Summary of Substantive Agenda Items at Conferences No 1 to 22
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
3. Japan (Tokyo), 1982
1) Staff Development
2) Release Under Supervision
3) Vocational Training
4) Classification and Categorization of Prisons
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 Asia and the Pacific
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 Cooperation 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 Co-operation 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. People’s Republic of China (Beijing), 1991
1) Correctional Statistics Research and Development
2) Prison Education, Training and Work
3) Discipline and Grievance Procedures
4) Prison and 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 for Corrections
14. Australia (Darwin), 1994
1) Management of Intractable and Protection Prisoners
2) The Effective Treatment of Different Types of Offenders
3) Public Awareness and Support for Corrections
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 Prisons
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 in Prison Design and Management
19. People’s Republic of China (Shanghai), 1999
1) National Report on Contemporary Issues in Corrections
2) The Correction or Re-education of Young Offenders
3) Defining and Clarifying The Role and Function 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 Millenium : Challenges and Responses
20. Australia (Sydney), 2000
1) National Reports on contemporary Issues in Corrections
2) Woman 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 (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