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Wednesday, February 14, 1973
PRISONS CHIEF TO ATTEND SEMINAR IN JAPAN
The Commissioner of Prisons Mr. T.G. Garner, will leave for
Japan on Friday (February 16) to attend a seminar in Tokyo on reforms
of criminals.
Mr. Garner has been invited by the United Nations Asia and
Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of
Offenders in the capacity of a visiting expert.
He is to assist the Faculty members of the Institute in the
running of a seminar course for senior officials from the region.
The course will be held from February 16 to March 23.
The purpose of this seminar is to provide participants with
an opportunity for studying and discussing the various problems
involved in the reform of criminal justice administration in the light
of economic and social changes, new crime problems and technological
developments.
The main emphasis will be on the practical aspects of criminal
justice in the region.
Proposed reforms or recent changes in the countries from which
participants come will be of special interest.
The course is specially designed and intended for those in
policy-making positions,
Among the countries taking part will be Afghanistan, Indonesia,
Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, South
Vietnam and Thailand.
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