A REPORT
Compiled and Edited by Ruth Geva
Jerusalem, 1995
Presented at The Ninth UN Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the
Treatment of Offenders
April 19 - May 8, 1995
Cairo, Egypt
This National Report was coordinated by the National Correspondents to the
U.N. Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Branch
Yehudit Karp,
Deputy Attorney General,
Ministry of Justice
Dr. Meir Hovav,
Director,
Division of Correctional Services and Services for Youth in Distress,
Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs
Dr. Menahem Horowitz,
Dept. of Criminology,
Faculty of Law,
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Ruth Geva,
Director, Information Services and International Relations Divn.,
Ministry of Police
Published by the Ministry of Police, Jerusalem,
in cooperation with: Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Prisoner Rehabilitation Authority
Introduction
Crime Prevention
Correctional Services and Crime Prevention (Ministry of Labor)
Socialization of Youth at Risk
Anti-Drug Authority: Coordinating Fight Against Drug Abuse
Special Projects in Juvenile Justice
Treatment and Rehabilitation of Inmates
Treatment and Rehabilitation of Inmates
Intervention Alternatives for Drug-Abusing Inmates
Inmate Rehabilitation in Israel
Law Enforcement
Crime Prevention by the Israel Police: Recent Advances
Effective Action Against Terrorism: The Israeli Experience
Developments in Forensic Identification & Crime Prevention
Legislation
Overview of Recent Crime Prevention Legislation in Israel
Law for Prevention of Abuse of Minors and the Helpless
Children's Evidence in Child Abuse Proceedings: Law of Evidence
International Cooperation
Israeli Training & Assistance to Member States, 1991-1994
International Cooperation on Environmental Issues
International Cooperation in Drug Abuse Prevention
Workshops
1. Workshop: Violence and Urban Crime Prevention
Preventing Domestic Violence (Spouse Abuse) in Israel
Beer-Sheva Multi-Organizational Treatment Model for Spouse Abuse
Domestic Violence - Treatment in Israeli Prisons
Crime Prevention: Active Educational Program (CPAEP)
Reducing Fear of Crime in Poor Neighborhoods in Israel
The Mass Media and Drug Abuse Prevention
2. Workshop: Extradition in Israel
3. Workshop: Corruption Control
Mechanisms for Minimizing Corruption
The Internal Audit Law, 1992: Controlling Corruption
The Ombudsman as a Means of Public Sector Corruption Control
The Movement for Quality Government in Israel
4. Workshop: Prevention of Environmental Crime in Israel
5. Workshop: Computerization of the Criminal Justice System
Computerization of the Criminal Justice System in Israel
Computerized Decision-Support System in Juvenile Probation Service