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•Itinerary

•Brief Overview •Possible Synergies

•Q & A

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Office of Justice Affairs (OJA)

: a Brief Overview

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Inefficient information technology

Separate operations

Lack of national

operational plan

Creation of comfort

zones (‘self empires’)

No integrated direction

Denial of responsibili

ty

Overlapped missions

Overview: Challenges in the Justice System

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THINK TANK

• Recommendations for improvement

• Legislation development

• Research activities

• Integration of justice agencies

• Master plans development

• Justice information technology

• Justice officials training and development

ESTABLISHED ON 3rd

OCTOBER 2002

Emergence of Office of Justice Affairs

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Organization Positioning

7

Cabinet

Justice System

Agencies and Other Associate

d Agencies

National Commission for

Justice Administration Development

Sub-Commissio

nAd Hoc

Sub-Commission

Division of National Justice Commission Secretariat

Report/make recommendation express opinions

Support

Monitoring/inform according to resolution of the meetingsSeek

opinions and

information

Proposal of issues

CooperationAct

Follow up

Order Rep

ort Support

Order Rep

ort

Cooperation

Provide information and respond

with opinions

Structure of OJA’s Relationship to the Development of the Justice System

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National Commission for Justice Administration Development

Research and Knowledge Development

Justice Officials Training

Master Plans for National Justice Administration and JusticeSystem Information Technology

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To be an axis for the enhancement and development

of the justice system

To formulate policies that set the direction for the

administration of justice.

Vision and Missions

To develop innovations for the justice system.

To enhance and integrate all aspects of the justice system

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Bureau of Justice

Policy and Planning

Coordination

Institute for Justice

Research and

Development

Division of National

Justice Commission

Secretariat

Justice Officials

Training Institute

Justice Officials

Training Institute

Agencies to be established in

accordance with the Thai

Constitution B.E. 2550 (2007)

and related legislation Internal Audit

Group

Public Sector

Development Group

Corporate

Communication Group

Agencies in

the Executive

Offices

Section for the

Protection of Ethics

Civil Service

Information and News

Centre

Centre for Justice

Statistics

Organizational Structure

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Organizational Structure

Mr. Somn Promaros

Deputy Director-General,

Office of Justice Affairs

Mr. Vitaya Suriyawong

Director-General,

Office of Justice AffairsMr. Wallop Nakbua

Deputy Director-General,

Office of Justice Affairs

Ms. Duanghatai Naewpanich

Acting Senior Expert in Plan

and Policy Analysis

Mrs. Narintip Sirivanich

Senior Expert in Justice

System Development

Mrs. Sivakorn Kuratanavej

Director, Justice Officials

Training Institute

Mr. Chatree Junpen

Director, Bureau of Justice

Policy and Planning

Coordination

Mr. Danuphol Chuenareroms

Director, Bureau of Justice

Information and

Communication Technology

Ms. Nuntarath Tepdolchai

Director, Institute for Justice

Research and Development

Mr. Saichon Yongrod

Acting Director, Division of

National Justice Commission

Secretariat

Pol. Maj. Chavanut Janekarn

Head of Centre for Justice

Statistics







Mrs. Woranuch

Pongnoppakun

Director, Internal Audit

Group

Mrs. Boonying Sritun

Secretary, Office of Justice

Affairs

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Key Strengths of OJA

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Connectivity to All Thailand and overseas

Innovations and new mandates without ‘Fat’ and Burden

Multi Facets Agency with Less Obtrusive, Low key presence

Agility, Flexibility, Efficiency and Right Sizing

OJA’s Strengths

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OJA’s Achievements

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• National Justice Administration Development Act B.E. 2549 (2006)

Enhancing internal

managerial infrastructure

• 11th UN Crime Congress

• National Symposium

• The Establishment of Office of Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission

Completing missions

designated by Ministry of

Justice

• National Commission for Justice Administration Development

Delivering secretariat

service


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Master Plans• Master Plan for National Justice

Administration

• Master Plan for Justice Information TechnologyResearch and Development

• e.g. Electronic Monitoring Assessment Project and Criminal Sentence Classification Project

Justice Official Training• Proactive and Integrated Justice

Administration Course

• Justice Executives Training Course

• Training Course for Justice Administrators


LOGOOJA’s Achievements

Organization for legal reform

Organization for the reform and development of the judicial process

Arbitration Institute

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The Secretariat Office to

Support the Chair of 21st

Commission on Crime

Prevention and Criminal justice (HRH Princess

Bajrakitiyabha

.

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Objective 1

Objective

Objective


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Possible Synergies

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Research

• Funding

• Action Research

Innovations

• Pilot projects/ CJS and agencies

Reform

• Macro

• Micro

Improvement

Bilateral/ Trilateral Cooperation on…

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Challenges for the Thai Correctional System

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Punishment

Oriented

Limited Use

of Alternative Sanctions

Challenges for the Thai Correctional system

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Time for reconsideration ? • No coordination between units in the

justice system

• Focus mainly on severity

• ‘Suppression’ rather than ‘Rehabilitation’

The Problem of Overcrowded Prison

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Short-term solutions

• Increase capacity of prison

• Decrease number of potential prisoners

• Enhance the efficiency of custody and control

Long-term Solutions

• Review of criminal justice policy

• Prevent sending offenders to prisons more than legally necessary

• Sentencing reform

• Depenalisation

• Reorganisation

Proposed Solutions

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What OJA Has to Offer?

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Local Partners

GoodwillGesture

Opening up a New Frontiers ASEAN/

Spring Board

What OJA Has to Offer?

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Thank You

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