如何看待青少年犯罪问题

新闻报导一再显示犯罪问题持续在维州发酵，，上周日一对老夫妇在家中被闯入的青少年罪犯殴打，而少年法院却判无罪缓刑后释放。

若报导属实，则青少年帮派蔑视法律且认为他们可无法无天为所欲为的犯罪也就不足奇了。

当天报导亦指出，政府儿少保护处将对如何处理住在保护之家的青少年做出变革。

维州许多青少年因父母家暴、药物或酒精成瘾而与父母隔离并送往青少年保护之家，然则他们并无法受到有效的教育与控管，因此导致叛逆挑战公权力和犯罪的事件时有耳闻。

朔本清源，欲釜底抽薪改善减少虐儿与少年犯罪问题， 除了教育宣导外，更应强化法制的执行。 法律需传达出一个讯息，年轻人需如成年人一般，都应学会承担责任，为自己的言行负责。
 

 

英文版/ English version

Crime problems continue

 

Crime problems have continued in Victoria. It was reported on Sunday that the young offenders who bashed an elderly couple in their own home were let off by the Children’s Court on probation and without any conviction.

 

If this report is accurate, it is not surprising that the law gets treated with contempt and juvenile crime gangs think they can do what they like.

 

On the same day, it was reported that the government is going to make some changes to how child protection services handle young people who live in government provided care.

 

Many of these young people have been taken away from families where the parents are violent, or drug or alcohol addicted. However, there is no real control over them in government care, so they learn to defy the authorities and commit crimes.

 

To reduce child abuse and crime, the law needs to require both adults and young people to accept more responsibility for their own behaviour.