Centre for International Crime Prevention
The United Nations has acknowledged the importance of crime prevention and criminal justice since its early days. In 1948, it set up its first office fighting international crime.
Today, the Centre for International Crime Prevention is the United Nations office responsible for crime prevention, criminal justice and criminal law reform. It pays special attention to combatting transnational organized crime, corruption and illicit trafficking in human beings.
The Centre is part of the United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention,
