Mr. Asoka Gunawardena is an International Consultant for the Government of Bangladesh-UNDP project on "Building Capacity for Local Governance". Mr Gunawardena took early retirement from the Sri Lanka Administrative Service, having last held the position of Addl. Secretary, Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Home Affairs.."Role of Local Government Institutes in Crime Prevention" is a keynote speach at a Seminar organized by the Asia Crime Prevention Foundation held in Dhaka on December 12th, 1998