Record of the 23rd APCCA

 

Appendix E

 


 

Summary of Substantive Agenda Items at Conferences No. 1 to 23

 

1.       Hong Kong, 1980

          1)                       Trends and Problems

          2)                       Alternatives to Imprisonment and Effects of Prison Management

          3)           Management Services

          4)           Sixth UN Congress – Implications for Asia Pacific

 

2.       Thailand (Bangkok), 1981

          1)           Prison Industry

          2)           Remands

          3)           The Status of Prison Officers and Human Rights

          4)           Prisoners Exchange Arrangements in Asia and the Pacific

          5)           The Problem of Drug Offenders in the Prisons of Asia and the Pacific

 

3.       Japan (Tokyo), 1982

          1)           Staff Development

          2)           Release under Supervision

          3)           Vocational Training

          4)           Classification and Categorisation of Prisoners

 

4.       New Zealand (Wellington), 1983

          1)           Developing Public Awareness in Corrections

          2)           Novel and New Problems and Programmes in the Regions

          3)           Young Offenders in Corrections

          4)           The Problem of Drug Offenders in Prison

          5)           Prison Health Services

          6)           Prison Industries

 

5.       Tonga, 1984      

          1)           The Use of Technology in Prisons

          2)           The Role of Volunteers in Prisons in Relation to Programmes for                                                Inmates         

          3)           Problem for the Physically and Mentally Handicapped in Prison

          4)           Mechanism Used by Various Jurisdictions to Monitor Crime and Incident Rates

                                    in Prisons

          5)           The Definition of Recidivism

 

6.       Fiji (Suva), 1985

          1)           Investigations of Incidents in Prisons

          2)           Facilities and Programmes for Female Prisoners Including Those                                                Inmates with Children

          3)           Extent and Use of Minimum Force in Prisons

          4)           Recruitment and Development Training

          5)           Changing Responsibilities of Correctional Administrators

 

7.       Republic of Korea (Seoul), 1986

          1)           Remandees: Management, Accommodation and Facilities

          2)           Draft Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners

3)           Educational Opportunities in Prison with Particular Reference to                                                Primary and Reintegrative Education

          4)                       International Transfer of Prisoners within the Asian and Pacific Region

          5)           Providing Employment for Inmates

 

8.       Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), 1987

          1)           Counter Measure to Overcrowding in Prisons

          2)           Work Release and Associated Matters

          3)           Effective Links between Prison Industry and the Private Sector

          4)           Impact on Prison Management of External Monitoring

          5)           Regional Co-operation for Training of Prison Officers

 

9.       Australia (Sydney and Melbourne), 1988

          1)           Trends and Patterns in Penal Populations: Size, Composition, Type and Characters

          2)           Inter-agency Cooperation within the Criminal Justice System, namely between Corrections and Other Agencies

          3)           Safeguarding Human Rights within the Penal System

          4)           The Media, its Power and Influence upon Corrections System

 

10.     India (New Delhi), 1989

          1)           Current Penal Philosophy

          2)           Current Alternatives to Prison

          3)           Changing Work Role of Prison Staff

          4)           Current Crisis Management Techniques

 

11.     China (Beijing), 1991

          1)           Correctional Statistics, Research and Development

          2)           Prison Education, Training and Work

          3)           Discipline and Grievance Procedures

          4)           Prison and the Community

 

12.     Australia (Adelaide), 1992

          1)           Prison Health Issues

          2)           New Developments in Community Corrections

          3)           Private Industry and Prison Management

          4)           International Co-operation in Corrections

 

13.     Hong Kong, 1993

          1)           Rights and Treatment of Unconvicted Prisoners

          2)           The Effective Treatment of Different Types of Offenders

          3)           Public Awareness and Support for Corrections

          4)           International Co-operation in Corrections

 

14.     Australia (Darwin), 1994

          1)           Management of Intractable and Protection Prisoners

          2)           The Application of Technology and Information Systems in Corrections

          3)           Care and Control of Minority Groups in Prison

          4)           Staffing and Management Systems in Corrections

 

15.     Japan (Tokyo and Osaka), 1995

          1)           Prison Health Issues

          2)           Contemporary Issues in Correctional Management

          3)           Classification and Treatment of Offenders

          4)           Impact of External Agencies on Correctional Management

 

16.     New Zealand (Christchurch), 1996

          1)           Community Involvement in Corrections

          2)           Provision of Food and Health Services in Prisons

          3)           Special Issues Relating to the Management of Female Offenders

          4)           International Co-operation at the Global, Regional and Sub-Regional Levels

 

17.     Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), 1997

          1)           National Report on Contemporary Issues

          2)           Vocational Training and the Work of Prisoners

          3)           Private Sector Involvement in Corrections

          4)           Prison Staff: Recruitment, Training and Career Development

 

18.     Canada (Vancouver), 1998

          1)           National Report on Contemporary Issues in Corrections

          2)           Best Practice in the Treatment of Offenders

          3)           Creating and Sustaining the Interest of the Community and Government in Corrections

          4)           The Application of Technology to Prison Design and Management

 

19.     China (Shanghai), 1999

          1)           National Report on Contemporary Issues in Corrections

          2)           The Corrections or Re-education of Young Offenders

          3)           Defining and Clarifying the Role and Functions in Prisons with a View to:

                        a)         Reducing Recidivism

                        b)     Reducing the Negative Impact of Prison on the Families of Convicted and Unconvicted Criminals; and

                        c)     Enhancing the Use of Community Corrections

          4)           Corrections in the New Millennium: Challenges and Responses

 

20.     Australia (Sydney), 2000

          1)           National Report on Contemporary Issues in Corrections

          2)           Women Prisoners

          3)           Community Involvement in Corrections

          4)           Health Issues in Corrections

 

21.     Thailand (Chiang Mai), 2001

          1)           National Report on Contemporary Issues in Corrections

          2)           Foreign Prisoners and International Transfer

          3)           Drug Offenders – Psychological and Other Treatment

          4)           The Management of Special Groups of Offenders

 

22.     Indonesia (Denpasar, Bali), 2002

          1)           National Report on Contemporary Issues in Corrections

          2)           Outsourcing of Correctional Services

          3)                       Recruitment, Training and Career Development of Correctional Staff

          4)           The Reception and Classification of Prisoners as the Key to Rehabilitation

 

23.     Hong Kong, 2003

          1)           National Report on Contemporary Issues in Corrections

          2)           Dealing with Prisoners’ Complaints and Grievances

          3)           Promoting Desirable Prison Officer Culture and Behaviour

          4)           Major Prison Disturbances : Causes and Responses