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...
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...
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...
In 2004, the Presidium of the Police Corps, Ministry of Interior SR, issued a working aid “Methodology of collaboration in searching for, detecting, clarifying and documenting...
In 2017, drug crime has increased for the seventh year in a row. From the large individual amounts of illegal drugs seized we can conclude that supply and demand remain as high as...
The new Criminal Code came into force on 1 July 2013. The drug control sections are organised to cover trafficking, possession, incitement of minors to use drugs or similar...
In Germany, the federal states’ police forces and the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) are responsible for combating drug-related crime in terms of persistent and effective law...
The main objective is to monitor the illicit drug market in Denmark. Furthermore to investigate, intervene and arrest criminals to be brought to trial. Also to monitor substances...