These rights were adopted in 1990 and are standards for countries to go by for juveniles (persons under age 18) that are in confinement. The rules specify that if a juvenile should only be confined or deprived of their liberty as a last resort. This time should also be for the shortest amount of time possible and should only be for exceptional cases (Dammer and Albanese, 2014, p. 289).
The last rule that the United Nation adopted is the Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency. This guideline, also known at the Riyadh Guidelines, was also adopted in 1990. These guidelines show a proactive approach to preventing delinquency by involving the roles of the family, the school, the community, the media, and juvenile justice administration, to name a few (Dammer and Albanese, 2014, p. 289).
These are the four major areas that the United Nations uses to demonstrate an appropriate response to juvenile delinquency around the