The Opening Ceremony of the Master of Laws in International Crime and Justice will take place in Turin on Monday 28 January 2013. Representatives of local authorities, the University of Turin and the Turin Bar Association will participate.
A delegation of the Zhejiang Police College visited UNICRI
A group of cadets from Zhejiang Police College, located in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province of China, attended a presentation at UNICRI Headquarters on 8 November 2016.
The meeting represented an important opportunity to exchange expertise and illustrate the projects of UNICRI in the areas of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear risks mitigation, counter-terrorism, cyber security, crimes against the environment and hate crimes.
UNICRI, INTERPOL, partners conclude 2-year inquiry; report recommends ways to better enforce laws, monitor e-waste trade; cooperation vital to make stringent EU regulations function
Mismanagement of discarded electronics within Europe involves a volume 10 times that of e-waste shipped to foreign shores in undocumented exports, according to a comprehensive 2-year investigation into the functioning of the used and waste electronics market.
The newly appointed Director of UNICRI, Ms. Cindy J. Smith: our responsibility is towards the victims
The new Director of UNICRI, Ms. Cindy J. Smith, recently appointed by the United Nations Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, entered on duty today at the UNICRI HQs on the UN Campus of Turin. Dr. Smith brings a wealth of experience in the field of criminology and justice issues, policy making, strategic planning and education.
Secretary-General Appoints Cindy Smith of United States as Director of United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Cindy Smith of the United States as Director of the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute.
Ms. Smith will succeed Jonathan Lucas of Seychelles to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for his dedicated service and commitment to the United Nations.
Unprecedented globalization, expansion and change is irrevocably altering global dynamics. Technological evolution has brought about unparalleled levels of progress which continually restructure the fabric of our society, beginning from the very way we interface with one another. Indeed, the achievements of a fast-evolving and increasingly interconnected world with a quantum jump in technology in different sectors benefit mankind as a whole.
A new Postgraduate Expert Programme in Investigative and Legal Psychology has been organized by UNICRI in collaboration with the Åbo Akademi University (ÅAU), Finland, and with the support of the Salesian University Institute of Turin, Italy, and its CRIMELAB.
This issue serves as a platform to share different perspectives on some of the most critical destabilizing factors such as violent extremism, corruption, organized criminal networks and environmental crime. In doing so it seeks to provide useful inputs to the culture of change while emphasizing the importance of risk management – and the central role of citizens and civil society in addressing threats to their communities.
The Opening Ceremony of the Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International Crime and Justice was held on Monday 3 February 2014 at the Palazzo del Rettorato of the University of Turin.
