The Congress placed a high priority on the technical cooperation and advisory services offered by the United Nations to assist Member States in achieving the goals of preventing crime within and among States and improving the response to crime. The recommendations for assistance included training programmes, field studies and action-oriented research at the regional, sub-regional, national and local levels.
In 1995 the PNI welcomed the U.S. Justice Department's National Institute of Justice and the International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy, Vancouver, Canada. The PNI members conduct research, disseminate information and provide training and technical assistance.
