According to the Federal Republic of Germanys constitution, the Länder (states) are responsible for law enforcement within their territory. Thus each of the 16 German Länder can in...
At all times, young persons committed offences more often than adults which is mainly because they have not concluded the development of their personality and often do not...
Because crime is primarily a youth phenomenon, and because people under the age of 24 are overrepresented 3 to 1 in the criminal justice system, there is good reason to prevent...
The priorities of crime prevention are defined by the National Strategy for Community Crime Prevention (2003) reacting to the actual challenges of crime. The Strategy has a...
Vehicle crime was quite significant problem in Lithuania during years 1999-2004. Since that period a number of crimes have been constantly decreasing. The policy aimed to tackle...
Though the number of investigated criminal offences, committed by juveniles or with their participation has been decreasing since 2004 as well as the number of convicted juveniles...
To face the high level of road accidents in Portugal the National Plan for the Prevention of Road Accidents (NPPRA) was approved in 2003. The Plan established the general aim of...
Many people are affected in their everyday lives by vandalism, burglary and vehicle-related crime, such as theft from or vandalism of cars. This ‘volume crime has considerable...
Since a criminal career often starts in early youth, normally before the age of criminal responsibility, the Swedish Government considers early and clear measures to prevent or...