Youth crime in Gibraltar points to a disintegrating social system

In my opinion by F. OLIVA

In the three years leading up to COVID, the Royal Gibraltar Police made 600 arrests in relation to youth crime, an average of 200 juveniles a year involved in thefts, burglaries, substance abuse, violent assault, vandalism and damage to property.

Some of these were repeat offenders charged with multiple offences, carrying a crime record of 20 or more felonies to their name.
The appalling current surge of uncontrolled youth crime, we often hear of a case worse than another the previous week, is symptomatic of a far wider malaise afflicting our society. We are witnessing a complete breakdown of traditional controls, the social checks and balances that provided cohesion to society.

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25-10-22 PANORAMAdailyGIBRALTAR