Presented by Director-General Vitaya Suriyawong on 25 February 2013, when delegation from Pacific Architects and Engineers (PAE) visited the Office of Justice Affairs, this presentation introduced the Office of Justice Affairs, and the plan to improve Thailand's rehabilitation facilities.
3. LOGO
Office of Justice Affairs
(OJA)
: a Brief Overview
4. Overview: Challenges in the
LOGO
Justice System
Lack of
Inefficient
Separate national
information
operations operational
technology
plan
Creation of
No Denial of
comfort
integrated responsibili
zones (‘self
direction ty
empires’)
Overlapped
missions
5. Emergence of Office of
LOGO
Justice•Affairs
Recommendations
for improvement
ESTABLISHED ON 3rd
• Legislation
OCTOBER 2002
development
• Research activities
• Integration of justice
agencies
THINK TANK
• Master plans
development
• Justice information
technology
• Justice officials
training and
7. ucture of OJA’s Relationship to the Development of
Justice System
Report/make National Sub-
recommendation
express opinions Commission for Commissio
Cabinet Support
Justice n
Monitoring/inform Ad Hoc
Administration
according to Sub-
Provide resolution of the Development
Seek informat Proposal of
meetings Commission
issues Ord
opinion ion and
s and respond er Rep
informa with ort Sup
tion Justice
opinions
port
System Cooperat
Agencies ion
Act Coopera
and Other tion
Associate Follow
up
d
Agencies Ord
er Rep
ort
Division of National Justice
Commission Secretariat 7
8. Strategies LOGO
National Commission for
Justice Administration
Development
Research and Knowledge
Development
Justice Officials Training
Master Plans for National
Justice Administration and
JusticeSystem Information
Technology
9. Vision and Missions LOGO
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.
To enhance and integrate all aspects
of the justice system
To develop innovations for the justice
system.
10. Organizational
LOGO
Structure
Bureau of Justice
Policy and Planning Agencies to be established in
Coordination accordance with the Thai
Constitution B.E. 2550 (2007)
and related legislation Internal Audit
Group
Institute for Justice
Research and Public Sector
Development Development Group
Agencies in
the Executive
Offices
Division of National
Justice Commission
Secretariat
Centre for Justice
Statistics
Justice Officials Corporate
Training Institute Communication Group
Justice Officials Section for the
Training Institute Protection of Ethics
Civil Service
Information and News
Centre
11. Organizational
LOGO
Structure
Mr. Vitaya Suriyawong
Director-General,
Mr. Somn Promaros Office of Justice Affairs
Mr. Wallop Nakbua
Deputy Director-General, Deputy Director-General,
Office of Justice Affairs Office of Justice Affairs
Mrs. Narintip Sirivanich Ms. Duanghatai Naewpanich
Senior Expert in Justice Acting Senior Expert in Plan
System Development and Policy Analysis
Mr. Chatree Junpen Mr. Danuphol Chuenareroms Ms. Nuntarath Tepdolchai Mr. Saichon Yongrod Pol. Maj. Chavanut Janekarn
Mrs. Sivakorn Kuratanavej
Director, Bureau of Justice Director, Bureau of Justice Director, Institute for Justice Acting Director, Division of Head of Centre for Justice
Director, Justice Officials
Policy and Planning Information and Research and Development National Justice Commission Statistics
Training Institute
Coordination Communication Technology Secretariat
Mrs. Boonying Sritun Mrs. Woranuch Ms. Nuntarath Tepdolchai Ms. Nuntarath Tepdolchai
Secretary, Office of Justice Pongnoppakun Director, Institute for Justice Director, Institute for Justice
Affairs Director, Internal Audit Research and Development Research and Development
Group
13. OJA’s Strengths LOGO
Agility, Flexibility, Efficiency and
Right Sizing
Connectivity to All Thailand and
overseas
Innovations and new mandates
without ‘Fat’ and Burden
Multi Facets Agency with Less
Obtrusive, Low key presence
15. OJA’s Achievements LOGO
Enhancing
internal
managerial • National Justice Administration
infrastructure Development Act B.E. 2549
(2006)
Completing
missions • 11th UN Crime Congress
• National Symposium
designated
• The Establishment of Office of Public
by Ministry of Sector Anti-Corruption Commission
Justice
Delivering
secretariat • National Commission for Justice
service Administration Development
16. OJA’s Achievements LOGO
Master Plans
• Master Plan for National Justice
Administration
• Master Plan for Justice Information
Technology
Research 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
17. OJA’s Achievements LOGO
Organization for legal
reform
Organization for the
reform and
development of the
judicial process
Arbitration Institute
21. OJA’s Achievements LOGO
The Secretariat
Office to
Support the
.
Chair of 21st
Commission on
.
Crime
Prevention and
Criminal justice
(HRH Princess
Bajrakitiyabha
25. Bilateral/ Trilateral LOGO
Cooperation on…
Research
• Funding
• Action Research
Innovations
• Pilot projects/ CJS and agencies
Reform
• Macro
• Micro
Improvement
26. LOGO
Challenges for the Thai
Correctional System
27. Challenges for the Thai
LOGO
Correctional system
Punishme
nt
Oriented
Limited Use
of
Alternative
28. The Problem of Overcrowded
LOGO
Prison
Time for reconsideration ?
• No coordination between units in the
justice system
• Focus mainly on severity
• ‘Suppression’ rather than
‘Rehabilitation’
29. Proposed Solutions LOGO
Short-term Long-term
solutions Solutions
• Increase capacity • Review of criminal
of prison justice policy
• Decrease number • Prevent sending
of potential offenders to
prisoners prisons more than
• Enhance the legally necessary
efficiency of • Sentencing reform
custody and • Depenalisation
control • Reorganisation