Criminal Justice Assessment Toolkit

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The Criminal Justice Assessment Toolkit is a standardized and cross-referenced set of tools designed to enable

United Nations agencies, government officials engaged in criminal justice reform, as well as other organizations and individuals to conduct comprehensive assessments of criminal justice systems; to identify areas of technical assistance; to assist agencies in the design of interventions that integrate United Nations standards and norms on crime prevention and criminal justice; and to assist in training on these issues. The Criminal Justice Assessment Toolkit is a practical guide intended for use by those charged with the assessment of criminal justice systems and the implementation of criminal justice reform.

Designed to be a dynamic set of documents that continue to meet assessment needs as they evolve, the Criminal Justice Assessment Toolkit will be adapted and enhanced, with an electronic version that will be updated on an ongoing basis. The Tools have been grouped within criminal justice system sectors, with the first four sectors as follows: Policing; Access to Justice; Custodial and Non-Custodial Measures; and Cross-Cutting Issues. The Tools are organized thematically, both to ensure ease of use and to assist the assessor in understanding the key issues confronting the system being assessed. As future needs are identified, additional Tools will be added.

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INTRODUCTION
Introducing the Toolkit Decision points map in the criminal justice system in
POLICING
	1.	Public Safety and Police Service Delivery
	2.	The Integrity and Accountability of the Police
	3.	Crime Investigation
	4.	Police Information and Intelligence Systems
ACCESS TO JUSTICE
	1.	The Courts
	2.	The Independence, Impartiality and Integrity of the Judiciary
	3.	The Prosecution Service
	4.	Legal Defence and Legal Aid
CUSTODIAL AND NON-CUSTODIAL MEASURES
	1.	The Prison System
	2.	Detention Prior to Adjudication
	3.	Alternatives to Incarceration
	4.	Social Reintegration
CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES
	1.	Criminal Justice Information
	2.	Juvenile Justice
	3.	Victims and Witnesses
	4.	International Cooperation
	5.	Crime Prevention Assessment Tool