Dozens of minors were checked in the area of ​​Agios Athanasios, Thessaloniki, as part of a special operational action of the Department for the Protection of Minors, for the prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency.

Specifically, police officers of the Juvenile Protection Department of the Juvenile Protection Sub-Directorate of the Thessaloniki Security Directorate planned and implemented, yesterday afternoon and evening, in the wider area of ​​Agios Athanasios, a special operational action to prevent juvenile delinquency.

In the context of the specific action 57 minors were tested. The purpose was to collect data and map the movement of minors who may be involved in delinquent incidents. The data collected will be the subject of evaluation and investigation for the planning of targeted actions in areas where there is an accumulation of incidents of juvenile delinquency.

Similar excursions will continue in the field of preventing and dealing with the phenomenon of youth crime.