SECOND UNITED NATIONS CONGRESS on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders

London, England

8 - 19 August 1960

The Second Congress recommended special police services for juvenile justice.

Over one thousand participants converged on London for the 1960 Congress which focused on crime, including juvenile delinquency, that resulted from social changes accompanying rapid economic development. Following the adoption in 1959 of the Declaration on the Rights of the Child, the Congress concentrated on new forms of juvenile delinquency, their origin, prevention and treatment.

The Congress made recommendations on:

Short-term imprisonment
The integration of prison labour with the national economy
The remuneration of prisoners
Pre-release treatment and assistance to dependents of prisoners
Parole and released prisoners' transition to community life
After care, including vocational guidance, training and placement
The role of national planning in preventing crime

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Delegates at the U.N. Congress

Special police services for the prevention of juvenile delinquency

The Second Congress made recommendations on special police services for the prevention of juvenile delinquency, with special emphasis on the development of the greatest possible cooperation between the police, various national specialized agencies and the general public regarding measures to prevent juvenile delinquency.

Establishment of Regional Networks

To involve developing regions more closely with the United Nations Crime Programme the Second Congress set in motion the creation of regional crime institutes.

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SECOND UNITED NATIONS CONGRESS on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders

London, England

8 - 19 August 1960

The Second Congress recommended special police services for juvenile justice.

The Congress made recommendations on:

Special police services for the prevention of juvenile delinquency

Establishment of Regional Networks

Statistics:

1046

participants

50

NGOs

68

governments