(c) Community involvement in crime prevention

Facilitating community involvement with criminal justice in Thailand

(d) Restorative justice community involvement, diversion and other alternative measures

The overall purpose of the Aboriginal Community Justice Program is to facilitate a greater involvement of Aboriginal people in the administration of justice and to reduce and prevent crime and victimization using a holistic approach to justice, prevention and rehabilitation.

Such processes provide an opportunity for community involvement and participation by civilian victims.

Weak articulation with, and involvement of, community in the life of the school.

Target 5 Increase involvement of disadvantaged young children in appropriate community or group child care

Participatory approach Many countries report workshops and community involvement in the preparation of their NAPs.

These include limited financing, limited institutional capacity, legal complexity, and the need for community involvement.

Welcoming the prioritizing and streamlining of the involvement of the international community in the reform process,

This enabled the involvement of larger number of women to the work of local community bodies.

In India, newborn health forms part of the national Reproductive and Child Health Program. In Ethiopia, newborn care is being incorporated into a new community based healthcare program.

More concrete and visible efforts are needed to ensure civil society and minority community involvement in economic decision making.

Support for 84 indigenous women leaders to increase their leadership skills, confidence and level of involvement in community development

On operational issues, however, the involvement of the international community has been minimal, at least over the past two years.

In 2004, a 2 million community incentive grant program will help communities take action on family violence and bullying.

And if you look at measures of involvement in community life or social capital, very similar relationships closely related to inequality.

An important aspect of the strategy and the goal is community involvement in the training and designation of local tuberculosis managers.

Bangladesh had developed several programmes to improve their situation, such as vocational training, self employment, and youth involvement in community development.

Some countries advocate for the involvement of the disaster reduction community in the Convention Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technical Advice.

In December 2001, the Department of Family and Community Services launched the Children's Support Program (Child Witness of Family Violence).

It was based on a similar program started in Eskasoni, and studies showed that 89 percent of Eskasoni residents felt that the quality of health care services in their community improved during the program.

It is also essential to change existing behaviours and practices, especially in countries with low quality services, through active community involvement and participation.

(ii) Give due weight to local ownership and citizen participation, to bring public services closer to communities and to open space for greater citizen engagement expressed through channels such as parental involvement in schools and community involvement in natural resource management

Government involvement involvement of Government and partnerships

Intensive community consultation and involvement in planning processes from the outset would reduce risks of costly planning mistakes and the creation of dysfunctional settlements.

The Government continued its involvement in the campaign to eradicate female genital mutilation by working in the community to raise consciousness about the problem.

The Council Conclusions of 8 November 2001 on the Program of Action for the Mainstreaming of Gender Equality in Community Development Co operation

12. Invites the international community, including the Bretton Woods institutions, to consider, when conditions permit, continuing its involvement in the reconstruction and development of Haiti

Some reports mention the fact that the involvement of the scientific community is vital to improve knowledge of the mechanisms, causes and consequences of desertification.

Several countries reported their involvement in vulnerability studies through the United States Country Studies Program, in sectors such as agriculture, coastal zones and water resources and called for similar types of studies in the future.

In addition, a Sexually Aggressive Youth Treatment program has begun for youth who are in the correctional centre as well as in the community.

(c) Reforms should be based on the active involvement and participation of civil society, community groups and institutions not traditionally associated with the criminal justice system

The UNDP community recovery programme was decentralized to achieve greater local empowerment of non governmental organizations and women's active involvement in and management of the programme.

The secretariat has also assisted in strengthening the involvement of political authorities, the academic community, parliamentary officials and the private sector in the implementation of the NAPs.

Poland, for its part, is committed to continuing its involvement in promoting democracy and its values, as well as to strengthening and consolidating the Community of Democracies.

Experience has shown that deeply rooted caring behaviours can be changed using approaches that aim to raise community awareness and their involvement in health and nutrition programmes.

Bringing diamond mining under effective control will therefore be a long term effort that requires active community involvement and international support long after the exit of UNAMSIL.

At the end of the day, the responsibility is theirs, and the international community will increasingly want to limit its involvement to a supportive role in that process.

Wider involvement

The active involvement of poor people in infrastructure and service planning through community based organizations is an approach that has proven effective in ensuring that solutions meet local needs.

The long term sustainability of the gains achieved so far will require sustained international involvement and support, especially through joint efforts by the United Nations and the donor community.

The first is that an arms race in space must be prevented because of the growing involvement of the international community in activities designed to ensure development and progress.

It provides information on a range of programs and supports for young children and families that are designed and delivered by the Government of Canada, including Maternity and Parental Benefits, the Child Care Expense Deduction, the Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program, and the Community Action Program for Children.

Local authorities could be supported through national and international programmes of capacity building, including training in formulating and negotiating contracts, financial administration and cost recovery mechanisms, community involvement and accountability.