and Control, ................................. 6-25 2 bined with figures. Mention of such a symbol indicates a reference to a United Matters calling for action by or brought to the attention of functional com- Nations document. missions of the Economic and Social Council ....................... 26-32 7 The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication Matters calling for action by or brought to the attention of other bodies or do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secreta­ agencies .......... , ......................................... , ... 33-36 8 riat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country! territory, city Matters calling for action by or brought to the attention of specialized agen- or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation ofits frontiers or bounda- cies ........................................................ , ... 37-40 8 ries. II. DELIBERATIONS OF THE CONGRESS .................................. 41-375 9 Opening Plenary meeting ......................................... 41-47 9 Reports on the discussions ....................................... 48-371 9 Agenda item 5. Changes in forms and dimensions of criminality-trans­ national and national Rapporteur: H. Fragoso (Brazil) ................................ 48-115 9 Agenda item 6. Criminal legislation, judicial procedures and other forms of social control in the prevention of crime Rapporteur: S. C. Versele (Belgium) ................ , ............ 116-192 18 Agenda item 7. The emerging roles of the police and other law enforce­ ment agencies, with special reference to changing expectatiuns and minimum standards of performance Rapporteur: P. J. Stead (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) . .. 193-259 25 Agenda item 8. The treatment of offenders, in custody or in the commu­ nity, with special reference to the implementation of the Standard Mini­ [ A/CONF.56/l0 mum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners adopted by the United Na­ tions Rapporteur: V. N. Pillai (Sri Lanka) ............................. 260-301 32 Agenda item 9. Economic and social consequences of crime: new chal­ lenges for research and planning Rapporteur: W. Woodham (Jamaica) ............................ 302-371 41 Closing plenary meeting .......................................... 372-375 51 III. REPORT OF THE GENERAL RAPPORTE UR ...•.......•..............•...• 376-393 52 IV. SUMMARIES OF LECTURES .....................•....•...........•.... 394-431 55 Criminality, work and leisure time ................................. 394-398 55 Developing a stable base for criminal justice planning ............... 399-408 55 Offences against the economy ..................................... 409-410 56 Crime prevention and the scientific and technical revolution .......... 411-422 56 Tasks of the United Nations national correspondents ................ 423-431 57 ORGANIZATION OF THE CONGRESS ....•....•....•.....•.•..•••.•.•.... 432-471 59 m,lTED NA TrONS PUBLICATION V. Terms of reference .............................................. 432-433 59 Sales No. E.76.IV.2 Preparation ..................................................... 434-440 59 Participation .................................................... 441-450 59 Agenda ......................................................... 451-453 60 Price: $U.S. 5.00 Documentation .................................................. 454-455 60 (or equivalent in other cUITencies) Officers ..................... , .................................. 456-460 61 iii CONTENTS (continued) Chapter Paragraphs Page Organizaticrr, of work ......................... " .... ,., ........ , .. 461-464 63 SmaH-group meetings ............................................ 465-470 64 Workshop on evaluative research ................................. 471 64 Chapter I Ann('xes MATTERS CALLING FOR ACTION BY OR BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF LEGISLATIVE BODIES OF THE UNITED NATIONS 1. List of participants ........................................ 65 1. The Fifth United Nations Congress on the Pre­ police experts in preparation for the Congress and sub­ II. Rules of procedure of the Congress .......................... 79 vention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, held mitted to it as annex III of a working paper on the III. List of documents .................... ,',." .. "., ......... 82 at Geneva from 1 to 12 September 1975, singl1ed out the emerging roles of the police (A/CONF .56/5), as well as following matters as those calling for action by legisla­ other models for law enforcement codes of ethics. The tive bodies of the United Nations or to be brought to Congress decided that the General Assembly be re­ their attention. They are listed under the corresponding quested to establish a committee of experts to study the headings, with reference in parentheses to the relevant question and that the Asserilblymight wish to consider chapters and paragraphs of the present report. the feasibility of regional groups dra{ting preliminary documents for the use of the committee. 2 The Declara- Matters calling for action or brought to the . tion on the Protection of All Persons from being sub­ attention of the General Assembly jected to Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrad­ ing Treatment and Punishment was deemed to be an DECLARATION ON THE PROTECTION Of< ALL PERSONS integral part of the future code of conduct for law en­ FROM BEING SUBJECTED TO TORTURE AND OTHER forcement officials. CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT (Chap. II, paras. 290-301) VIOLENCE OF TRANSNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE INTERNATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE (Chap. II, paras. 2. Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 3218 84-95) (XXIX), in paragraph 4 of which the Assembly re­ quested the Fifth United Nations Congress on the Pre­ 4. At the thirtieth session, on 15 December 1975, vention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders to the General Assembly decided by consensus, on the consider the steps to be taken for the protection of all recommendation of the Sixth Committee, "that the persons subjected to any form of detention or implis­ item entitled 'Measures to prevent international ter­ onment against torture and other cruel, inhuman or rorism which endangers or takes innocent human lives degrading treatment or punishment and to report to it or jeopardizes fundamental freedoms, and study of the thereon at its thirtieth session, the Congress adopted a underlying causes of those forms of terrorism and acts resolution in which it recommended that the General of violence which lie in misery, frustration, grievance Assembly adopt the Declaration on the Protection of and despair and which cause some people to sacrifice All Persons from being SUbjected to Torture and Other human lives, including their own, in an attempt to effect Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or radical changes' should be included in the provisional Punishment. 1 agenda of its thirty-first session", In that connexion, [For the text of the Declaration, see paragraph 300.] the attention of the General Assembly is drawn to the conclusions and recommendations of the Congress re­ INTERNATIONAL CODE OF POLICE ETHICS lating to violence of transnational and comparative in­ (Chap. II, paras. 254-258) ternational significance. S. The conclusions and recommendations of the 3. In paragraph 3 of its resolution 3218 (XXIX), the Congress as a whole will be submitted to the General General Assembly requested the Fifth United Nations Assembly for its consideration at the thirty-second ses­ Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treat­ sion through the regular channels involving the Com­ ment of Offenders to give urgent attention, under item 3 mittee on Crime Prevention and Control, the Commis­ of its agenda, to the question of the development of an sion for Social Development and the Economic and international code of ethics for police and related law Social Council. enforcement agencies, after taking into account the consideration given to that question by the Committee 2 The General Assembly, at the thirtieth session, considered the on Crime Prevention and Control in pursuance of report of the Congress on the issue of an international code of conduct Economic and Social Council resolution 1794 (LIV). for law enforcement
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