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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-06-20"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Juvenile delinquency, the role of women, the family and society (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"pl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070620.23.3-237"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-06-20-Speech-3-2382
lpv:speaker	lp:Tadeusz Zwiefka2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2005-03-31--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Platforma Obywatelska (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2007-02-13--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 member; JURI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; CULT (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, I would also like to thank Mrs Batzeli for her excellent report. Of course, most of us agree with the view that juvenile crime is on the increase and is a growing threat. Ways of dealing with and preventing juvenile delinquency differ greatly from one Member State to the next. Moreover, some politicians try to exploit this problem for their own specific political ends. By promoting only drastically harsher punishments and the introduction of strict discipline in schools, they are not only failing to solve the problem of juvenile crime, but may be making the current situation worse. I fully agree with the rapporteur’s conclusion that prevention should be the main, and most important, aspect of the strategy for combating juvenile delinquency. Preventative policies clearly have long-term objectives, which means that they generally exceed the length of a parliamentary term and the term in office of a specific government. These policies are also more expensive in the short term and do not bring quick political benefits. Unfortunately, this means that politicians prefer coercive policies which produce fast and simple results, primarily in the shape of media coverage. Therefore, the main task is to completely depoliticise the problem of juvenile delinquency and to establish Community social frameworks, rather than to focus on the field of criminal law, which will remain within the remit of individual Member States. I share the view that adopting a youth prevention and social solidarity code would be an important step forward. The rapporteur has stressed that the problem of juvenile crime should be analysed according to four criteria, namely family, schools, peer groups and background. Only this multi-faceted approach offers a chance of success. Thus, pro-family policies implemented by individual Member States should not focus mainly on offering financial incentives to have children. Instead, they should, first and foremost, aim to provide the broadest range of assistance and support to families after the birth of a child. I have no doubt that the most important link in this chain is indeed the family."@en1

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