The next step:

Conference topic!!!
Mock Conference (EVERYONE WILL
PARTICIPATE)
 Our first mock
conference will take
place sometime in
December!
 We only have 5 weeks,
so let’s go!!
Who are we and what are we talking
about????
We need to know:
Our topic (today)
Our countries (not yet!!)
Our topic for this year’s conference
is……
A topic you will become very familiar
with over the next couple of months…..
But really, our topic for this year’s
conference is….
Very interesting and relevant to the
global community….
Okay, seriously, our topic for this
year’s conference is…
UNICEF: Juvenile Crime and
Violence as an Effect of Socio-
Economic Conditions
Let’s break it
down…
UNICEF: our committee
United Nations Children’s Fund

One of the General

Assembly’s many funds
Created in 1946 to provide
food and healthcare to
children after WWII
Today, UNICEF focuses on
education and healthcare
for women and children
UNICEF works in 191
countries/territories
Juvenile Crime and Violence as an
Effect of Socio-Economic Conditions
 Juvenile:
Relating to youth or young people (you guys!)
 Socio-economic:
Relating to social or economic aspects of life.
Examples:
Education
Occupation or employment
Income or financial situation
Family or social structure
Cultural and societal factors (a lot more!)
Juvenile Crime and Violence as an
Effect of Socio-Economic Conditions
 Main topic
Subtopic 1
Subtopic 2
Subtopic 3
Subtopic 1:
Effect of Social Conditions on Youth
Violence
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xGkNBerxe0
 Discussion:
What were some of the social conditions
discussed in the video?
Were all of the children from the same country or
background?
Subtopic 2:
Street children
 Defined “in the broadest sense of the word”
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIYxbVDf4xc
 Discussion:
What makes Mahamadou (the boy in the video)
a street child?
Who is supporting Mahamadou? (what is his
social structure?)
Subtopic 3:
Child soldiers
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wv7kHcr43vk
 Discussion:
Did Ishmael choose to become a child soldier?
What might have caused him and other children to
become child soldiers?
We’re focused on the causes and how
to fix them!
“Crime and violence are nourished by
economic, social, political, and cultural
exclusion and segregation.” (CEPAL, 173)
 Source:
 Comisión Económica para América Latina y Caribe (CEPAL), Violencia
juvenil y familiar en América Latina: agenda social y enfoques desde la
inclusión, 2008, p. 173
UNICEF: Juvenile Crime and Violence as
an Effect of Socio-Economic Conditions

ANY
QUESTIONS???
HOMEWORK
Due next class
 Read one article that is related to the topic of juvenile
crime and violence. You may choose any article that is:
 Written in ENGLISH
 From a reliable source (a newspaper, a government
organization, the UN, etc.)
 IN YOUR OWN WORDS, write a summary of the article (3-5
sentences)
 Mention the socio-economic conditions that might be
causing this violence!