Young prolific offenders

“There are even more criminal contacts in prison”

How do care facilities deal with young offenders? Locking them up is a bad solution, says social education worker Julia Keplinger. She is the chairwoman of the Upper Austrian Social Pedagogy Association, an umbrella organization of 16 supporting organizations in our province. Together, they look after around 1500 children and young people in Upper Austria.

Once again, youth crime is making headlines: the Linz public prosecutor's office is currently accusing a trio - a 15-year-old and two 21-year-olds - of 130 crimes, including numerous break-ins into cars and stores as well as thefts of credit and ATM cards - the "Krone" newspaper reported on the case.