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Review of Priority Themes: Children as Victims and Perpetrators of Crime

NCJ Number
163202
Date Published
1996
Length
11 pages
Annotation
This report provides an overview of what Member States of the United Nations are doing to address problems associated with children as victims and perpetrators of crime.
Abstract
The report provides an overview of some activities undertaken by governments and nongovernmental organizations with regard to the elimination of violence against children committed by tourists in the context of child prostitution. It also summarizes the views expressed by Member States on the establishment of a convention on the illicit traffic in children. Seventeen States supported the elaboration of such a convention. One considered the exercise not to be fruitful. A global comprehensive approach against trafficking in children requires more information on this phenomenon, such as the approximate number of victimized children and the routes being used for such trafficking. This report also outlines possible ways to elaborate a program of action to promote the effective use and application of international standards and norms in juvenile justice. This would entail developing an inventory of current needs of Member States, as well as projects undertaken or envisaged by governments, nongovernmental organizations, and agencies at the regional and international levels. It would also entail establishing a mechanism to develop and implement technical assistance projects in juvenile justice, in cooperation with the Committee on the Rights of the Child, the Centre for Human Rights, the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Division, the United Nations Children's Fund, and possible donor agencies. Such a mechanism should ensure that the international community is in a position to respond adequately to requests by Member States for assistance in the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and other international standards and norms in juvenile justice. 4 notes