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Mr President, the increase in juvenile delinquency is inextricably linked to the growing decline and breakdown of the family unit, as well as the promotion of a feminist view of the role of women. According to this view, motherhood is seen as a burden and an obstacle to self-fulfilment.
Juvenile delinquents mostly come from broken or dysfunctional homes, and are often raised by single mothers facing more than just material problems. Emotional problems in relationships between parents, the use of unethical and amoral methods used in a child’s upbringing, criminal models of behaviour, inappropriate living conditions, gaps in education and the parents’ lack of time for their children all result in feelings of rejection and of being under threat. They also produce an attitude of antipathy towards other people. A child that has been deprived of the bond with its parents often displays a tendency towards deviancy and criminality before the age of five. These children develop into antisocial individuals as the loss of a loving bond with people who are important in one’s life is the worst evil imaginable.
Another, separate problem is the destructive impact of a liberal education, where nothing is prescribed or forbidden. The media also promote a hedonistic way of life and there is a growing atmosphere of violence and aggression, which affects even the world of politics. We should not forget the role played by alcohol and nicotine addiction, as well as the destructive force of drug addiction and social stratification, which all result in a backlash. Prevention must be based, first and foremost, on re-establishing ethical and moral principles in all areas of life. We also need legislation and preventative action, together with judicial and extrajudicial measures. We also need to give women back their status as protagonists. A woman who is simply used to fulfil the aims of the Lisbon Strategy will not be able to raise her child properly.
An increasingly dysfunctional society – not only in terms of crime – requires us to re-establish respect for human dignity, the role of motherhood and of the family. Only children who are surrounded by love and brought up according to moral standards stand a chance of not breaking ethical principles and the law."@en1
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