Raids in Dresden: “Many of the young perpetrators feel left behind and without prospects”
Youth Welfare Director Sylvia Lemm talks about regular attacks on young people, the motivation of the perpetrators and how she wants to solve the problem of the lack of meeting places.
Attacks by young people on their peers are increasing in Dresden. “What we do know is that almost 100 percent of the offenders are male and there are German and non-German offenders,” says Sylvia Lemm, head of the youth welfare office.
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Dresden. Young people attack their peers and rob them of money and technology. This happens again and again in Dresden, which is why the police founded the Soko Iuventus. In 2022 and up to the beginning of January, there were 124 crimes that the officials attribute to the Soko spectrum. Compared to the years 2018 to 2020, the number of cases has doubled and tripled in 2021. In the Saechsische.de interview, Sylvia Lemm, head of the youth welfare office in Dresden, talks about the perpetrators, how she wants to help the young people and why she would like more support from the schools.
