CONSOLIDATING REFORMS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND ITS ADMINISTRATION

In line with advancing Criminal Justice, the Centre in collaboration with MacArthur Foundation held a 3-day Regional Conference on Criminal Justice Administration

from the 1st to 3rd of November 2022. The theme of the Conference was ‘CONSOLIDATING REFORMS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND ITS ADMINISTRATION – BEST PRACTICES’ with the key objective of facilitating exchange of knowledge and experience between attendees with reference to several practical options and best practices in the Criminal Justice system in other jurisdictions.

Cross-section of delegates at the Regional conference Nov 1-3, 2022

There were five sub-themes and each sub-theme was worked on in the different sessions where speakers, stakeholders, invited guests all shared their perspective and gave recommendations. The sub- themes were anti- corruption trials, case management, pre-trial detention, non-custodial punishment and Restorative justice.

Some Resource Persons at Regional Conference on Criminal Justice 1-3 Nov. 2022

Guest speakers from Nigeria and other jurisdictions namely Ghana, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and South Africa.