Back The European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC) held its plenary meeting from 5 to 7 June

The European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC) held its plenary meeting from 5 to 7 June

As part of its busy agenda the CDPC:

  • finalised and approved a recommendation concerning restorative justice in criminal matters and forwarded it to the Committee of Ministers for adoption
  • discussed the organisation of a high-level Council of Europe Conference on prison overcrowding in 2019
  • discussed prevention and repression measures to be taken in the area of the smuggling of migrants as a follow-up to the 2017 Council of Europe Conference on the same subject
  • decided to organise a thematic session on "Artificial Intelligence and Criminal Law Responsivity in Council of Europe Member States - the case of autonomous vehicles"
  • considered issues related to the links between organised crime and terrorism
  • discussed the organisation of the 23rd Council of Europe Conference of Directors of Prisons and Probation Services to be held in Jõhvi, Estonia, on 19-20 June 2018

Also, an exchange of views took place with the Chairs or representatives of other Council of Europe Committees on Penitentiary matters, Co-operation in Criminal matters, Cybercrime and Bioethics.

Strasbourg 07/06/2018
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At a glance

Set up in 1958, the European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC) was entrusted by the Committee of Ministers the responsibility for overseeing and coordinating the Council of Europe’s activities in the field of crime prevention and crime control. The CDPC meets at the headquarters of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg (France).

The CDPC identifies priorities for intergovernmental legal co-operation, makes proposals to the Committee of Ministers on activities in the fields of criminal law and procedure, criminology and penology, and implements these activities.

The CDPC elaborates conventions, recommendations and reports. It organises criminological research conferences and criminological colloquia, conferences of directors of prison administration.

Plenary meetings

Bureau meetings