Cross-Cutting Issues - Crime prevention assessment tool, Criminal justice assessment toolkit

The present Crime Prevention Assessment Tool is designed as a full component of the Criminal Justice Assessment Toolkit, developed by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), in the category of cross-cutting tools. It will be complementary to the forthcoming technical manual to accompany the United Nations Guidelines for the Prevention of Crime, adopted by the Economic and Social Council in its resolution 2002/13, and the guidelines for cooperation and technical assistance in the field of urban crime prevention (resolution 1995/9).
1. Who the assessment tools are for
These assessment tools are designed as dynamic tools to enable United Nations entities, donor organizations and Governments, government officials involved in crime prevention development and other organizations and individuals:
" To undertake an assessment of crime prevention needs
" To identify areas of technical assistance
" To assist agencies to design interventions that incorporate the United Nations standards and norms on crime prevention
" To assist in training on these issues