Decides to group UN standards and norms in crime prevention and criminal justice in the following categories for the purpose of targeted collection of information, in order to better identify the specific needs of Member States and to provide an analytical framework with a view to improving technical cooperation: (a) Standards and norms related primarily to persons in custody, non-custodial sanctions and juvenile and restorative justice; (b) Standards and norms related primarily to legal, institutional and practical arrangements for international cooperation; (c) Standards and norms related primarily to crime prevention and victim issues; (d) Standards and norms related primarily to good governance, the independence of the judiciary and the integrity of criminal justice personnel; requests the Secretary-General to convene, subject to the availability of extrabudgetary funds, an intergovernmental expert group meeting on the basis of adequate and equitable geographical representation to prepare proposals to be considered by the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice at its 13th session.

Adopted without vote, 44th plenary meeting

"Annex: Recommendations of the Meeting of Experts on the Application of the United Nations Standards and Norms in Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice": p. 58-61.
In: Resolutions and decisions of the Economic and Social Council, organizational session for 2003, New York, 15, 28, 30 and 31 Jan. 2003; resumed organizational session for 2003, New York, 5 and 25 March, 29 April, 1 and 27 May and 24 June 2002; substantive session of 2003, Geneva, 30 June-25 July 2003; resumed substantive session of 2003, New York, 22 Aug., 31 Oct. and 19 Dec. 2003 - E/2003/99 - p. 57-61 - (ESCOR, 2003, Suppl. no. 1).