What to do with young criminals

Slovakia is among the countries gripped in debate about how to deal with youth violence. This was recently triggered by the corporal punishment of a 15-year-old inmate at a youth correction facility by one of the staff. Márius Kopcsay comments: "The method used against this 15-year-old youth will surely have legal repercussions. But on the other hand, aggressivity is on the rise among youth, and in society as a whole. Increasingly, victims are attacked merely because the perpetrator wants to demonstrate physical dominance. And it usually does not stop with a slap in the face but rather with a trip to the hospital or to the cemetery. … If violence becomes the social norm, politicians must put a name to it and look for answers."

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