In 2023 the police arrested around 6,150 juvenile offenders, while in 2024 almost 9,000
About the violent incidents of minors, talk to SKAI and the show Todayo Minister of Citizen ProtectionMichalis Chrysochoidis.
He stated that it is not a police issue, but a social issue.
We have a 50% increase in juvenile arrests
He emphasized that we do not have an outbreak but a decrease in incidents. However, there is an increase in arrests. As the minister mentioned, in 2023 the police arrested about 6,150 juvenile offenders, while in 2024 almost 9,000 (8,978), i.e. about a 50% increase, while the incidents are about 20% less.
“We must see the problem in its true dimension, we must all look in the mirror, the parents, as well as the whole society” and added that these do not happen suddenly.
“A delinquent child does not suddenly appear, the delinquent child has a story behind him. Complaints have been made at the school, in the neighborhood, but unfortunately there is no management and at some point this will explode,” he pointed out.
“Many parents I learn also feel a sense of pride that the child has these skills to beat or abuse other children. I mean it’s all connected to a history, to the family, to the parents, to the parents’ tolerance of delinquency and so on.”
The minister’s statements in detail:
Source: Skai
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