Chontit Chuenurah
Thailand Institute of Justice, Thailand
Chontit Chuenurah is the Chief of the Program on the Implementation of the Bangkok Rules and Treatment of Offenders at the Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ). Chontit started her career as legal affairs officer at the Ministry of Justice of Thailand. Her early career mainly focused on issues related to crime prevention and criminal justice, particularly in the field of corrections. Currently she leads the program which aims to promote gender-sensitive treatment of female prisoners in Southeast Asia and beyond. As part of her work, Chontit supervises and is involved in several research projects such as a regional study on women prisoners and the implementation of the UN Bangkok Rules in the ASEAN region, a national survey of female inmates in Thailand, research on pathways to imprisonment of female and male prisoners in Thailand, and research on pathways of Thai female prisoners convicted of drug trafficking in Cambodia. She also contributed in developing training curriculum for the annual training program on the “Management of Women Prisoners in the ASEAN Region” which was launched by the TIJ in 2016. Chontit graduated with a Master of Law from the University of Kent and Master of Science on Social Policy and Social Research from the University of Southampton, the United Kingdom.
Thailand Institute of Justice, Thailand
Chontit Chuenurah is the Chief of the Program on the Implementation of the Bangkok Rules and Treatment of Offenders at the Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ). Chontit started her career as legal affairs officer at the Ministry of Justice of Thailand. Her early career mainly focused on issues related to crime prevention and criminal justice, particularly in the field of corrections. Currently she leads the program which aims to promote gender-sensitive treatment of female prisoners in Southeast Asia and beyond. As part of her work, Chontit supervises and is involved in several research projects such as a regional study on women prisoners and the implementation of the UN Bangkok Rules in the ASEAN region, a national survey of female inmates in Thailand, research on pathways to imprisonment of female and male prisoners in Thailand, and research on pathways of Thai female prisoners convicted of drug trafficking in Cambodia. She also contributed in developing training curriculum for the annual training program on the “Management of Women Prisoners in the ASEAN Region” which was launched by the TIJ in 2016. Chontit graduated with a Master of Law from the University of Kent and Master of Science on Social Policy and Social Research from the University of Southampton, the United Kingdom.