The International Penal and Penitentiary Foundation ( IPPF ; French : Fondation internationale pénale et pénitentiaire , FIPP ) is an international organisation with quasi-governmental status. It promotes studies on crime-prevention and treatment of offenders, focussing on research, publications and teaching. It has been approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations and holds consultative status at the United Nations and the Council of Europe .
8-509: IPPF can refer to International Penal and Penitentiary Foundation International Planned Parenthood Federation International Professional Practices Framework from the Institute of Internal Auditors Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title IPPF . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
16-769: The International Prison Commission (according to some sources the International Penitentiary Commission) was set up to make recommendations for prison reform . This commission later became the International Penal and Penitentiary Commission (IPPC) and is considered the oldest intergovernmental agency in the correctional field. The IPPC was affiliated with the League of Nations and organised conferences on crime control every five years. It produced
24-569: The Caribbean, and prison policy and prisoners' rights. The Council is the supreme body of the IPPF and is responsible for its administration. The Council also represents the Foundation with respect to third parties. It is composed of five members: The work of the IPPF is split among three committees whose members are persons who have distinguished themselves in the field of crime prevention and
32-755: The first set of minimum rules for the treatment of detainees (the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners ), which were adopted by the League of Nations in 1934 and approved in 1955 at the first United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and the Treatment of Offenders . After World War II, the IPPC was dissolved and its role transferred to the United Nations. The International Penal and Penitentiary Foundation in its current form
40-437: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=IPPF&oldid=1107767435 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages International Penal and Penitentiary Foundation The IPPF can trace its origin to 1872, when
48-693: The prison system, and academics. The IPPF holds consultative status at the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, the United Nations Economic and Social Council , and the Council of Europe . It provides recommendations and advice on safeguarding human rights and improving treatment under the penal system. Among its current priorities are a revision of minimum rules for the treatment of prisoners for Latin America and
56-515: The treatment of offenders. The Committees are as follow: The Principal Committee (1st Committee) The Associates Committee (2nd Committee) The Fellows Committee (3rd Committee) The Council appoints this external and independent body to audit the accounts of the Foundation and the submit a detailed report to the Council for its approval. This body has the authority to report any defects it discovers to external surveillance authorities if
64-531: Was established in 1950 as a foundation officially based in Switzerland, and has been approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations. The IPPF promotes studies on crime-prevention and treatment of offenders through research, publications, teaching and international meetings. The IPPF's members are experts in penal and penitentiary matters from around the world such as judges, officials in
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