International Visitors Program: 2001
One of the busiest components of the International Center's activities is the International Visitor Program. In 2001, the International Center coordinated and/or participated in 27 meetings at the Office of Justice Programs and the National Institute of Justice. These meetings brought 105 visitors from 28 different countries to NIJ. 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.
Visitors' countries of origin are listed below:
- Australia
- Estonia
- Latvia
- Russia
- Brazil
- France
- Lithuania
- South Africa
- Bhutan
- Germany
- Mexico
- Spain
- Canada
- Ghana
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
- Chile
- India
- Nicaragua
- Thailand
- China
- Italy
- Nigeria
- United Kingdom
- Colombia
- Japan
- Palestine Authority
- Venezuela
In May 2001, the International Center invited police attachés from around the world to visit NIJ. Police attachés from nine countries attended a series of meetings chaired by the Director of the NIJ International Center. The attachés were greeted by the NIJ Acting Director, and were briefed by staff from the NIJ Office of Development and Communications, Office of Research and Evaluation, and Office of Science and Technology.
In 2001, The United States State Department requested 16 meetings through the International Center. The International Center also coordinated briefing programs at the request of the Australian Embassy. The International Center also welcomed, for the first time, visitors from Bhutan, Estonia, Ghana, Latvia, Lithuania, Nigeria, Switzerland, and Thailand.
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.