JFCA, the Local Host, and ISC

Entrusted by the International Society for Criminology(ISC), the Japan Federation of Criminological Associations(JFCA) will proudly be hosting the forthcoming World Congress of the International Society for Criminology in 2011.

The JFCA comprises of criminological associations in Japan, which covers a wide range of disciplines from sociological criminology to victimology.
The JFCA has started its preparation for the Congress in close consultation with the ISC leadership.

JFCA Officials

President ATSUMI, Toyo

Adviser/Former President, Assoc for the Study of Security Science
Professor, School of Law, Kyoto Sangyo University

Secretary-General TANIOKA, Ichiro

ISC Scientific Commission member
President, Professor, Osaka University of Commerce

JFCA Member Associations (in alphabetical order)

JFCA Member Associations	Headed by		Members as of Nov.2008
Assoc for the Study of Security Science	President	Shiibashi, T	488
Japanese Assoc of Criminal Psychology	President	Ohbuchi, K	1,240
Japanese Assoc of Criminology	President	Oda, S	700
Japanese Assoc of Social Problems	President	Morita, Y	208
Japanese Assoc of Sociological Criminology	President	Yajima, M	484
Japanese Assoc of Victimology	President	Shiibashi, T	380
Japanese Society of Law and Forensic Social Services	President	Katou, S	315
Total			3,815*

*Please note that the simple sum of membership size, 3,815, does not equal to the individual headcounts of membership, as some members hold multiple affiliations.

The JFCA Secretariat also acts as the Congress Secretariat.
Please forward any inquiries to below:

Congress Secretariat (attention: Ms.Minae Osawa, Ms.Mari Sakagami)
3F TTS Center, 1-4-4 Mikuriyasakae-machi, Higashi-osaka, Osaka 577-0036, JAPAN
TEL:+81-(0)6-6618-4323 FAX:+81-(0)6-6781-8883 wcon2011@oucow.daishodai.ac.jp

About ISC

This World Congress is an official event of the International Society for Criminology (ISC).
It has an authority to make a final decision on major points of the academic program of the Congress, such as the themes, sub-topics and plenary speakers in consultation with the local arrangement committee.

Name

English	International Society for Criminology (ISC)
French	Société Internationale de Criminologie (SIC)
Spanish	Sociedad International de Criminologia (SIC)

Objectives

ISC's objective is to promote activities and research designed to further a better understanding of the crime phenomenon on an international scale. The Society also helps to promote the prevention of crime as well as improve the procedures used by the various criminal justice systems. These activities, therefore, focus both on scientific and practical issues.

Brief History

Founded in 1938, the ISC held its 1st World Congress in Rome. Its activities were shelved during the WWII, and re-started again in 1950 with the 2nd World Congress in Paris. It holds about 1,000 members in 82 countries and regions. It has a consultative status with the United Nations and the Council of Europe.

ISC Events Related to Japan

ISC World Congresses were held once in 5 years, however, the interval became 3 years after 2005. The last World Congress was held in Barcelona, Spain in 2008 when "Japan" was announced as the venue for the 2011 congress.
In addition to the World Congresses, International Courses in criminology have routinely been held under the auspices of the ISC, which are designed to foster the promotion of criminology and to encourage existing local initiatives.

ISC related events held in Japan to date:

Year	Dates	Events and Themes	Reports
1992	Apr13-17	ISC International Course Theme: "Crime Prevention in the Urban Community".	Koichi Miyazawa & Setsuo Miyazawa (eds.), Crime Prevention in the Urban Community, Kluwer Law & Taxation Publishers, 1995, pp.282
1998	Aug19-21	Pre-Congress for the 12th World Congress in Seoul, Korea Theme: "Organized Crime and Organizational Crime: Frontiers in Research, Theory, and Policy"	Kobe University Law Review,No.32,1998