International Visitors Program: 2002
One of the busiest components of the International Center's activities is the International Visitor Program. In 2002, the International Center coordinated and/or participated in 33 meetings at the Office of Justice Programs and the National Institute of Justice. These meetings informed 98 visitors from 38 different countries about NIJ, which is the most diverse mix of visitors in the six years that this program has been in operation. The meetings provided opportunities for NIJ and other OJP agency staff to discuss their ongoing work with specialists and experts from other countries and to gain valuable insight into the experiences of these countries' own criminal justice activities. Most importantly, these meetings gave OJP and NIJ a chance to disseminate information on cutting edge criminal justice research and programs on a one-to-one basis, which allows the creation of future international contacts and collaboration.
Visitor countries of origin are listed below:
- Argentina
- Costa Rica
- Kazakhstan
- Singapore
- Australia
- Dominican Republic
- Laos
- South Africa
- Bolivia
- Eritrea
- Liberia
- Taiwan
- Botswana
- France
- Mauritius
- Tanzania
- Brazil
- Germany
- Mexico
- Thailand
- Bulgaria
- Guatemala
- Moldova
- Turkmenistan
- Canada
- Hungary
- Norway
- United Kingdom
- Chile
- Israel
- Pakistan
- Venezuela
- China
- Italy
- Papua/New Guinea
- Colombia
- Japan
- Romania
In 2002, The United States State Department requested 22 meetings through the International Center. The International Center also helped coordinate briefing programs at the request of the Australian Embassy, the British Embassy, the Yale China Law Center, and the Vera Foundation. The International Center also welcomed for the first time, visitors from Botswana, Bulgaria, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Laos, Liberia, Mauritius, Norway, Pakistan, Papua/New Guinea, Pakistan, Romania, Singapore, Taiwan, and Tanzania.
When requested, the International Center coordinated meetings with other Department of Justice components as well as with agencies and programs outside of the Department of Justice and the Office of Justice Programs.