The Ministry of Citizen Protection and the Greek Police prioritize the protection of minors. From the last ten days of January 2024, a set of actions is implemented, which aim to prevent and deal with delinquency, which manifests itself among young people.
In the evening hours of Friday, Saturday and Sunday, a soft policing action is implemented, by trained female and male police officers, in neighborhoods, squares and places where young people gather and where incidents of delinquency have occurred. The action aims to prevent violence and attacks against young people and to strengthen the sense of security of themselves and their parents, through the visible police presence.
In the cases where incidents of violence and delinquency occurred, arrests were made. The action of soft policing has been positively evaluated by minors and parents, who approach the police, talk to them and get informed about issues that concern them.
The planning is implemented throughout the country, with the participation of more than -13,500- police officers, who have carried out:
- -40,638- minor checks,
- -1,418- additions and
- arrests of -500- minors including -50- for narcotics, -40- for theft-burglary, -19- for possession of weapons and -13- for bodily harm.
In particular, in Attica -8,078- checks were carried out, -135- arrests were made and 9 minors were arrested, while in Thessaloniki, respectively, -2,345- checks and -7- minors were arrested.
As part of the evaluation of this specific initiative, the Greek Police has mapped the areas and points where continuous and increasing delinquency occurs, with the aim of implementing specific interventions.
At the same time, a significant number of awareness-raising and information actions are implemented in collaboration with education, Local Government and Civil Society agencies.
Specifically, -1,250- lectures were held throughout the territory in schools and other places, which were attended by a total of -101,969- people as well as -86- meetings with Municipalities, M.K.O. sports groups, parents’ and guardians’ associations and other Bodies.
No child should feel unprotected, vulnerable and alone. No parent should have to worry about their child when they are away from home.
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