Violence among young people: “No indicator shows any dramatic development”

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Curfew for minors in Guadeloupe and launch of a major consultation desired by Emmanuel Macron in order to fight against an outbreak of delinquency. The list of victims of violence is growing and the perpetrators and victims are often young people, middle or high school students. Is the country really facing a wave of ultra-violence, as the government says? As the European elections approach, the subject is in any case being exploited by political parties. Interview with sociologist Laurent Mucchielli, research director at CNRS.

According to the prefecture of Guadeloupe, the archipelago has six times more homicides, nine times more attempted homicides and 20 times more armed robberies than the national average.

Laurent Mucchielli is the author of Youth delinquency (French Documentation)

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