The 12th Korea Institute of Criminology and Justice International Forum (KICJIF) was held in Seoul, South Korea, on October 16–17, 2025, with the theme "Strengthening International Cooperation in Combating Transnational Organized Crime."
🎥The event discussed the importance of international cooperation in combating modern crime, especially organized crime, as well as the potential for implementing modern technology and artificial intelligence in this area.
🔎The forum was actively attended by such reputable organizations as the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the United Nations Institute for Crime Prevention and Human Rights in Asia and the Pacific (UNICEF), the Thai Institute of Justice (TIJ), the Mongolian National Law Institute, the Korean Ministry of Justice, the Korean National Police Agency (INTERPOL National Central Bureau), Zhengming University of China, the China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing Normal University, the Korean Association of Criminal Procedure Law, Kyungpook National University, and the Research Institute of Criminology of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The head of the Research Institute of Criminology of the Republic of Uzbekistan spoke at the event, discussing reforms being implemented in Uzbekistan in the areas of early crime prevention, crime control, international research, and work with international rankings and indices.
At the end of the event, representatives of international organizations were presented with information on reforms being implemented in Uzbekistan's crime prevention system. Agreements were reached on joint research projects and the development of mutual cooperation.
Furthermore, the Institute of Criminology held talks on membership in the UN Network of Institutes for Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice.
✅During the forum, an agreement was reached with Jeong Wong-seok, President of the Korean Institute of Criminology and Justice (KICJ), to implement a research project entitled "Comparative Study of Criminology in Uzbekistan and Korea."