12. At the end of 2004 the United Nations Verification Mission in Guatemala (MINUGUA) stressed the need for policies on crime prevention and comprehensive individual security.4 For its part the Office of the Human Rights Procurator said that government strategy towards the juvenile gangs should be to resolve the socio-economic, political and cultural problems that prevent access to opportunities in employment, education, sports, spirituality and other domains.5 In a similar vein, in 2005 the Presidential Human Rights Commission (COPREDEH) introduced a national policy on the prevention of juvenile violence, the first of a series of government policies focusing on the security of the citizen which include the rehabilitation of persons who break the law.
12. At the end of 2004 the United Nations Verification Mission in Guatemala (MINUGUA) stressed the need for policies on crime prevention and comprehensive individual security. For its part the Office of the Human Rights Procurator said that government strategy towards the juvenile gangs should be to resolve the socio-economic, political and cultural problems that prevent access to opportunities in employment, education, sports, spirituality and other domains. In a similar vein, in 2005 the Presidential Human Rights Commission (COPREDEH) introduced a national policy on the prevention of juvenile violence, the first of a series of government policies focusing on the security of the citizen which include the rehabilitation of persons who break the law.