Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Reform Resources

Police Reform

Standards and Norms

Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials (General Assembly resolution 34/169, annex, of 17 December 1979) English
Guidelines for the Effective Implementation of the Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials (Economic and Social Council resolution 1989/61, annex, of 24 May 1989) English
Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials (Eighth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Havana, 27 August - 7 September 1990) English

Publications

UNODC Menu of Services - Police Reform - English, French, Spanish, Russian
Introductory Handbook on Policing Urban Space English French Portuguese

Training Manual on Policing Urban Space English, Spanish
Handbook on Effective Police Responses to Violence against Women English, French, Spanish ,
Training Curriculum on Effective Police Responses to Violence against Women English, French, Spanish
Handbook on Civilian Private Security Services English, French, Spanish, Arabic
Handbook on Police Accountability, Oversight and Integrity English, Spanish
Education for Justice - University Module Series – Police Accountability, Integrity and Oversight (Module 5)
Resource book on the use of force and firearms in law enforcement English, Portuguese

Education for Justice - University Module Series – Use of Force and Firearms (Module 4)

Criminal Justice Assessment Toolkit - Public Safety and Police Service Delivery English, French, Spanish, Russian
Criminal Justice Assessment Toolkit - The Integrity and Accountability of the Police English , French, Spanish, Russian
Criminal Justice Assessment Toolkit - Crime Investigation English, French, Spanish, Russian
Criminal Justice Assessment Toolkit - Police Information and Intelligence Systems English, French, Spanish, Russian
Criminal Justice Assessment Toolkit - Forensic services and infrastructure English

Handbook on Effective Police Responses to Violence against Women English, French, Spanish
Training Curriculum on Effective Police Responses to Violence against Women English, French, Spanish
Training Programme on the Treatment of Child Victims and Child Witnesses of Crime - for Law Enforcement Officials English
CTI Police Resource Toolkit - CTI - Convention Against Torture Initiative CTI
Investigative interviewing eLearning modules

Multimedia

Highlights from the 31st session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ)

Efficiency and fairness in criminal investigations – practical training tools

Highlights from the Kyoto Crime Congress:

Improving efficiency and quality of investigations: Principles on Effective Interviewing for Investigative Authorities Find out more here View the recording here

Ensuring Procedural Rights of Suspects at Police Custody Stage- Overview of Global Approaches View the recording here

Equal Access to Justice for All - Find out more here. View the recording here

Highlights from the 30th Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice:

Accountable and Effective Law Enforcement – Use of force, independent investigative agencies and the role of civil society

Stepping up the UN system’s coordinated response to racial discrimination and protection of minorities: Towards effective, inclusive and equitable law enforcement and criminal justice systems

Evidence- and Human Rights-Based Police Reform: Building Public Trust and Equal Access to Justice English, Russian

Implementing the New Principles on Effective Interviewing for Investigative Authorities – Towards Better and Fairer Administration of Justice

Highlights from the Meeting of Heads of National Drug Law Enforcement Agencies (HONLEA)

Evidence- and human-rights based policing in Africa during and after a pandemic: police reform and oversight, use of force, public health responses to policing and decriminalisation of petty offences

Evidence- and human-rights based police reform: building public trust and equal access to justice: UNODC tools, services and programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean

eLearning Overview

Investigative Interviewing

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