JUVENILE DELINQUENCIES EXCEED 2008 RECORDS BY 56 CASES
PanARMENIAN.Net
23.12.2009 18:31 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Juvenile delinquencies in Armenia have increased by
56 cases compared to last year, Nelly Duryan, Deputy Head of Juvenile
Department at RA Police, told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.
According to her, the situation over the past 10 years (1998-99)
has shown tendencies for stabilization. "This year was exceptional
in terms of the number of crimes committed by juvenile offenders. But
that’s accounted for by several factors. According to new procedures
of registering crimes, we now fix even minor misdemeanors, something
we didn’t do in the past. Crime detection rate has also increased,
so we have no particular concerns in that regard," she noted.
The majority of juvies are teenagers aged 16-17 who in most
cases receive their punishment at home. These are children who
have remained jobless after leaving school. "If this problem were
resolved, everything could be avoided. Hence, work with antisocial
children should be carried out not only by Police but also by public
structures," Nelly Duryan stressed.
In that regard, she highly assessed NGOs’ role, expressing hope for
effective cooperation.