"(iii) By developing mediation and conciliation mechanisms to prevent conflicts, reduce their effects or prevent their aggravation, while at the same time ensuring that no pressure is placed on the victims; "(h) Prevention of recidivism through criminal justice "(i) By focusing particular attention on young offenders and on their social resettlement,, in particular by facilitating their access to all forms of education, social assistance, training, health, employment placement services and public housing; "(ii) By seeking the effective criminal-law responses through a diversification of sanctions to avoid imprisonment wherever possible; "(iii) By making a particular effort, in the event of imprisonment, to avoid the excessively severe marginalization of the offender and the rupture of his or her personal or cultural ties, and by making available greater health, educational, cultural, sporting and leisure facilities in prisons, through co-operative arrangements with local partners, also ensuring that the resettlement of offenders and their release from confinement must, as far as possible, be facilitated by access to the public services available to the.community at large; "(i) By informing the citizens of the prevention programmes available both locally and nationally, and of their results; "2. Draws the attention of the Member States to the following measures, which refer more specifically to the national level: "(a) To encourage the efforts undertaken by the cities through national policies that provide regular and timely financing and that permit ongoing adjustment; "(b) To combat poverty and unemployment; "(c) To incorporate, in national crime prevention policies, programmes aimed specifically at children and the young; "(d) To ensure the co-ordination of prevention efforts among the various public agencies as well as among the enterprises of the public and private sectors; "(e) To give consideration to the growth of a private security sector in the implementation of programmes to combat criminality;
**Analysis**
The text focuses on crime prevention and social resettlement of offenders, highlighting the importance of mediation and conciliation mechanisms, prevention of recidivism, and access to education, social assistance, and employment services. It also emphasizes the need for coordination among public agencies and the involvement of private sectors. These themes suggest that the text is more closely related to social and economic issues rather than purely economic or environmental concerns.

**Category**
Health, Education, Employment