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How criminal is German youth? A study by the Universities of Münster and Bielefeld has examined the criminal behavior of boys and girls and has come to amazing results.
For the study of the Münster criminologist Klaus Boers and the Bielefeld sociologist Jost Reinecke surveyed 3,400 young people in Duisburg, as it was called. At the beginning in 2002, they were on average 13 years old. Until the age of 20 they were interviewed annually thereafter until the age of 24 every second year. The scientists then got an insight into the dark field of crime and criminal offenses that appear in any statistics. In addition, they evaluated from official data on convictions and method settings. The researchers believe that many results can be transferred to other cities.
According to the study commit about 84 percent of boys and 69 percent of girls up to 18 years at least once a mostly mild or moderate offenses such as shoplifting. For most, such episodes completed yet in adolescence. "Most regulates itself by itself - without the intervention of police or judiciary," Boers said. "By exploring and crossing of boundaries is learned, what is allowed and what is prohibited," said criminologist.
Another finding of the study: Turkish migrants are not more involved in violent offenses than German adolescents. “That surprised us," Boers admitted. Numerous studies, especially of the 90s had come to a different conclusion. Young people with foreign roots followed more traditional values. "Above all, their alcohol consumption is lower." The turn play a large role in acts of violence. By far the most inconspicuous.
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How criminal is German youth? A study by the Universities of Münster and Bielefeld has examined the criminal behavior of boys and girls and has come to amazing results.
For the study of the Münster criminologist Klaus Boers and the Bielefeld sociologist Jost Reinecke surveyed 3,400 young people in Duisburg, as it was called. At the beginning in 2002, they were on average 13 years old. Until the age of 20 they were interviewed annually thereafter until the age of 24 every second year. The scientists then got an insight into the dark field of crime and criminal offenses that appear in any statistics. In addition, they evaluated from official data on convictions and method settings. The researchers believe that many results can be transferred to other cities.
According to the study commit about 84 percent of boys and 69 percent of girls up to 18 years at least once a mostly mild or moderate offenses such as shoplifting. For most, such episodes completed yet in adolescence. "Most regulates itself by itself - without the intervention of police or judiciary," Boers said. "By exploring and crossing of boundaries is learned, what is allowed and what is prohibited," said criminologist.
Another finding of the study: Turkish migrants are not more involved in violent offenses than German adolescents. “That surprised us," Boers admitted. Numerous studies, especially of the 90s had come to a different conclusion. Young people with foreign roots followed more traditional values. "Above all, their alcohol consumption is lower." The turn play a large role in acts of violence. By far the most inconspicuous.
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