Mass brawl in the Phoenix district: Police picks up hard!

Mass brawl in the Phoenix district: Police picks up hard!

In the Phoenix district of the city there was a massive argument between groups of young people today, the police were called with a large contingent. As Exxpress.at , some officers wore machine guns for their own security, since the incidents indicate repeated bloody clashes in the past. Tumultuous scenes particularly played in front of a Turkish restaurant in which around 40 people were involved. The argument took place with fists, sticks, chairs and bottles.

The police were able to intervene quickly and arrest several participants. All arrested people were also recorded, with five minors being brought to the guard. The investigation into the exact background of the violent discussion is still ongoing. The police suspect that the fight is due to "relationship problems" that ultimately escalated.

relationships with youth crime

The incidents in the Phoenix district raise questions about youth crime. According to bpb.de is a phenomenon that is mostly male and not only affects minorities. Large parts of the young people state that they are punishable with growing up. Most criminal acts are rather light and are often not categorized as serious offenses.

statistics show that many young people, especially boys, have already conflict with the law at the age of 13 to 18 years. The Duisburg longitudinal study has shown that 84% of boys and 69% of girls at this age became delinquent at least once. However, violent offenses are not among the most common types of crimes, and overall youth crime has decreased in recent years, which has also been reinforced by the Covid 19 pandemy.

In the crime statistics, it is also noticeable that a significant part of the suspected foreign origin is. While 12.7% of the criminal resident population are foreigners, this group of people accounts for 33.9% of the suspects. This overrepresentation can be explained by a variety of social and economic factors, such as the bpb.de/themen/recht- Justice/gangsterlaeufer/203562/jugendkriminalitaet-achen-und-fakten/">. Violence among young people is a serious problem, but most of them are more victims than perpetrators of violence, especially in the family context.

prevention measures must concentrate on social integration and aim to combat risk factors instead of relying exclusively on repressive measures. The challenges that society faces require a differentiated understanding of youth crime and its causes.