United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of
Offenders;
8.
Further requests the Secretary-General to issue a composite manual
on juvenile justice standards, containing the United Nations Standard
Minimum
Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (The Beijing Rules), the
United Nations Guidelines on the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency (The
Riyadh Guidelines), and the United Nations Rules for the Protection of
Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty, and a set of full commentaries on their
provisions;
9.
Urges all relevant bodies within the United Nations system to
collaborate with the Secretary-General in taking appropriate measures to
ensure the implementation of the present resolution;
10. Invites the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and
Protection of Minorities of the Commission on Human Rights to consider this
new international instrument with a view to promoting the application of its
provisions;
11. Invites Member States to support strongly the organization of
technical and scientific workshops, and pilot and demonstration projects on
practical issues and policy matters relating to the application of the
provisions of the Riyadh Guidelines and to the establishment of concrete
measures for community-based services designed to respond to the special
needs, problems and concerns of young persons, and requests the
Secretary-General to co-ordinate efforts in this respect;
12. Also invites Member States to inform the Secretary-General on the
implementation of the Riyadh Guidelines and to report regularly to the
Committee on Crime Prevention and Control on the results achieved;
13. Recommends that the Committee on Crime Prevention and Control
request the Ninth Congress to review the progress made in the promotion and
application of the Riyadh Guidelines and the recommendations contained in
the
present resolution, under a separate agenda item on juvenile justice and
keep
the matter under constant review.
ANNEX
United Nations Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile
Delinquency (The Riyadh Guidelines)
I.
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
1.
The prevention of juvenile delinquency is an essential part of crime
prevention in society. By engaging in lawful, socially useful activities
and adopting a humanistic orientation towards society and outlook on life,
young persons can develop non-criminogenic attitudes.
2.
The successful prevention of juvenile delinquency requires efforts on
the part of the entire society to ensure the harmonious development of
adolescents, with respect for and promotion of their personality from early
childhood.