Basic training manual for correctional workers: a collaborative international effort.(International)(International Scientific and Professional Advisory Council of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme)

From: Corrections Compendium | Date: September 1, 2006| Author: Hill, Gary | Copyright information

The Origin of an International Collaborative Project

In September 1993, the International Scientific and Professional Advisory Council of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme (ISPAC) met in Courmayeur, Italy. A resource committee was formed and called "Correctional Systems and Rights." One of the major projects to come out of that initial meeting was the development of a basic training manual for correctional workers. It was to be geared tow...

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