25 May 1984

Meeting 21

Fair treatment of women by the criminal justice system

The Economic and Social Council,

Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on the fair treatment of women by the criminal justice system,

Taking into account resolution 9 of the Sixth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, on the specific needs of women prisoners,

1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the fair treatment of women by the criminal justice system;

2. Reaffirms resolution 9 of the Sixth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, in particular paragraph 4 thereof, in which the Congress requested that, at future Congresses and their preparatory meetings, as well as in the work of the Committee on Crime Prevention and Control, time should be allotted for the study of women as offenders and victims;

3. Decides that the question of the fair treatment of women by the criminal justice system and the question of the situation of women as victims of crime should be included in the provisional agenda for the Seventh United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders under the items entitled "Criminal justice processes and perspectives in a changing world" and "Victims of crime", respectively;

4. Requests the Secretary-General to submit reports on the two above-mentioned questions to the Seventh Congress.