Origins
The Alliance was formed in 1972 as a coalition of major NGOs having consultative status with the United Nations and dedicated to crime prevention and criminal justice improvements. The Alliance subsequently broadened its membership to include selected NGOs not in consultative status with UN bodies, but actively interested in crime and justice.
Organized at the instigation of William Clifford, the first Chief of the then Social Defense Section (now the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Branch) of the UN's Economic and Social Council, the Alliance was chaired by G.O.W. Mueller of the New York University during its early years.
The Alliance is currently chaired by Ms. Rosalind Harris, ISS.
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